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Gubeikou Great Wall to Jinshanling Great Wall hike, 2026/03/28
19 photos from the Gubeikou to Jinshanling hike—a bit smoggy, still good!
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Gubeikou Great Wall, 2026/03/21
See 26 photos from a walk at the Gubeikou Great Wall—early spring scenery, a little too early yet for blossoms and flowers.
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Zhenzhu Lake Tops, 2026/03/14
We dodged road repairs and new fences and hiked up through the valleys and cliffs to the craggy overlook of the lake—see 14 photos.
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Through the Hills to Dingdu Pavilion and Tanzhe Temple, 2026/03/07
This hike follows hill trails, paved tracks, and roads through the hills to the west of Beijing, passing abandoned hermitages, little temples, and Dingdu Pavilion, finishing up at Tanzhe Temple—see seventeen photos.
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Big Black Mountain and Chang Tomb, 2026/03/01
A new outing that starts with a loop hike in the foothills of Big Black Mountain and finishes with a tour of Chang Tomb—this time cold and icy with some snow on the ground. (17 photos)
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