Great Wall Trekking

Gubeikou to Wild Jinshanling & Jiankou to Mutianyu Great Wall Trekking

The ultimate 20+ km Great Wall trek combining the long views of the Gubeikou and Jinshanling, the rugged cliffside of Jiankou and a stretch of restored Great Wall at Mutianyu.

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Hiking Distance: 22km
Hiking Duration: 2 days
Hike level : 3

Departure time: 9:30 am
Back in Beijing: 7:00 pm
Price: 1800￥/ 299$

Meeting/drop off point: Lama temple subway exit B (How to get there?)

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Jiankou to Mutianyu Great Wall hikingApr 22 2016

This is about the Great Wall of Beijing’s most famous wild Great wall hiking trails from Jiankou to Mutianyu Great Wall Hiking,on this Great Wall hiking trails, you can see the original part of the Great wall and the restored section of the Great Wall

time is early June, very sunny and beautiful day, the past few years Beijing’s air pollution is very serious, so it is lucky to have such good weather. in the Group have a girl called Rachel, I love her, she worked in the northern Chinese city call Shenyang, about three years time she went to the Great Wall hiking and camping with us four times, one is with her parents, she was very kind Girl

Jiankou Great Wall is the most famous wild Great Wall , every day hikers from all over the world come here. also lot of photographers, they often camping on the Great Wall, waiting for sunrise and sunset or in the winter snowy weather or after rain sea of clouds，A lot of famous Great Wall picture been take from here.

Jiankou Great Wall was built on a steep cliff. in this area the mountains are not very high, the highest point about 1000 meters, but the mountains are quite steep

This is the place to start walking, here we have 1,5hour uphill,form this pic you can see the Greta wall on top of the mountain

Jiankou to Mutianyu Great wall hiking, great wall hiking Beijing

Jiankou to Mutianyu Great wall hike

This kind of flower n Beijing mountains not often can seen them , but in early June in the valley, there are a lot of them very beautiful like a lantern, i really like them . in china this is also medicinal herb,for the treatment of uterine diseases

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Jiankou to Mutianyu Great Wall hike 1day

This is the Great wall view when wen reach the top of the mountain

Jiankou to Mutianyu Great wall hike

this is that Beautiful girl Rachel hiking on the Great Wall

Hike the Great wall from Jiankou to Mutianyu

Jiankou to Mutianyu Great wall hiking

This is the arrow hole for archery, hiking on the Great Wall you will see a lot more of them，On the different part of Great Wall, the arrow holes are designed to have a lot of different styles.

Jiankou to Mutianyu Great wall hiking

are very nice couple hiking on the jiankou Great Wall with us

Jiankou to mutianyu Great wall hike

This is one of the tower on the Jian kou Great Wall, it has never been restore

Jiankou to Mutianyu Great wall hiking in june

Jiankou to Mutianyu Great wall hiking

From here we hike in to the Great Wall of Mutianyu part, some of the steps and the walls towers are being restored

Jiankou to Mutianyu Great wall hiking 1 day

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Gubeikou to Wild Jinshanling Jun 11 2018

From towen27701 Durham, North Carolina

Short review: Overall a great experience. Beautiful views, knowledgeable guide, well-organized trip, clean transportation, simple accommodations, delicious food.

Meeting up at the Lama Temple subway was easy and it was helpful to be able to leave a suitcase overnight in their nearby office. We were a group of 11 plus 2 guides. The van was comfortable enough for the 2 hour drive. We stopped once for restrooms and once more for the guides to purchase water before reaching our drop off point. We were dropped at a farmhouse where we were served a delicious lunch. We packed what we needed for the hike and anything else was left on the van and delivered to the farmhouse where we would spend the night. There were only a few steep sections (getting up to the wall was short but fairly strenuous) but it was fortunate that we were a fit group with compatible hiking styles. It could be a bit of a bummer if you are stuck in a group with folks that move at wildly different speeds but since there are numerous stops along the way for photos and refreshments folks can move at their own pace and catch up/wait up at a variety of scenic vistas. Speaking of which, spring had not sprung yet so it was pretty dry and brown but we were treated to 360 degree views for nearly the entire hike. Our weather conditions were quite nice but the trail is fairly exposed so wind and sun could be factors.

John the head guide for our trip was knowledgeable and entertaining. He was good about sharing information when everyone was together. But you could also hike along with him and ask questions.

The Farmhouse was simple, the two couples in our group had rooms with toilets and I think showers. Three single guys shared a room with a double and two single beds. Shower for us was in the washer room where they were heating up water for tea. Two toilets (not squatters) and a sink were a short walk from the room. Dinner was tasty with 5 or 6 traditional dishes. I don't remember if we ate before sunset or not but we walked about 10 minutes uphill to the wall for sunset. There wasn't really a sunset in the hazy conditions but it was a nice place to enjoy a cold refreshment after a day of hiking. Speaking of cold refreshments, there was a refrigerator stocked with bottled water and two different kinds of beer. Bottled water was free and beers were 6 or 10 yuan each. Snickers bars were 10 yuan. It was self service honor system. We paid the inn keeper in the morning.

In the morning we got up in time to head up the hill to the wall for the 5:30 sunrise. After the sunrise we had the option of hiking back to bed or check out another section of the wall. It was early and we were lucky that the entrance to the other section of the wall was open so we could enter and explore a bit. There was no one around at that hour to collect a fee but there could be on another day. Without that side trip there would have been about 30-40 minutes of hiking total on the second day. I was happy for that as I thought there was more of a hike planned on day 2.

Breakfast was a step below lunch and dinner from the day before but it wasn't bad: there were some eggs, porridge, steamed buns and maybe a little fruit.

