Trip Reports & Photos archives: March 2024

The wild cherry and peach flowers were all out as we hiked around Silver Mountain on the way to the pagodas—see 23 photos.
Read more about Silver Pagoda Loop, 2024/03/31

See a big set of photos from two days on the Great Wall at Gubeikou and Jinshanling.
Read more about Gubeikou and Jinshanling Great Wall camping, 2024/03

It was a grey kind of day at the Huangyaguan Great Wall, enlivened by a good hike, plenty of Great Wall history info from BJH Big Boss Huijie, and a big meal at a countryside restaurant—take a look at 15 photos from the hike.
Read more about Huangyaguan Great Wall, 2024/03/24

We headed out to the Huairou hills to explore the pagodas and temple remains at Silver Mountain, and then hiked out to the ‘Car Camp’ to finish—see 19 photos.
Read more about Kids Club at the Silver Pagodas, 2024/03/23

Our first hike here with a group—see 12 photos from the lakeside trails and paths.
Read more about Jinhai Lake, 2024/03/17

See seventeen shots from a hike up to the peak of Huairou’s Heituo Mountain.
Read more about Heituo Mountain Crossing, 2024/03/16

See a big set of shots from a trial trip that checked the various trail options in the Zhenzhu Lake area.
Read more about Zhenzhu Lake Tops scouting trip, 2024/03/11

Fourteen photos from the trail by Zhenbei Tower over towards Mutianyu—see shots of Great Wall, mountains, and an impromptu jianzi session.
Read more about Jiankou Great Wall to Beigou Village, 2024/03/10

Take a look at 15 photos from an early-spring exploration of the Phoenix Ridge trails.
Read more about Phoenix Ridge Scenic Area and the Flying Stone Pagoda, 2024/03/09

See 12 shots from a walk along the Great Wall at Gubeikou.
Read more about Gubeikou Great Wall, 2024/03/06

On this hike we found fresh snow on parts of the trail, high winds in the air, and super views of mountains and Great Wall—see 13 photos.
Read more about High Tower and Huanglouyuan, 2024/03/03