Travel and Hiking

A moderately difficult hike that follows a line of wild wall up to a tall tower with 360° views of mountains, valleys, small villages, and a long line of wall heading high into the hills. Some sections extremely tricky underfoot.

Cost: ¥420 / ¥380 for members

See a full description, more photos, and book online at https://www.beijinghikers.com/hike-in-beijing/view/1920/chenjiapu-great-wall-4/

Beijing Hikers—fun and friendly hikes and trips around Beijing and greater China, since 2001.

For more updates on hikes and trips follow our WeChat account BeijingHikers北京爱山 and keep an eye on www.beijinghikers.com

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Visit Fangshan District for a short hike up to a hillside lookout, a big lunch at a country restaurant, and a 1.5 hour tour underground at Stone Flowers Cave.

Stone Flowers Cave (AKA Shihua Dong) is a karst cave in Fangshan District, in Beijing’s southwest.

It’s a scenic area, which means colourful lighting and good paths for walking on.

The main cave system has seven levels, and goes deep underground. The top four levels are open, and we’ll visit them all on the full 2.5km underground loop walk, bottoming out on Level 4 at 150m underground.

The top level of the cave is dry; the lower levels have drips and trickles of water, and they say there’s an underground river all the way down on the seventh level. The temperature inside the caves is a constant 13–16°C.

Down in the caves we’ll see a whole lot of speleothems: stalactites, stalagmites, columns, flowstone, ‘stone flowers’, ‘crystal flowers’, shields, rimstone pools, and cave popcorn.

Itinerary

08:00 - Driving to the hike
10:00 - Start hiking up to the lookout
12:00 - Back down from the lookout, drive over to the restaurant
12:30 - Lunch at the restaurant
13:30 - Walk over to the caves and organise entry
14:00 - Start the tour of Stone Flowers Cave
15:45 - Finished the tour, driving back
17:30 - Arrive at Lido, then on to Liangmaqiao

Cost: ¥480 / ¥430 for members / ¥240 for under 18s

See a full description, more photos, and book online at https://www.beijinghikers.com/hike-in-beijing/view/1823/stone-flowers-cave-visit/

Beijing Hikers—fun and friendly hikes and trips around Beijing and greater China, since 2001.

For more updates on hikes and trips follow our WeChat account BeijingHikers北京爱山 and keep an eye on www.beijinghikers.com

https://www.beijinghikers.com / info@beijinghikers.com

If you'd like to enjoy read leaves near by Beijing, here is the classical trail. Catch the last round of red leaves. Let's go!~

Wucai Qianshan literally means "the Shallow Mountain". The area is located in the northeast of Shunyi, which is in the yanshanmountain area. There is 308 square kilometers with mountains, water, scenic areas, rural. It is created 5 kinds of color theme landscape for having a colorful leisure outdoor activities.

Hike Information:

l Date: Nov. 2nd (Sunday)

l Drive time: around one hour each way

【The route type】Mountain path + dust road

【The route description】The route situation is good. we will have few ups and downs slowly. You need to fit the distance. ^^

l Distance: 10km

l Time to complete: 5 hours

l Total ascent: 475m

l Total descent: 483m

l Peak: 295m

l Lowest point: 60m

Notice:

1. Take at least 2-3bottles of water.

(Remember to drink and eat constantly on the trail, if you have to drink because you are thirsty you are not drinking often enough, if you need to eat because you feel weak you haven't been eating enough.)

2. Bring some lunch, and some snacks.

3. Hiking boots are recommended.

4. More details will be posted in the group one day before hiking.

Itinerary:

08.00: Departure from Dongzhimen (line2 exit B)

08.50: Arrive the village, beginning of hike

16.00: Arrive back in Beijing

Activity Fee: 160RMB/person

Price includes:

1. Transportation with a driver.

2. The main hiking Leader: Lengzhi.

3. One day outdoor insurance.

5. More details will be posted in the group one day before hiking.

Please note:

- Do not participate if you are sick or showing symptoms of ever or couching.

- Customer service: Mona (wechat id: mona_zhangli) If you have any suggestions orcomplaint, please feel free to leave messages.

- Photos will be used in the social media platform. If you don't want to show in the picture, let us know.

