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 short walk up through the village and then hiking dirt tracks through fields to get up on to the Great Wall.
This first part of the wall is in rough condition, broken down and rocky, and there’s just one intact tower.
Further on, though, is the General’s Tower. We’ll follow the wall up to the General’s Tower, with a few short off-wall detours around tricky spots.
At an elevation of 1,040m, the General’s Tower has superb views of all the Great Wall in the area.
To the east we’ll be able to spot the eastern side of the Stone Valley Great Wall and possibly parts of the Badaling Ancient Great Wall; to the south we’ll see the higher parts of this line Great Wall, and, if it’s a clear day, the High Tower on a faraway peak.
With line-of-sight to all that Great Wall, and a not-too-long hike down to the old fort at Stone Valley Village, this tower was probably the command post for the wall in the area—and that’s why it’s named “General’s Tower”.
Cost: ¥420 / ¥380 for members
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