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We are trying to raise £4000 between us by trekking 65 towers of the Great Wall of China in May next year (see itinerary below) for a charity called "Climb Your Mountain" (CYM). CYM is about supporting individuals with mental health problems to climb their own personal mountain.  

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Gubeikou, Jinshanling, Simatai Great Wall and Beijing

 

Day 1 Transfer to the Great Wall at Gubeikou, half-day walk, camp (3-4 hrs trekking)

 

Board coach out of Beijing for 3 hour transfer to the Great Wall at Gubeikou.  We take a local trail to ascend to a spectacular section of the Great Wall on a high ridge which gives us great views towards the next few days of travel. Camp at Gubeikou.

 

 

 

Day 2 Trek and explore 1200-year-old Great Wall above Gubeikou (about 10kms steep terrain; 8-9 hrs trekking)

 

From our campsite we climb to explore a spectacular section of wall above the Gubeikou valley. This is a little-visited section and offers rare views of a wild landscape. We climb to the junction of the Ming Dynasty wall and descend to a saddle where we pick up a local trail to return to camp.

 

 

 

Day 3 Trek from Gubeikou to Jinshanling (7-8 hours trekking)

 

From Gubeikou we walk through Gubeikou township to gain the old wall and make a slow ascent to gain undulating terrain. We walk in delightful rural country through to our host’s locality in Hebei Province where we camp

 

 

 

Day 4 Walk from Jinshanling on the Great Wall towards Simatai (7-8 hours trekking)

 

Breaking camp in Hebei Province we climb on to the Great wall and begin a morning’s walk towards Simatai, passing through Jinshanling, a restored section. This section of the wall was built in the 15^th century. We descend on a trail into Miyun county of Beijing to a campsite at the village of Daweihao.

 

Day 5 Transfer to Simatai, half-day walk below summit of Mt Simatai (4-5 hours trekking).

 

We head off around 8am for a half-day climb below the summit of Mt Simatai, in a circuit that takes in two villages. There are stunning vistas of the hinterland. Return to Beijing.