Gubeikou Great Wall
Jinshanling Great Wall
Gubeikou Great Wall
Jinshanling Great Wall
1 Day Great Wall Hiking from Gubeikou to Jinshanling
The Great Wall Hiking 1 Day tour:Trekking on the great wall from Gubeikou to Jinshanling will be an amazing experience for any of the visitor. China Exploration chose a few good reserved sections to meet the dream of great wall trekker.
The driver and the guide will pick you up at 8:00am from your hotel and then we drive to Gubeikou section of Great Wall, which is located at the town of Gubeikou in Miyun District of Beijing. Gubeikou is about 130km (80miles) northeast of Beijing and driving there takes almost three hours.
The town of Gubeikou served as the northern gate of Beijing in ancient times. Therefore it was quite important both strategically and militarily and numerous wars happened here in history when minority groups from the northern part of China tried to invade Beijing. The most recent war happening at Gubeikou was in the year of 1933 when the Japanese troops tried to invade Beijing. On the over 40-kilometer-long Great Wall in Gubeikou area, there were 172 beacon towers, 16 passes in the mountains, 3 water passes over the river and 6 military bases, some of which are still preserved very well nowadays.
The town of Gubeikou served as the northern gate of Beijing in ancient times. Therefore it was quite important both strategically and militarily and numerous wars happened here in history when minority groups from the northern part of China tried to invade Beijing. The most recent war happening at Gubeikou was in the year of 1933 when the Japanese troops tried to invade Beijing. On the over 40-kilometer-long Great Wall in Gubeikou area, there were 172 beacon towers, 16 passes in the mountains, 3 water passes over the river and 6 military bases, some of which are still preserved very well nowadays.
Today we will walk for about 10 kilometers (6miles) and the whole trek will take almost 6 hours. When arriving at the village near Gubeikou Great Wall, we will walk to the wall and it is quite easy, as the mountain there is not so high. From the wall you will be able to see how the wall winds on the mountain ridges to the faraway Jinshanling and Simatai areas. Most parts at Gubeikou section of wall have not been renovated but not so difficult to hike.
Today you will also pass a military area where it is not allowed to walk on the wall, therefore you need to get off the wall and trek for about one and half hours on the mountain path before you return to the wall. When reaching Jinshanling, you will walk on the restored part for about half an hour before going down to the parking lot. After meeting the driver, we will send you directly back to the hotel in Beijing.
