Jinshanling Great Wall hike: 10 km of watchtowers with almost nobody else
10 hoursPrivate transportationPrivate tour for 1–6 peopleBeijing, North ChinaStrenuous (10 km, steep steps)
Jinshanling is the Great Wall for walkers: 10 km of restored and wild wall over the ridge toward Simatai, with thirty watchtowers and, on most days, a handful of other people. We leave Beijing at 6:30 to be on the wall by 9, walk east for three to four hours, and have a late lunch in the village below before the drive back.
Led by Wei L., our Beijing guide
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Itinerary
06:30
Hotel pick-up
酒店接送 · 北京市
2.5 hours north-east to Jinshanling.
Private carIncluded
09:00
Jinshanling to the Simatai West boundary
金山岭长城 · 河北省承德市滦平县巴克什营镇 金山岭长城
Cable car up (optional), then east along the ridge: General Tower, the Five-Window Tower, the wild stretch beyond.
Wei's tipPoles help on the steep sections; I bring spares.
On footTicket ¥65 + cable car ¥40
13:00
Village lunch
农家 午餐 · 河北省滦平县 金山岭
Noodles and stir-fries below the wall.
Private car¥50 pp
16:30
Back in Beijing
返回北京 · 北京市
Private carIncluded
What's included
- Private licensed guide
- Private car with driver
- Walking poles, water, fruit
Not included
- Tickets and cable car (about ¥105)
- Lunch
- Tips (optional)
Meeting point
Your hotel lobby (酒店大堂, 北京市 您的酒店大堂). Pick-up elsewhere in Beijing can be arranged; tell Wei where you are staying.
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Questions about this tour
Fitness?
Three to four hours of walking with long staircases, some crumbling. Fit walkers from 10 up are fine; it is hard in rain.
Mutianyu instead?
Mutianyu is the easier half-day; it is on my profile.
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