Hike! Bijiashan to Badaling

[andarchen]

Due to lot of panoramio photos on google earth can be seen on section from television station untill west of Badaling .so I stop posting here ,if anything you want to know on this entire section, welcome you ask .

[Bryan]

Originally Posted by andarchen

Due to lot of panoramio photos on google earth can be seen on section from television station untill west of Badaling .so I stop posting here ,if anything you want to know on this entire section, welcome you ask .

I would like to see some photos and information from the Shixiaguan area (40°18'35"N 115°56'33"E) if possible.

Thanks in advance!

[andarchen]

Originally Posted by Bryan

I would like to see some photos and information from the Shixiaguan area (40°18'35"N 115°56'33"E) if possible.

Thanks in advance!

On the right of Shixiakouguan (石峡口关),there was a water gate named Huajiayiaokou(花家窑口),view to west at 40.316906°n 115.951515°e to see ruined water gate below , a inner tower standing left side of Great Wall

close look water gate


view to southwest at 40.315804°n 115.948685°e to see whole western cliff of Shixiakouguan ,and the tower on the top of cliff is called Kouzilou(口子楼) by local residents .


view to east at 40.311230°n 115.938947°e, the Kouzilou(口子楼) is foreground .

[FreddyMusic]

Question: How to locate a photo on an exactly GPS points ?

Okey, If we are familiar with some Great Wall sections or even be there, we are able to decide what is what.

However, If we don't have that experience.
The photos of Great Wall and mountain can be variable different,
E.g. from different photograhics shooting angle.
One location can seems big different from two different angle.

Then how to decide a photo on an exactly GPS points ?
Feature ? the tower looks all same and it can change ?

[andarchen]

Originally Posted by FreddyMusic

Question: How to locate a photo on an exactly GPS points ?

Okey, If we are familiar with some Great Wall sections or even be there, we are able to decide what is what.

However, If we don't have that experience.
The photos of Great Wall and mountain can be variable different,
E.g. from different photograhics shooting angle.
One location can seems big different from two different angle.

Then how to decide a photo on an exactly GPS points ?
Feature ? the tower looks all same and it can change ?

I am pleased to write how i did .

1.Know well about this entire sections from Bijiashan to Badaling .
2.Search related photos section by section from Chinese Great Wall forum , and know where those photos from that forum too .
3.Fly to the place around where photo was captured on google earth .
4.Compare photo and image of google earth by means of terrain, shape of Great Wall , foreground or background on photo .
5.The exactly GPS points comes up once you are sure where exactly points photos was captured on google earth .

[Bryan]

Originally Posted by andarchen

I am pleased to write how i did .

1.Know well about this entire sections from Bijiashan to Badaling .
2.Search related photos section by section from Chinese Great Wall forum , and know where those photos from that forum too .
3.Fly to the place around where photo was captured on google earth .
4.Compare photo and image of google earth by means of terrain, shape of Great Wall , foreground or background on photo .
5.The exactly GPS points comes up once you are sure where exactly points photos was captured on google earth .

That's a tremendous amount of work for you and I appreciate it very much. The photos and information are really helpful. Thank you!

I must say, Shixiaguan looks like some of the most dangerous and difficult terrain between Bijiashan and Badaling.

[FreddyMusic]

Thanks andarchen. It's very good job and careful skill.

I do wish technology can push and make the life easy.

Or maybe one day google release a real 3D model earth.

[Bryan]

The paths I have made in Google Earth show it's about 55 kilometers or 34 miles from Bijiashan to Badaling. I estimate the trek could be done in about four days.

My only concern is that there may be places that are too difficult to pass which could require backtracking and detours. If the detours go pretty far away from the Great Wall, like the one from Jiankou to Zhengbeilou, it may be difficult to find the way back to the Great Wall since there isn't as much foot traffic here as there is at Jiankou. I haven't been able to find anyone who has made this complete trek. I even contacted our members who have lots of experience in the Beijing area and they were not able to help me.

Here's an interesting page about the Great Wall in this area that has some excellent rephotography.

日军突破居庸关长城

More interesting info and photos by clicking "previous" and "next" from there...

[boilface]

Bryan, did you ever do this hike, or at least find out more about it?

[Bryan]

Originally Posted by boilface

Bryan, did you ever do this hike, or at least find out more about it?

I'm planning to do a round-trip hike starting at the Badaling area this September. The far southwest point of this hike is Bijiashan / Shuitoucun. I already have a hiking partner for this route.