After breakfast we packed up and had a short hike down to the van. We were back to the Lama Temple around noon. We arranged with Fred to pick up our bags after grabbing some lunch and doing a little sightseeing in the area.

Fantastic Great Wall Hike Jun 11 2018

From emmaleotierose Belleville, Canada

We had a great hike with this tour group. Our guide John was super knowledgeable and was very good at answering questions that we had. A lot of beautiful views along the hike! The farmhouse where we stayed the night was basic but great for one night. They had fridge full of beer that cost somewhere btw 8-10 yuan. Lunch and dinner were excellent ...

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Private tour prices for Gubeikou Wild Jinshanling Jiankou Mutianyu Great Wall Trekking (2 Days)

Prices are per person and include:

Pick up and drop of by private bus at your hotel (Please let us know the pick up address)

English speaking guide, entrance tickets, hiking sticks

All meals as described in the itinerary and water for during the hike

Overnight stay in the farmhouse .lunch, dinner, breakfast

Group Size	Price pp in CNY		Price pp in USD
	Adults	Kids <18	Adults	Kids <18
2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
3	2700¥	2430¥	408$	367$
4	2300¥	2070¥	348$	313$
5	2150¥	1935¥	325$	293$
6	2000¥	1800¥	302$	272$
7	1850¥	1665¥	280$	252$
8	1800¥	1620¥	272$	245$
9	1750¥	1575¥	265$	238$
10	1700¥	1530¥	257$	231$
15+	please contact us for larger group prices

Day 1 Gubeikou Great Wall

Hike distance 10km / 5-6h

Farmhouse stay

Incl. meals: lunch, dinner

Day 2 Jiankou-Mutianyu Great Wall

Hike distance 12km / 4-5h

Incl. meals: breakfast, late lunch

Highlights

Wild & restored Great Wall

Authentic farmhouse meals

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Detailed Itinerary

Day 1: Gubeikou to Wild Jinshanling Great Wall Hiking

From our meeting point (Lama Temple Subway exit B), we drive for about two hours to the border of Beijing and Hubei provence where where the Gubeikou Great Wall is located. By lunchtime we reach our local friends that run a small homestay at the back of a valley surrounded by the Great Wall. With a view on the Crouching Tiger Great Wall we enjoy a truly delicious meal. From here our adventure starts.

Hiking towards the Gubeikou Great Wall General tower

It takes us only 15 minute hiking up the hill behind the farmhouse before we get our first glimpse of the Gubeikou Great Wall. A few more turns on a little dirt trail, and we are on top of the Great Wall. We hike from tower to tower and take breaks inside or on top of the watchtowers. The rooftop breaks a great chance to take some awesome pictures of this 1400 years old section of the Great Wall. Three hours later we arrive at the first highlight of today’s trail, the Gubeikou General Tower. From this 2 story high tower you can see the entire “Gubeikou- Jinshanling-Simatai Great Wall ” . On a clear day we can even see the Fairy Tower, the highest tower of the Simatai Great Wall.

View of the Simatai & Jinshanling Great Wall from the General tower at Gubeikou Great Wall

Here we side track a bit from the Wall to get around the restricted military section of the wild Gubeikou and Jinshanling Great Wall. It’s a really beautiful trail that meanders through farm fields and over the hill ridges next to the Wild Jinshanling Great Wall. Just when you think “we are in the middle of nowhere’ a small farmhouse appears. The farmers have been living there for 3 generations and will prepare us an excellent dinner. They love playing badminton so if you are up for a game with Great Wall as a background, this is your chance.

Wild part of Jinshanling Great Wall sunset

Day 2: Magic sunrise over Jinshanling and Gubeikou Great Wall and hike Jiankou to Mutianyu

If you are an early bird you can get up early today to watch a fantastic sunrise over the Jinshanling and Gubeikou Great Wall. This is the moment to take the best picture of your China trip. The view point is just 20 minutes walking form the farmhouse so we highly recommend the effort. After breakfast a short hike out of the valley brings us back to the main road where our driver will be waiting to drive us to the Jiankou Great Wall

Jiankou to Mutianyu Great Wall hike

.After lunch at a local farmhouse with view on the Great Wall we start hiking a steep dirt trail that leads to the Great Wall. It is a 500-meter ascent that takes us about 1 hour. Our efforts are rewarded when we stand on top of the Zhengbeilou Watchtower (991m) where some of the most spectacular pictures have been taken.

Jiankou to Mutianyu Great Wall hike

We walk east on the Wall to the highest point of Jiankou (1029 meters), allowing you to see the entire Mutianyu Great Wall plus most part of Jiankou as well. It’s a very enjoyable walk on top of the well preserved Great Wall where we pass the famous “Bull’s Horn section”.

Famous “Bull’s Horn section/Oxhorn Edge section” at Jiankou Great Wall

After a good hour hiking on top of the Jiankou Great Wall, a tree full of prayer flags announces the start of the Mutianyu Great Wall. Here the Great Wall is restored. A short hike on the Mutianyu Great Wall leads us past 4 guard towers before we take start our 1 hour downhill hike through the valley. The trail ends at a picturesque village where our driver will be waiting for us. By 7 pm we should be back at our meeting point in Beijing.

Level 2: Medium-Strong

We rate this hike level 3 medium-strong because of the distance. There are no steep climbs on the first day but on the second day we do start with a strong up hill hike. We don’t have to carry any camping gear hence the medium-strong rating, Anybody with a normal to good physical condition will enjoy this trip very much.

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Gubeikou to Wild Jinshanling & Jiankou to Mutianyu Great Wall Trekking

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