A long but not difficult ramble along country trails and lanes through pine forests, cornfields, orchards, villages, and farmland in Miyun District. This hike covers a wide range of countryside scenery, including country trails and lanes, pine forests, orchards and farmland, and we may see some...

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. We start the hike near the temple in Chenjiapu Village, taking a...

A hike around the hills on the border of Miyun and Hebei’s Xinglong County, featuring a look at what’s known as ‘the V-shaped Great Wall’. The main focus of this hike is the “V-shaped” Great Wall, but we’ll hike some of the other wall in the area as well. We’ll see both early and later Ming-style...

A moderately-difficult loop hike in Beijing’s northeast that follows old roads and tracks through the mountains to pass by Big Tiger Stone and through Yellowstone Gap, with a good climb near the end to check out a short stretch of repaired Great Wall.\ After a short walk from the village square, we...

Hike by the Great Wall section that our local guide calls ‘the most beautiful part of the Jiankou Great Wall’ and then explore around Zhengbei Tower, including an out-and-back walk to the steep ‘Ox-Horn’ section. We’ll time it to arrive back at Zhengbei Tower before sundown, and then hike down to...

A mostly-flat up-and-back walk up to a fun riverside picnic spot in Yunmeng Gorge. Also suitable for adults who’d like a relaxing walk and maybe a swim! This valley had a big flood last summer, and we’re not totally sure how that might have changed the shape of the river near the swimming hole. We’...