Cancellation:

1. Kindly reminder: You can cancel anytime till the deadline on Saturday 12:00PM. As we have to fix capacties for the bus and the guides. After deadline, we will have charge you 80% activity fee. Or you find another person not yet registered to join the hike. If your cancellation is on Saturday morning, please pay 100% activity fee. We repect your choice. When you register for this activity, you accept this cancelation policy.

2. Bad weather plan:We will message you 1-2 days before the hike to let you know about theweather condition. If there is a thunderstorm, heavy rain or strongwinds it will be dangerous to do the hike in the high mountains. Sowe will cancel it or change the dates.

At the end of Autumn, we choose a special route for our hikers. We organized the hike alsmot 5-6 years ago. Seldomly hiking clubs post the trail. One reason is that it is not as famous as the trial from Yidu to Wudu, although these two trails are in the same area. One is that this route condition is a bit complicated. Hikers must have some hiking experience.

Shidu is located in Fangshan District, Beijing, about 96kilometers to the west of downtown Beijing. We organized the hike from 1 Du to 5 Du few times; this time we will hike from 5 Du to 9 Du. It is more wild and natural, and you experience karst landscape closely. Most of time, we are in the jungle. Hope you could enjoy it.

Shidu Town is a town in Fangshan District in far southwestern Beijing, around 4 kilometres from the border with Hebei. Shidu, literally the "Tenth Ferry", is located in the valley of the meandering Juma River and so named because accessing the town is said to require crossing the river ten times. Shidu is known for the surrounding karst landscape, the largest in northern China, that is created by the Juma River cutting through the Taihang Mountain. Even you don't need to go Ha Long Bay in Vietnam, Vang Vieng in Laos, and Guilin in China. Enjoy the amazing landscape in this hike.

Hike information:

l Date: Nov.1st (Saturday)

l Drive time: 2 hours each way

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【The route type】Mountain dirt trail + small rubble all the time;

【The route description】It requires some hiking experience. At the beginning, we are climbing up all the time but slowly. Then we are crossing the jungle. The biggest challenge is that when we are going down, it is steep and looks very vertical. Trekking poles will support you a lot. After going down, we will corss a stone valley floor. Then, we reach to the public road and go back Beijing. It is good for hikers who have some hiking experiece, especially hike quite often in Beijing or have been to a real wild GreatWall in Beijing. Here is the old artical information for your reference: A wide smile at the thought of another adventure...

Note: There was a heavy ranining in this Summer in Beijing. Some places are destroied by the rain. When we are at the downhill point, leaders will estimate it is still fine or not. If the route condition changed a lot, leaders have right to decide retun the same way we come.

l Distance: 12km

l Time to complete: 6hours

l Total ascent: 640m

l Total descent: 630m

l Peak: 795m

l Lowest point: 132m

Notice:

1. Take 3 bottles of water

2. Bring some lunch, and some snacks.

3. Wear hiking boots.

4. More details will be posted in the group one day early before hiking.

Itinerary:

07.30: Departure from Dongzhimen (line2 exit B)

09.30: Arrive the place, beginning of hike

16.30: End of hike

19.00: Arrive back in Beijing

Activity Fee: 160RMB/person

Price includes:

1. Transportation with a driver

2. Hiking Leaders: Lengzhi and Nuanyang

3. One day outdoor insurance. (Please take it seriously and submit the right information. If you refuse to fill in the form, you will take the risk by yourself. )

4. Payment: transfer the fee to Mona by Wechat or Alipay after we confirm the event. After hiking, we will kindly remind you again if you forget to pay it.

Please note:

- Do not participate if you are sick or showing symptoms of ever or couching.

- Customer service: Mona (wechat id: mona_zhangli) If you have any suggestions orcomplaint, please feel free to leave messages.

- Photos will be used in the social media platform. If you don't want to show in the picture, let us know.

Cancellation:

1. Kindly reminder: You can cancel anytime till the deadline on Friday 18:00PM. As we have to fix capacties for the bus and the guides. After deadline, we will have charge you 80% activity fee. Or you find another person not yet registered to join the hike. If your cancellation is on Saturday morning or if you are late and missed the hike, please pay 100% activity fee. We repect your choice. When you register for this activity, you accept this cancelation policy.

