Great Wall One-day Hike on Crouching Tigers (Wohushan Mountain
Hike)
TOUR
1AT:
Great Wall hiking to precipitous Wohushan Pass followed by gourmet lunch
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all 1-day hiking routes.
When you come to the end of your
rope, tie a knot and hang on. -- Franklin D. Roosevelt
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Wall Adventure Club!
Highlights
1. Hike one of the highest sections of
the Great Wall that guards Beijing.
2. A great opportunity to meet local
people who have been living in the village since Ming Dynasty.
3. Completely unrestored wall and watchtowers of unqiue shapes
4. Pick-up and drop-off from your Beijing
hotel is included!
5.
 Lunch
after the hike is provided with with country-style Chinese stir fry
and rice (also vegan-friendly).
Please be advised that it is
recommended that you are in good physical condition to complete this
trek. Here is how one of our hikers described it:
While other companies bus you from section to section, Great Wall
Adventure Club lets you personally experience the majesty of the
Great Wall by allowing you to physically pass from one section to
the next. In contrast to driving across, this lets you see the
differences between the restored, maintained, section on one side
and the radically different "wild wall" on the other.
Departure
Our Great Wall hiking is a
private service. What this means is that you can hike on the Great
Wall at any time at your convenience. If you
would much rather be part of a group for
the experience for economic and social reasons,
we'll check to see if there are more signups for the same date as
your own. We'll keep you updated whenever there are more. If you
would like to keep your tour a private one, please let us know and
we'll assign you a guide and driver.
Detailed Hiking Itinerary:
(8 kms/5 miles
on the mountain, 3 hours
of hiking)
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Your guide will meet you at
our hotel at 8:00 am, and by private car or minivan
we will head to the Great Wall at Gubeikou Pass where
Wohushan (Mountain of Crouching Tigers) are located on
the left side.
Wohushan is located just opposite
to Panlongshan where our TOUR 1AA (hiking in Gubeikou)
runs. Down the ground, there village called River West
populated with about five hundred households. That's the
starting point for today's adventure.
The name of Wohu in Chinese means "crouching tigers" from the
shape of the mountain of a pair of tigers with one
pushing up and one pushing down, as two giant intrepid
guards of the capital city of Beijing. The Great Wall at Wohushan is also known for the parts of the Great Wall
built in various dynasties from over a thousand years
ago to five hundred.
Most parts of the Wall is so deteriorated that it would
be impossible to walk upon it. The peak reaches as high
as 665.22 meters. At that altitude, ancient warriors can
command a fairly wide views of both in and outside the
Great Wall, obtaining what the information of potential
enemy threat that only modern telescopes can reach or
satellite. The walking distance on Wohushan of Great
Wall is roughly 4.8 km (3 mi) long to the west side of
Panlongshan. The sister towers at Woshushan are the
unique towers found on the entire Great Wall of China.
The Wall here is also famous for round towers, one-sided
towers, flat towers, knife-shaped towers and
construction of other creative structures.
We’ll work out of the River West Village, going through
the goat path uphill for about 40 minutes until we reach
the peak of the mountain where the Great Wall zigzags to
the east and west. The ancient status and magnificent
views of the Great Wall remain perfectly despite of age
change for hundreds of years from Ming Dynasty.
Untouched, nor restored, the Great Wall established on
the top of the mountain creates a natural screen toward
the northern outer area of this area where ancient
enemies from Mongolians to Japanese launched the
attacks. Visiting more than ten watchtowers of various
shapes and condition, today's hikers will be amazed by
the wisdom of the ancient defenders. The complete
trekking takes another two hours to reach the peak, the
"tigers." It'll take another hour and half to return to
the village. We'll have a gourmet lunch of Chinese
northern style in a restaurant on the eastern bank of
the river, or a farmer's family restaurant in the
village before we return to your hotel or residence in
Beijing
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Note:
Stuff you should bring with you:
* Tough hiking boots, sunscreen and sunglasses
* Backpack, and snacks or energy/protein supplements you want to
have before lunch*
* Extra cash for driver/guide tips
* Don’t forget your camera!
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