Jinshanling hiking

[Kim]

How long is the Jinshanling section and how many hours is needed to complete the trek?
It looks like a very cool place so I want to visit it this year. Does any one know about the quality of accommodation in this area?

I plan to walk to Simatai and then take a taxi or bus back to my car.

[Bryan]

Originally Posted by Kim

How long is the Jinshanling section and how many hours is needed to complete the trek?
It looks like a very cool place so I want to visit it this year. Does any one know about the quality of accommodation in this area?

I plan to walk to Simatai and then take a taxi or bus back to my car.

You can walk from Jinshanling to Simatai in about four hours. I would also plan to spend a couple of hours at each end too if possible.

Both Jinshanling and Simatai have hotels and restaurants.

The Jinshan Binguan has various room qualities and prices, but the best rooms are inexpensive.

This is the unit where I stayed on my second visit there:


Simatai has two hotels and a hostel. Both times I stayed at Simatai, I stayed at the hotel closest to the Wall. Again, it's inexpensive.

Here I am in the courtyard of the Simatai hotel:


The Jinshanling parking lot is on the north side of the Wall; the Simatai parking lot is on the south side. To drive from one to the other, one must go through Gubeikou. It takes about 30 minutes.

You will undoubtedly find this a very interesting area to visit.

[Bryan]

Hotel telephone numbers:

Simatai: 6903 5159
Jinshanling: 8402 5159
Gubeikou: 8105 2118

[Kim]

Thanks for the info Bryan. We will probably go to the Jinshanling hotel and go from there.

Just had a discussion with my Chinese colleague about visiting some factories in the Ningxia/Gansu border area - very close to the Great Wall