We, at the Great Wall Adventure Club specialize in
Great Wall hiking.
We love doing these trips as much as our customers love taking
them! It is our heritage and we are proud to share it! However,
we bypass the “tourist” sections, and put our effort into
trekking along sections of the “wild” wall, those portions
steeped in history, stretches which are of special architectural
and/or historical interest, and of course spending time on those
sections which are most stunningly-beautiful and photogenic. We
have found that the most popular Great Wall sections to hike are
the paths from the Jinshanling Great Wall to the
Simatai Great
Wall and from the Jiankou Great Wall to the
Mutianyu Great
Wall. Below is some information about both of these popular
Great Wall hikes and links to the Great Wall tours we offer.
Great Wall Hiking Between Jinshanling and
Simatai
Great Wall hiking lovers have long taken
the rugged hiking route of Jinshanling-Simatai
Great Wall,
which is about 10 km in length. This Great Wall hike usually
takes about 4 hours. Some say that the Great Wall hike between
Jinshanling and
Simatai gives you a truly "authentic" Great Wall
experience. Trekking along the Great Wall with Great Wall
Adventure Club, you can choose to go back to the city or camp
overnight on the Great Wall, or stay overnight in local
guesthouse.
As of January 2013, the Simatai
porition of the Great Wall is currently closed for renovation.
It is scheduled to reopen either later in 2013 or in 2014. For
now, we will hike from Gubeikou to Jinshanling instead of the
normal route.
Great Wall Hiking Between Jiankou and Mutianyu
This is one of our customers’ favorite
Great Wall tours! The hike transverses what residents call “the
Wild Wall” – not only is the hike itself picturesque, but it
combines the old with the new! Hikers start on an authentic,
unrestored part of the Great Wall of
Jiankou, and hike to the restored Great Wall section at
Mutianyu, with its souvenirs
and cold beer. This old section of the Great Wall is generally
not well known by tourists, although it is often-frequented by
local photographers, seeking to capture “authentic” photos of
the Great Wall before restoration. Amateur photographers will
love this hike! Please visit the
Jiankou-Mutianyu
hike's page.
