An old aqueduct

One of the places where you think ‘Was a wall really needed here?’

Just about to arrive at the wall.

The first tower we passed on the hike.

An unrepaired section covered by bushes.

Hiking guide Andy.

Hiking guide Yang Sheng.

We hiked on and up the Great Wall.

Jordan on the Great Wall.

Looking back down to that first tower.

Most of this tower had collapsed.

Trees and grass are taking over this part of the wall.

This tower is in good shape.

We hiked up to the highest point in this photo.

Nearing another tower.

Looking back towards a large tower.

Focus on the views from the high point.

Red ribbons marked the trail.

We hiked down a dip in the wall.

This part of the wall is very overgrown with trees.

A rough section with a strong foundation. The Chinese Knot is on the peak in the background.

The wall made an interesting curve here.

Looking back towards the first high point.

Now looking up towards the next high point: The Chinese Knot.

The wall, silhouetted.

A steep climb up to the top.

We made a detour around collapsed and dangerous sections.

Looking back again.

The path beside the wall was steep and quite challenging.

Looking down one side of the ‘knot’, where there’s a spur in the wall.

This is a great lookout.

This tower was the highest point on the hike.

From the high point we hiked down, aiming for a small village.

At the end we followed field trails to finish.