2. Bad weather plan:We will message you 1-2 days before the hike to let you know about theweather condition. If there is a thunderstorm, heavy rain or strongwinds it will be dangerous to do the hike in the high mountains. Sowe will cancel it or change the dates.

Lupiguan Great Wall is located on the North of Miyun district. This Great wall is one of the important passes of the Ming Dynasty. It connects Hebei provide from the North, and leads to Huairou in the northeast. It is said that the Lupi guan Great Wall was built in the Qi Dynasty and rebuilt during the Ming Dynasty. The first thing come into your eyes is the green water of the White River and the mountains on both sides. The rhythm of the water and the rise and fall of the mountains form a beautiful dynamic painting scroll. It's immersing you in it without even knowing it. Every moment is like a painting. It is a nice trail, also hope the leaves are just red in this weekend.

Hike Information:

l Date: Oct.25th

l Drive time: 1.5 hours each way

【The route type】Mountain route + Wall restored road

【The route description】At the beginning, we are walking in the forest. That section is dirt route and climbing up slowly in the forest till reached the wall. Then walking a short distance, we will go down a bit to reach the restore section. Here is a deep slope about 20 meters but short distance. That is the short section that you need to help by hands. This time we will climb up to Beijing Knot and sky ladder. If you are afraid of the height, this trail is not good for you.

l Distance: 7km

l Time to complete: 5hours

l Total ascent: 484m

l Total descent: 488m

l Peak: 1006m

l Lowest point: 610m

Notice:

1. Take at least 3 bottles of water

2. Bring some lunch, and some snacks.

3. Wear hiking boots.

4. More details will be posted in the group one day early before hiking.

Itinerary:

07.30: Meeting Dongzhimen subway station ;

09.30: Beginning of the hike;

12.00: Lunch break;

15.30: Ending of the hike;

17.30: Arrive back Beijing.

Activity Fee: 170RMB/person

Includes:

Activity Price includes:

1. Transportation with a driver.

2. The main Leader: Lengzhi.

3. One day outdoor insurance.

4. Payment: transfer the fee by Wechat or Alipay when we confirm the event on Friday.

Please note:

- Do not participate if you are sick or showing symptoms of ever or couching.

- Customer service: Mona (wechat id: mona_zhangli) If you have any suggestions orcomplaint, please feel free to leave messages.

- Photos will be used in the social media platform. If you don't want to show in the picture, let us know.

Cancellation:

1. Kindly reminder: You can cancel anytime till the deadline on Saturday 13:00PM. As we have to fix capacties for the bus and pay the driver and the guides. After deadline, we will have charge you 80% activity fee. Or you find another person not yet registered to join the hike. If your cancellation is on Saturday morning or if you are late and missed the hike, please pay 100% activity fee. We repect your choice. When you register for this activity, you accept this cancelation policy.

2. Bad weather plan:We will message you 1-2 days before the hike to let you know about theweather condition. If there is a thunderstorm, heavy rain or strongwinds it will be dangerous to do the hike in the high mountains. So we will cancel it or change the dates.

Join us:

Scan the QR in below to note the name of event. Then add you into the group.

As you know, Jiankou is a popular place to enjoy the Autumn view. We decide to avoid the busy section "Zhenbeikou" and go to the west line that we need to ask a villager for a help to enter in the village. Jiankou west line is also a classic hiking trail. We organized once time in the early Spring. This time we will go up to Beijing Knot and Sky ladder. Although some sections are rebuilt, you still can feel the majestic architecture and a beautiful landscape.

Hike Information:

l Date: Oct.25th

l Drive time: 1.5 hours each way

【The route type】Mountain route + Wall restored road

【The route description】At the beginning, we are walking in the forest. That section is dirt route and climbing up slowly in the forest till reached the wall. Then walking a short distance, we will go down a bit to reach the restore section. Here is a deep slope about 20 meters but short distance. That is the short section that you need to help by hands. This time we will climb up to Beijing Knot and sky ladder. If you are afraid of the height, this trail is not good for you.

l Distance: 7km

l Time to complete: 5hours

l Total ascent: 484m

l Total descent: 488m

l Peak: 1006m

l Lowest point: 610m

Notice:

1. Take at least 3 bottles of water

2. Bring some lunch, and some snacks.

3. Hiking boots are recommended.

4. More details will be posted in the group one day before hiking.

Itinerary:

07.30: Departure from Dongzhimen (line2 exit B)

09.00: Arrive the village, beginning of hike.

