Switchback Great Wall, 2021/06/02
The General’s Tower on the Stone Valley Great Wall.

Switchback Great Wall, 2021/06/02

On this hike we did the Stone Valley Great Wall trail and then added on a serious amount of stairclimbing to get up to the top section of the Great Wall here—see 23 photos from the Great Wall surrounded by green.

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Starting off on the hike.
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Northern Qi-era Great Wall, with Ming-era Great Wall in the distance.
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We followed the rocky remains of the Northern Qi Wall.
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Now on the the Ming Wall.
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Looking up to the General’s Tower.
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Looking down from the General’s Tower.
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Looking back to the General’s Tower.
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Steep stairs to climb.
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‘Hero Rock’.
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Looking all the way back to the General’s Tower.
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The hiking team up top.
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We hiked through forest on the way down from the wall.
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The General’s Tower framed by trees.
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A flowery flag in a field.
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Into the village.
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Cooling down after the hike.

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