Route map
Route illustration. Your guide will confirm the final trail, access and travel times before departure.
Detailed itinerary
Day 1: The Gubeikou–Jinshanling walk
Leave Beijing in the morning, with the planned itinerary using approximately 8:00 AM in winter and 9:30 AM in summer. Drive for around 2.5 hours to Gubeikou, where the hiking route begins.
Allow roughly 4.5 hours for the planned 7 km walk toward Jinshanling. Uneven surfaces and connecting paths make the pace slower than on an ordinary paved trail. Your guide introduces the strategic pass and points out changes in the towers and masonry along the way.
Jinshanling provides a different perspective, with substantial watchtowers and stretches of repaired walkway above the mountains. An alternative Jinshanling–West Simatai walk may be used when agreed for the departure.
Have dinner locally and spend the night at the confirmed Gubeikou camp. The team prepares the supplied equipment before you settle in.
Day 1 meals: lunch and dinner. A guesthouse alternative can be requested if you prefer an indoor night.
Day 2: Explore restored Mutianyu
After breakfast, transfer to Mutianyu. Spend approximately three hours exploring a section of its restored fortifications, with the walking distance adapted to your pace and the chosen entry and exit points.
Broad views, forested slopes and closely spaced towers give the second day a different character. You can concentrate on a manageable stretch or add more stair climbing if your group is comfortable.
Finish with the agreed descent, lunch and the return drive to Beijing. A cable-car or toboggan option may be available, subject to operating conditions and the tickets in your package.
Day 2 meals: breakfast and lunch.
Planning your visit
We plan the Mutianyu distance around your group rather than assuming every guest follows the same loop. Camping permissions, equipment and optional lift tickets are confirmed in the proposal.