15.00: Ending the hike.

17:30: Back to Beijing.

Activity Fee: 175RMB/person with entrance fee.

Activity Price includes:

1. Transportation with a driver

2. Hiking Leaders: Lengzhi; Nuanyang

3. One day outdoor insurance

4. Entrance fee / Liaise with villagers

5. Payment: transfer the fee by Wechat or Alipay when we confirm the event on Thursday.

Please note:

- Do not participate if you are sick or showing symptoms of ever or couching.

- Customer service: Mona (wechat id: mona_zhangli) If you have any suggestions orcomplaint, please feel free to leave messages.

- Photos will be used in the social media platform. If you don't want to show in the picture, let us know.

Cancellation:

1. Kindly reminder: You can cancel anytime till the deadline on Friday 18:00PM. As we have to fix capacties for the bus and pay the driver and the guides. After deadline, we will have charge you 80% activity fee. Or you find another person not yet registered to join the hike. If your cancellation is on Saturday morning or if you are late and missed the hike, please pay 100% activity fee. We repect your choice. When you register for this activity, you accept this cancelation policy.

2. Bad weather plan:We will message you 1-2 days before the hike to let you know about theweather condition. If there is a thunderstorm, heavy rain or strongwinds it will be dangerous to do the hike in the high mountains. So we will cancel it or change the dates.

Join us:

Scan the QR in below to note the name of event. Then add you into the group.

Gubeikou includes foursections: Wohushan Great Wall, Panlongshan Great Wall, Jinshanling Great Wall, and Simatai Great Wall. It is the essence of the Ming Dynasty Great Wall. This section is built along the Yan Mountains, and the Chao River, where the town of Gubeikou is, divides it into two distinct parts. It was originallynamed "Beikou", which literally means "Northern Pass","Gu" (ancient) was only added by later generations. It protected ancient China from Mongol/Manchu invasion from the north.

The Panlongshan or "Coiling Dragon Mountain" Section of the Great Wall is one of the few sections that is open to tourists but hasn't as yet been officially restored, meaning it is one of the last remnants of the wild Great Wall. For this reason, parts of the wall are crumbling and vegetation peeks through the cracks, endowing this section with a certain ruined beauty.

It is located in Miyun district, Beijing, about 140 kilometers to the west of downtown Beijing. Youwill be satisfied with the achievement and the scenery when you get there. Hiking toward East, you will first arrive at Jinshanling,then Simatai.

Hike Information

l Date: Oct.19th (Sunday)

l Drive time: 2 hours each way

Option A (the regula route):

l Distance: 9km

l Time to complete: 5hours

l Total ascent: 397m

l Total descent: 304m

l Peak: 468m

l Lowest point: 197m

【The route type】Easy hill + dirt road

【The route description】Most of time we walk on the dirt road. No dangerous climbing up and down. But we climb ups and downs often. It is one of the best wild GreatWall route. If you never do any exercise or hiking in Beijing, the trail is a bit challenge for you. If you love GreatWall, you won't miss it. The last section about 2-3km is towards to the 24 eyes tower and then we will be back trail to go down the hill.

Opition B:

l Distance: 5km

l Time to complete: 5hours

l Total ascent: 216m

l Total descent: 169m

l Peak: 468m

l Lowest point: 197m

【The route type】Easy hill + dirt road

【The route description】Same trail. But you can skip the last go-back section and waiting the team in the tower. (The leader will remind you when we arrive the point.)

Notice:

1. Take at least 3 bottles of water

2. Bring some lunch, and some snacks.

3. Wear hiking boots.

4. More details will be posted in the group one day early before hiking.

Itinerary:

07.30: Meeting Dongzhimen subway station ;

09.30: Beginning of the hike;

12.00: Lunch break;

16.00: Ending of the hike;

18.00 Arrive back Beijing.

Activity Fee: 190RMB/person with entrance ticket fee.

