Great Wall Hiking for Four Days

The hike will start at Gubeikou, a relatively unvisited part of the Great Wall that is in its natural and unrestored state. After a few hours of hiking, we'll pass over into Jinshanling, which will feature some of the most stunning scenery you will see in China. 

We'll continue the hike at Panlongshan, a strategic point on the Great Wall that is a bit of a challenge due to its steepness and condition. 

You'll get transferred to the Jiankou Great Wall, which features dramatic peaks and ruins. You'll soon hike over into Mutianyu, one of the most famous and popular sections of Great Wall, but one who has escaped the tackiness of other popular Great Wall spots. 

We'll hike at Huanghuacheng featuring classically restored brickwork and the way that it glides and bends across the mountainside and the broken Great Wall running underwater.

For those who want to get away from Beijing and do some real exploring, this tour is a fantastic way to learn about the Great Wall. 

Starting at the Great Wall’s eastern-most point on the East China Sea, we’ll gradually make our way westward while hiking on the Great Wall. Initially beginning at Old Dragon’s Head, we’ll explore many section of the Great Wall that are in their natural and unrestored state, you’ll get a degree of peace and solitude that you won’t find on the Great Wall’s busier sections. 

We’ll conclude our Great Wall odyssey with a visit to the Baiyangyu Great Wall, a little-known area that is notable in that 1.5km of the wall here is pure marble, something you will not see anywhere else. 

As this hike does require lots of physical activity, we ask that you make sure you’re in the right physical condition before undergoing this program

We start with a visit to Gubeikou, a strategically significant portion of the Great Wall that even saw fighting in the 20th century against the Japanese. * We will advance into Jinshanling, which is one the most photographed parts of the Great Wall, and which features watchtowers as far as the eye can see. For the second day, we’ll start from the western end of Simatai, an unrestored section known for its challenging path.

We’ll enter Jinshanling from the opposite end that we came yesterday, and for the night, we’ll camp out in a Great Wall watchtower, which is sure to be one of your most cherished memories during your time in China. 

On the third day, we’ll make our way to Jiankou, a ruggedly beautiful portion of the wall that features stunningly dramatic ruins and steep climbing. Set above in the mountains, the scenery is sure to take your breath away. 

On the fourth day we’ll cross over into Mutianyu, a tastefully restored section which features an incredibly fun toboggan ride on the way down!

This action-packed program gets started at Gubeikou, a portion of the wall long valued for its defensive importance. We’ll trek into Jinshanling, which features rolling hills and watchtowers that dot the horizon. 

We’ll cross into Jinshanling from the way opposite we came yesterday, and we’ll spend the night camped out in a watchtower, a unique experience to be sure! The scene then shifts to Wohushan and Crouching Tiger Mountain, a route long overlooked by foreign visitors. Watchtowers dot the path here, and the rolling land makes for a pleasant walk. 

We’ll conclude the Great Wall adventure by hiking the Jiankou-Mutianyu trail, which features stunningly beautiful ruins alongside the restored wall that has been photographed in many different publications.

 This brand new program takes you to the best hiking routes the Great Wall has, including popular standbys like Jiankou-Mutianyu, and Jinshanling-Simatai. 

However, what this tour offers that others don't is an opportunity to sleepover on the Great Wall itself! Also, you'll get to discover Taipaingzhai, an unrestored and beautiful example of Great Wall architecture that is relatively unknown to both domestic and foreign tourists alike. 

Like all of our tours, you'll get your English-speaking guide and driver, which will allow you to travel worry-free and enjoy all that the Great Wall has to offer.

This tour is an enriched expedition from the former 4A trek with many more challenges of added length and strength of pure walking on the Great Wall for 80 km within just four days.   

You can call it a Great Wall trekking marathon for sure.  

Notably, it tackles the two days of trek to the eastern Great Wall for over 1,000 years ago that usually are the Wall's parts included in our 5-day or longer walks. 

With such an opportunity to reach out to the older Wall, you gained a vast amount of knowledge of the Great Wall's historical meaning of them yesterday. 

You'll also camp three consecutive nights on the Great Wall like ancient warriors.

We designed this new program to offer our guests a full-range day by day hiking and one or two nights of camping by using our professional local Chinese-speaking teams and guides at the Great Wall rather than using more expensive English-speaking guides. By that, this 4-day trek is generally $100 or cheaper than other 4-day programs. Find out more by clicking the button below.