Jinshanling Great Wall to Gubeikou Great Wall, 2021/06/19
Heading out and back for a closer look at the Simatai Great Wall.

Jinshanling Great Wall to Gubeikou Great Wall, 2021/06/19

18km in the heat—this hike turned into a tough one! See 22 photos from the Great Wall at Jinshanling and Gubeikou, including a peek at the west side of Simatai.

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The towers on the eastern end of the Jinshanling Great Wall.
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Looking west to see where we’d be hiking to later on.
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We walked out three towers to get closer to the Simatai Great Wall.
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Climbing the ridge in the distance are the ten towers of Simatai that are open to visitors.
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Looking back towards Jinshanling.
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It was clear enough that we could see the Miyun Reservoir in the distance.
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A steep climb on the wall at Jinshanling.
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Repaired Great Wall at Jinshanling.
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We detoured around the closed parts of Jinshanling to move on to Gubeikou.
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The west gate of the Jinshanling scenic area.
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The old cottage in Spider Valley.
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Looking back towards Jinshanling and Simatai.
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The Great Wall at Gubeikou is built along a lower ridge.
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Not much shade to be had here.
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Luckily the restaurant was cool and air-conditioned!

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