Includes:

Activity Price includes:

1. Transportation with a driver.

2. The main Leader: Lengzhi.

3. One day outdoor insurance.

4. Entrance fee.

5. Payment: transfer the fee to Mona by Wechat or Alipay after we confirm the event. After hiking, we will kindly remind you again if you forget to pay it.

Please note:

- Do not participate if you are sick or showing symptoms of ever or couching.

- Customer service: Mona (wechat id: mona_zhangli) If you have any suggestions orcomplaint, please feel free to leave messages.

- Photos will be used in the social media platform. If you don't want to show in the picture, let us know.

Cancellation:

1. You can cancel anytime till the deadline on Saturday 13:00PM. As we have to fix capacties for the bus and the guides. After deadline, we will have charge you 80% activity fee. Or you find another person not yet registered to join the hike. If your cancellation is on Saturday morning or if you are late and missed the hike, please pay 100% activity fee. We repect your choice. When you register for this activity, you accept this cancelation policy.

2. Bad weather plan:We will message you 1-2 days before the hike to let you know about theweather condition. If there is a thunderstorm, heavy rain or strongwinds it will be dangerous to do the hike in the high mountains. Sowe will cancel it or change the dates.

Fenghuang(Phoenix)tuo is located at the junction of Huairou and Yanqing district, about 80 kilometers away from the city. It’s named by the shape of mountain like phoenix. It’s the third highest mountain in Beijing. There are four routes to reach the top. We are hiking crossing line from Xingshutai to Miaoshang.

Hike information:

l Date: Oct.18th (Saturday)

l Drive time: 2 hours each way

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【The route type】Mountain dirt trail + small rubble all the time;

【The route description】It requires some basic hiking experience. It is climbing up all the time but slowly. When we are going down, there are few steep sections inclines but no dangerous section. Walking slowly and be careful some small rubbles.

l Distance: 11km

l Time to complete: 6hours

l Total ascent: 983m

l Total descent: 754m

l Peak: 1514m

l Lowest point: 547m

Notice:

1. Take 3 bottles of water

2. Bring some lunch, and some snacks.

3. Wear hiking boots.

4. More details will be posted in the group one day early before hiking.

Itinerary:

07.30: Departure from Dongzhimen (line2 exit B)

09.30: Arrive the place, beginning of hike

16.30: End of hike

19.00: Arrive back in Beijing

Activity Fee: 150RMB/person

Price includes:

1. Transportation with a driver

2. Hiking Leaders: Lengzhi and Nuanyang

3. One day outdoor insurance. (Please take it seriously and submit the right information. If you refuse to fill in the form, you will take the risk by yourself. )

4. Payment: transfer the fee to Mona by Wechat or Alipay after we confirm the event. After hiking, we will kindly remind you again if you forget to pay it.

Please note:

- Do not participate if you are sick or showing symptoms of ever or couching.

- Customer service: Mona (wechat id: mona_zhangli) If you have any suggestions orcomplaint, please feel free to leave messages.

- Photos will be used in the social media platform. If you don't want to show in the picture, let us know.

Cancellation:

1. You can cancel anytime till the deadline on Friday 18:00PM. As we have to fix capacties for the bus and the guides. After deadline, we will have charge you 80% activity fee. Or you find another person not yet registered to join the hike. If your cancellation is on Saturday morning or if you are late and missed the hike, please pay 100% activity fee. We repect your choice. When you register for this activity, you accept this cancelation policy.

2. Bad weather plan:We will message you 1-2 days before the hike to let you know about theweather condition. If there is a thunderstorm, heavy rain or strongwinds it will be dangerous to do the hike in the high mountains. Sowe will cancel it or change the dates.

Join us:

Scan the QR in below or add "mona_zhangli" to your WeChat list. Then add you into the group.

Hike at alpine meadows - 2nd round.

Laolongwo is located on the border of Fangshan and Mentoutgou District. The altitude is 1649. It’s a famous hiking route in Beijing. Also it’s an open area and alpine meadows. Now the color is getting yellow, with a bit green. You won’t miss it!

