Old Great Wall Ruins & Ancient Towns

Saturday, 04 August 2012 08:00

Meeting place & time: East 3 rd Ring Road Lufthansa Center at 8:00am
(We will meet at Exit C at Liangmaqiao Subway on Line 10)

Hiking Distance: 10km
Walking time: 4-5 hours
Start height: approx. 200m
Peak height: approx. 1300m
Location: Changping County, Beijing
Travel time: 2 hours each way
Level of difficulty: 2 (“moderate”)
This level will take approximately 3-5 hours, particular hike gradually gains about 300-500m in elevation and is fine for those with a bit of hiking experience and a decent fitness level and most people will be able to complete this hiking without much trouble.

Hike at a Glance:
Cnadventure first takes you to Changyucheng Village in Changping, north of Beijing for a visit of its old, dilapitated opera stage and temples; then we ascend stone steps along trees and brooks up to the mountain until we arrive at the border stone between Hebei and Beijing, and a beautiful panorama view of distant snow-capped mountains and hopefully full blossoms. We then walk along a dirt trail lined with trees to the Great Wall. Just before arriving at the Wall, we encounter a large meadow with yellow grass in winter and wild flowers in summer. We also explore the Wall's special round watchtowers.