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Old 10-15-2008, 03:30 PM
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Default How to reach the Zhengbeilou tower at the Jiankou Great Wall

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To get to Zhengbeilou coming from Xizhazi (Xizhazi 5 dui), turn right here. It’s a left turn coming from Qianzhazi (Xizhazi 1 dui). The intersection is at 40°28'12.5"N 116°31'43.5"E.

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Head down this road until it ends, and you will find the trail by walking in the general direction of the tower, which you can clearly see here. The trail is easy to follow. There are two forks and both times you take the right branch.

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If approaching from the south side, go to the Shun Tong hong zun yu yang zhi zhong xin (Shun Tong trout farm center).

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Go to the right of this sign and through the parking lot and turn right to get to Zhengbeilou (or left to take the lower path to Jiankou).

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Follow this sign to Zhengbeilou. Note that the path is steep and requires some rock climbing. The approach from the north (Xizhazi) is much easier.
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Old 10-15-2008, 03:50 PM
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GPS Path to Zhengbeilou

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This Google Earth screen shot shows the path from Xizhazi to the Sharp North Tower (Zhengbeilou).
The blue line is the GPS track and the red line is the Great Wall.
Note that the Google Earth image is placed slightly too far to the north and so doesn't exactly align with my GPS track.
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How far can you go by car before you need to walk?
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How far can you go by car before you need to walk?
To about 40°27'57.71"N 116°31'51.56"E.
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Seems that has to go on the list of places to go
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Thumbs up Jian Kou Chang Cheng

Jiankou is definitely worth visiting! I will be posting photos and info about Jiuyanlou and the Zhao guest house in Xizhazi village in the near future as well.
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