Hike Information:

l Date: Sep.6th (Saturday)

l Location: the junction of Fangshan and Mentougou

l Drive time: 2 hours each way

【The route type】All is mountain route

【The route description】There are two kinds of route. One section is crossing the forst, the other one is alpine meadows. Before reaching alpine meadows, there is a slope climbing up. Then, we are walking along with mountain ridge. After going down from the mountain, we go through the village. Our vehicle is at parking lot. The hike requires good inclines with some further distance. It is better you have long pants. There are few hundred meters dense forest.

l Distance: 10km

l Time to complete: 6hours

l Total ascent: 696m

l Total descent: 870m

l Peak: 1514m

l Lowest point: 700m

Notice:

1. Take at least 3 bottles of water.

(Remember to drink and eat constantly on the trail, if you have to drink because you are thirsty you are not drinking often enough, if you need to eat because you feel weak you haven't been eating enough.)

2. Bring some lunch, and some snacks.

3. Hiking boots are recommended.

4. More details will be posted in the group before hiking.

Itinerary:

07:30: Departure from Dongzhimen (line2 exit B) Pleaseon time.

09:30: Arrive at wang temple, beginning of the hike

16:30: Ending of the hike

19:00: Back to Beijing

Activity Fee: 160RMB/person

Activity Price includes:

1. Transportation with a driver, and enter the Malan forest farm.

2. Hiking Leaders: Lengzhi and Nuanyang.

3. One day outdoor insurance. (Please take it seriously and submit the right information. If you refuse to fill in the form, you will take the risk by yourself. )

4. Payment: transfer the fee to Mona by Wechat or Alipay after we confirm the event. After hiking, we will kindly remind you again if you forget to pay it.

Please note:

- Do not participate if you are sick or showing symptoms of ever or couching.

- Customer service: Mona (wechat id: mona_zhangli) If you have any suggestions orcomplaint, please feel free to leave messages.

- Photos will be used in the social media platform. If you don't want to show in the picture, let us know.

Cancellation:

1. You can cancel anytime till the deadline on Friday 18:00PM. As we have to fix capacties for the bus and the guides. After deadline, we will have charge you 80% activity fee. Or you find another person not yet registered to join the hike. If your cancellation is on Saturday morning, please pay 100% activity fee. We repect your choice. When you register for this activity, you accept this cancelation policy.

2. Bad weather plan:We will message you 1-2 days before the hike to let you know about theweather condition. If there is a thunderstorm, heavy rain or strongwinds it will be dangerous to do the hike in the high mountains. Sowe will cancel it or change the dates.

Join us:

Add mona_zhangli as your wechat, or scan the QR in below to note the name of event. Then add you into the group.

Overview

This event is personally organized by myself. It is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate

You may choose one or more of the following options:

1. Vehicle and transportation services ￥300/Person (If the location is inside Beijing's 4th Ring Road)


2. Tickets + Guide + Cable car/Chairlift/Toboggan ￥180/Person


3. Full-day guided tour service ￥500/group

Payment will be collected after the tour concludes. No advance deposit is required.

• I will communicate with you in advance about your preferences and physical condition to discuss the route arrangements based on your situation.


• All vehicles will be cleaned to the highest standards to ensure they are clean and odor-free.


• I do not expect any gratuities/tips.

Itinerary

• Arrive at mutianyu Great wall. Take the shuttle bus from the ticket office to the foot of mountain. Enjoy a scenic cable car ride to tower 14. Perfect for saving energy and taking photos.


• Once you reach the summit, you have several routes to choose from, but I recommend two:


• Route A(6-8km, 3-4h)： Walk from Tower 14 to Tower 20 to reach the best viewpoints of Mutianyu with the most beautiful scenery and fewer tourists. Learn about the history, defense system, and unique features of Mutianyu, then return to Tower 14 to descend. You will reach the highest point of Mutianyu Great Wall, where the final section has a steep slope of up to 70 degrees, requiring certain physical fitness. Route


• B(4km,2.5h) Walking from watchtower 14 to watchtower 6, this section of the route is gentler compared to the Route A, making it ideal for visitors who prefer not to tackle steep paths. Along the way, you can enjoy the picturesque scenery of rolling green hills. Finally, you can choose to descend by chairlift or toboggan. Suitable for adults and kids.

Contact

+86 17600808298(wechat is the same)

alvin.wenling@qq.com