Itinerary—Jiankou-Mutianyu Jinshanling-Simatai West (Jinshanling East) 2 Day / 1 Night Hiking Tour (18Km/11.2Miles)

Itinerary—Jiankou-Mutianyu Jinshanling-Simatai West (Jinshanling East) 2 Day / 1 Night Hiking Tour (18km/11.2miles)

Day 1: Beijing - Jiankou - Mutianyu - Jinshanling

You will be collected from your accommodation at 7.30am or you could choose the best time for you for a wonderful day out to Jiankou. The adventure begins at Xizhazi village–587m /1926ft above sea level. Once you leave the village, the hike is a decent uphill to reach the ruined tower-Zhengbeilou–830m / 2723ft above sea level. On the half way to Zhengbeikou, your guide will take you on a short nature walk to explore the less Potala, a broken tower where you will capture the best scenery /landscape views of Jiankou. Take your time and enjoy views.

After a short break continue on Zhengbeikou. At the top, the hard part is now behind you. You will be rewarded with spectacular panorama of Jiankou and true nature of Jiankou basin. Afterwards, you will walk eastwards to Mutianyu. There are a few vertical climbs and scrambles along the way. Due to the overgrown bushes, you have to walk along the very edge, quite high above the ground.

WildGreatWall Adventure Tours Watsapp/Tel: +86 18510254530 E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.wildgreatwall.com Itinerary—Jiankou-Mutianyu Jinshanling-Simatai West (Jinshanling East) 2 Day / 1 Night Hiking Tour (18km/11.2miles)

After passing through many towers along the way, you’ll reach Ox Horn Edge–a dangerous section looks like Ox Horn Edge in shape - 101m / 3317ft above sea level. From there take a forest detour past a campsite in the bush, with tracks to walk through and gives you the feel of being close to nature. Going through the bush takes about 10 minutes then you will walk on Jiankou again. From there it's a short walk to the fully restored Mutianyu.

Mutianyu also features a summer toboggan run: open hour: 8am-5pm in summer, situated on tower 6, it was built and opened in 1998. The total length of the run is 1580m / 5184ft. The toboggan run goes down a series of zigzag bends, with an altitude difference of around 100m / 328ft. The toboggan ride can be as fast as you want or as slow as you want with a hilarious experience. Mutianyu toboggan ride price is 60RMB during tourist season.

It’s a sharp contrast between the restored one and ruined one. When ending up at tower 14 of Mutianyu, There are three options: (1) sit back and let the cable car take you down to the exit from tower 14, usually takes about 8 minutes; (2) walk down from tower 14 to 10 where you can get off Mutianyu then walk down the hill trail to reach the exit, usually takes 1.5 hours; (3) continue walking until reach tower 6 then going down by by the toboggan /lift chair. As the track is very easy to follow, if you choose option 3, your guide will meet you at the exit of toboggan /lift chair so you can enjoy the additional hike on your own.

Lunch will be enjoyed at local restaurant at Mutainyu. Your driver take you to Jinshanling and stay overnight at local farmer's guesthouse and enjoy tasty farm style dishes at Jinshanling.

Day 2: Jinshaling- Simatai West (Jinshanling East)- Beijing

The adventure begins at east gate of Jinshanling where you ascend via a newly constructed trail toward the east five eye tower. If you're step-master, this is right for you. At the top you will feast your eyes on spectacular panorama of Jinshanling. Take your time and enjoy the views.

Start the walk at East five eye tower then go up to the ruined towers. The difficulty of the hike is moderate. Along the way you will pass through several famous towers: Black Tower, Lesser Jinshan Tower, Big Jinshan Tower. From the towers you can capture the true nature of Jinshanling basin and Simatai , Gubeikou Great Wall. Certain parts of Jinshanling can be quite slippery due to loose rock, gravel on steep slopes.

A yummy lunch at a local farmer’s restaurant will be organized and then drive back to Beijing.

Optional: your driver will be happy to have a photography stop at Bird's nest free of charge if required.

WildGreatWall Adventure Tours Watsapp/Tel: +86 18510254530 E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.wildgreatwall.com