Sunday, October 18, 2009

TRAVEL | Hiking from Jinshanling to Simatai

If you are looking for breathtaking views in relative isolation combined with some exercise on the Great Wall, then the hike between Jinshanling(金山嶺) and Simatai(司馬台) is perfect for you, giving you a truly "authentic" wall experience. This section of the wall is further away from Beijing than other more popular parts such as Badaling(八達嶺) and Juyongguan(居庸關) , making it considerably less crowded with tourists.

Located about 125 km northeast of Beijing, the JinShanling section of the Great Wall wonders through fantastic natural scenery and connects to the Simatai Great Wall to the east.

The hike from the east Jinshanling Great Wall to the west Simatai Great Wall takes about 4 hours with a total length of 12 km. The route will span over 30 towers (15 towers in East Jinshanling and 15 on west Simatai). It's a perfect day trip outside of Beijing with some of the best scenery of the Great Wall.

Jinshanling Section

Jinshanling Section

Jinshanling Section

Some of the terrain we will need to be covering
Posted by Ricky Bok at 6:46 PM
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3 comments:

  1. squidringOctober 18, 2009 at 11:30 PM

    Let's do it. So does this mean 8 hours for a return trip? or can we can off at the end?

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  2. Ricky BokOctober 19, 2009 at 9:15 AM

    It's a one way trip, so no back tracking. The two ends are both common tourist drop off points, so plenty of buses at either end!

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  3. squidringOctober 19, 2009 at 9:17 PM

    sound great, but the question is... are you fit enough for it?

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