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Originally Posted by greatwallforum
No, not necessarily better. Just well worth doing. There are a lot less people there as the hike between Jinshanling and Simatai is pretty popular now. Both of them are excellent hikes, but the whole stretch from Gubeikou to Simatai is ideal.  You could make it in one day if you push, but I would take my time and spend one night in Jinshanling. That would give you time to climb the east side of Simatai (the Simatai ridge) when you arrive there. It would be a bit of a shame to miss it. |
Ok I'll see how much time we have. Also may be going with a friend who can't do ridiculous amounts of walking so don't want to tire him out.... And also we want to see Chengde a bit it's trying to square up the 4ish days my friend has in Tianjin/wherever I take him before he goes to Beijing and stuff so that he's not too knackered.