Great Wall Hiking
Beijing & Hebei · Walk the watchtowers, follow the ridgeline, and choose a Great Wall day that fits your legs as well as your imagination.
Mutianyu: a flexible introduction / Jinshanling: a walking-led day
Our adventures
Walk deeper into China.
Ten walking journeys through ancient paths, terrace villages, forest mountains and open ridges. Choose a place, then choose a pace.
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Where will the path take you?
These guides focus on day walks and cultural journeys. Effort varies: a mountain staircase can be harder than a longer village walk. For sustained high-mountain routes, explore our trekking collection.
Longji Rice Terraces Hiking
Guangxi · Longsheng · Terrace paths, hillside villages and a night above the fields: make room for Longji beyond the viewing platform.
Ping’an viewpoint circuit / Jinkeng and Dazhai
Yangshuo Countryside Walks
Guangxi · Guilin · Find the lanes between the limestone peaks, with riverside pauses and village meals built into the walking day.
Yulong River countryside / Village lanes and rural stops
Ancient Shu Road Hiking
Sichuan · Guangyuan & Jiange · Follow old stone paths beneath cypresses, then read the landscape through its passes, villages and journeys.
Cuiyun Corridor walking / Jianmen Pass landscape
Huangshan & Huizhou Walks
Anhui · Granite peaks and pine-framed ridges above; village lanes and courtyards below. Give both landscapes their own time.
Cable-car-assisted mountain day / One night on the mountain
Wugong Mountain Hiking
Jiangxi · Pingxiang · Open grassland ridges and a big mountain sky, with a clear choice between a scenic summit visit and a demanding walking day.
Cable-car-assisted Golden Summit / Walking-led ascent
Yuanyang Terrace & Village Walks
Yunnan · Honghe · Walk into a working terrace landscape, where water, forest and village life are as important as the wide view.
Duoyishu-area village walk / Bada-area landscape day
Zhangjiajie Scenic Hiking
Hunan · Wulingyuan · Walk beneath the sandstone pillars, then climb into a different perspective above the forest.
Golden Whip Stream valley / Yuanjiajie and upper viewpoints
Dali Cangshan & Village Walks
Yunnan · Dali · Walk above Erhai on the mountain, then return to the lanes, courtyards and slower rhythm of the Dali basin.
Jade Belt Road section / A higher mountain visit
Qingcheng Mountain Walks
Sichuan · Chengdu & Dujiangyan · Forest steps, temple pauses and a green mountain day within reach of Chengdu.
Front mountain temple walk / Rear mountain nature walk
Photographs sourced from Wikimedia Commons. Photographer, source and licence are credited in each destination guide.
Your pace. Your places.
Combine walking with village stays, local food and practical transport. Share your dates and walking preferences to begin a custom itinerary.
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