If
you’re planning to hike the Great Wall of China then, you need to understand
everything about the best place to hike. In order to make this hike easy yet
adventurous keep reading the blog.
1
The Jiankou to Mutianyu Great Wall Hike
This
pathway to the great wall is both paved and wild, so don’t worry, if you have
not tried any adventure in your lifetime. This route will not only provide you
with the great experience of the hiking but you will be amazed by seeing the
great man-made wonder of the world.
The
scenery around the wall is just breathtaking, you will get to know much history
about the walls if you opt. to go with a group of trek leaders. You will start
your trek by rising to Zhenbeilou watchtower at Jiankou, and continue with the
path to cableway at Mutianyu to tumble down from the wall.
While
trekking to Great Wall tour in
Beijing, you will get to see stunning and eye-catching scenery and the
historic wall, tablets imprinted with Chinese calligraphy and beautifully
architecture stone statues. Mutianyu’s great wall is an absolute dissimilarity
to wild Jiankou.
You
will be amazed after seeing the antique watchtowers as they are wholly
refurbished to their former glory. Trekkers will notice a huge dissimilarity in
walking conditions between eastward to Mutianyu. The pathway at Jiankou is
really rough and steep, while Mutianyu is less lined and steep.
Hiking
Level: Intermediate to advanced
Hiking
time: it will take almost 4 to 5 hours
Location
of Jiankou Great wall: North of Beijing, Huairo County (distance is about 82km
from the city)
2. The Gubeikou to Jinshanling
This
trek is also known as Simatai Great wall-like and is very steep and craggy. If
you want to experience adventure then this is the perfect route for you but it
is recommended that before starting hiking, do not forget to understand all the
tactics of hiking.
There
are so many small villages that you will get to see while trekking and this is
the beauty of this trek. Trekkers will not only experience adventure and fun
but also the culture of the locals. You can make one day stay in the village
and enjoy their culture and food.
While
trekking to Jinshanling, you will get to see panlongshan’s wall, which is not
an only less-visited wall but the original one. If you want to explore
something different then this route is only made for you. The entire trek is
loaded with the beauty of nature.
Some
sections of Jinshanling's wall are original and got ruined at the time of war,
some of these walls of restored. Trekking to Great Wall tour in Beijing at
Jinshanling, trekkers will get to see 2 ancient forts and 15 towers.
Simatai’s
wall is one of the most beautiful and ancient parts of the Ming Dynasty great
wall that was antiquely structured and designed by the finest architecture of
the time. Trekkers will trek along the pathway seems like the zigzag way on the
steep mountain crumples.
You
can visit the museum with amazing and expensive vestiges and collection of
historical papers of the development of the Great Wall of China which is
situated near Simatai.
Location
of Gubeikou: Northeast of Beijing, Miyun county (distance is about 150km from
the city centre).
Hiking
level: Intermediate to advanced
Hiking
time: It will take about 5 hours from Gubeikou to Jinshanling and another 3
hours to Simatai.
In this blog, we will discuss with you some best place to hike the Great Wall
Of China, so while planning your trip, you would not face any kind of
difficulty.
