Hike! Help me about the trekking routes!

[Sleepyhamster]

Hello, who can tell me the distance, how many hours needed to drive or to walk between each of the following trekking sections?

Mutianyu to Jiankou
Juyongguan to Badaling
Gubeikou to Simatai
Simatai to Jinshanling

For example, I know it takes four hours trekking from Simatai to Jinshanling, am I right? And plz help me if you have once visited this route, for I am planning a trekking route and would like to make a compare.

Thank you!

[chinoook]

Gubeikou to Simatai 7 hours
Simatai to Jinshanling 3 hours

was my speed some weeks ago. Others say that I walk fast. Gubeikou to Jinshanling depends very much wether you know how to walk the military area detour. If you did not prepare well it might take much more time.


-chinoook

[boilface]

Others say that I walk fast.

You must be a long distance runner

I was stopping every 10 minutes to take in the view and shoot some photo's.

[Bryan]

Mutianyu to Jiankou: 4 hours walking on the Wall from Mutianyu to Zhengbeilou

Juyongguan to Badaling: 20 to 30 minutes driving on Badaling expressway, depending on traffic

Gubeikou to Simatai: 9 hours for me (moderate pace)

Simatai to Jinshanling: 3 to 5 hours walking on the Wall, depending on where you exit the Wall at Jinshanling

[Sleepyhamster]

Thank you all. It is very helpful to me! I'll stick to it!

[chirogentleman]

hello, I'm a newbie to the forum. I will be hiking Mutinuyu to Jiankou starting next friday, sept5-6th, and staying the night just off the jiankou area. I will be traveling with one active hiking female, and one not so active american female. My question is can anyone tell me what percentage of this hike is rough compared to not so rough? I am just wanting to mentally prepare them for the hike and what to expect. second question is: are there signs along the jiankou area to tell us where to get off to go to our hostel or should i get a map somehwhere? thanks for any advice. Jeff

[Bryan]

Originally Posted by chirogentleman

hello, I'm a newbie to the forum. I will be hiking Mutinuyu to Jiankou starting next friday, sept5-6th, and staying the night just off the jiankou area. I will be traveling with one active hiking female, and one not so active american female. My question is can anyone tell me what percentage of this hike is rough compared to not so rough? I am just wanting to mentally prepare them for the hike and what to expect. second question is: are there signs along the jiankou area to tell us where to get off to go to our hostel or should i get a map somehwhere? thanks for any advice. Jeff

Hi Jeff,

Once you reach the end of the restored Mutianyu section, at the top of a 454-step incline, it's a scramble all the way to Jiankou. There are loose and damaged surfaces and lots of plant growth on the Wall. It's not a good choice for someone without this type of hiking experience. There are some photos of these places in our Jiankou (Zhengbeilou) and Mutianyu (Niujiaobian) forums to give you an idea of what it's like.

You will exit the Wall at Zhengbeilou and head down to Xizhazi 2 dui and from there to your hostel, which I guess is in Xizhazi 5, like the Zhao hostel. There are no signs and the path is not too obvious. But once you go through the bottom of Zhengbeilou, on the right side there is a pile of bricks next to the wall right where the wall meets the tower. You can climb down these and then take the path down the mountain. The path is shown on our Beijing area Great Wall map. Ideally you could load these onto a GPS receiver to follow the path.

[chirogentleman]

Bryan, thank you so much for the reply. this info is helpful. unfortunately, I don't have a GPS, only an interpreter to travel with me so i'm wondering the best "map" i can either buy or print out that would just show the area i am hiking so we don't get lost. Suggestions?

[Sleepyhamster]

Well, I know Mr.Zhao will give you a map of Jiankou when you lodge in his Zhao hostel. He is warm hearted and helpful.

[chirogentleman]

Thank you but my problem is i will be starting at Mutianyu and hiking to Jiankou. i searching for any way to get map i can take with me or buy there to actually know when i reach jiankou and when to get off wall and hike to Mr Zhao's. thanks for your help, Jeff