Get from Jiankou to Mutianyu | Jiankou to Mutianyu Hike 2024

Mutianyu Great Wall is located in Bohai Town, Huairou District, about 75km to Tiananmen Square (about 2h by car), while Jiankou Great Wall is situated in the northeast of the suburb of Beijing, connecting Mutianyu Great Wall in the west. It is about 77km to Tiananmen Square (about 2h by car).

Since they are only 10km away from each other, some travellers will choose to hike from Jiankou Great Wall to Mutianyu Great Wall.

Mutianyu Great Wall is one of the representative great wall sections in Beijing. It's tourist friendly with cable car/ toboggan options available and the scenery there is spectacular and beautiful, while Jiankou is a section of wild, primitive unrestored walls which are partially ruined by the coming visitor. Even the two sections are next to each other within only 10 km (6 miles), it's not recommended to hike independently from Jiankou to Mutianyu.

To protect the great wall, Jiankou Great Wall will have a temporary shut-down sporadically for environmental conservation. Sometimes, it is unpredictable and lasts for months. Also, the hike from Mutianyu to Jiankou is challenging and strenuous along the precipitous mountains and steep slopes, especially in Jiankou section. While most of the Jiankou hikers are there for the first time, it is not recommended to have a solo travel without anyone guiding you, for the facilities along Jiankou are underdeveloped and the signal there is not always stable. Once the emergency happened, it's hard for the first aid team to reach you.

However, to connect the both of the Great Walls, China Discovery offers professional travel guidance which ensures your security and helps you get rid of all the worries. We will start from Xizhaizi village (西栅子) from Jiankou and then reach Zhengbeilou Tower (正北楼 the highest tower on Jiankou Great Wall) in about one hour's hiking. Later, after passing multiple ancient watchtowers and trekking ups and downs along the mountain ridges, you will get to Mutianyu Great Wall to the east of Jiankou in about 3 hours. >>Contact Us Now

Besides hiking from Jiankou to Mutianyu, you can always travel the two Great Wall respectively and get to Mutianyu from Jiankou by bus or private car (about an hour by car and 2 hours by bus). It's also a backup option in case of the bad weather and wrong timing for hiking.

Besides Jiankou Great Wall and Mutianyu Great Wall, there are many other great walls offering you the same marvellous views, including Jinshanling Great Wall, Badaling Great Wall and Simatai Great Wall. Trekking on steep mountain ridge of Jiankou Great Wall, exploring the wild and ancient Jingshanling Great Wall and the neighboring Simatai Great Wall,  admiring the famous and renovated Badaling Great Wall, you can encounter different sparking sides of each section and commemorate the man-made wonder of the ancient Chinese people. China Discovery offers you tailor-made tour service, and you can fully experience all the famous great walls in 2 days. If you have more time, it's also recommended to explore other attractions in Beijing, such as the Forbidden City, Summer Palace, the Temple of Heaven, and More!

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