Jinshanling Great Wall: Unguided Self-Hiking Adventure

Escape the crowds and explore the wild and isolated Jinshanling Great Wall on this all-inclusive 1-day hiking tour. Enjoy the natural scenery and hike 6km from the middle gate to the east gate. Choose from three convenient pick-up options.

Duration: 9 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Jinshanling Great Wall - 07:30-08:30 Pick-up from your centrally located hotel in Beijing (within 2km of the Nan Luo Gu Xiang metro station) or the designated meeting point. Then, travel directly to the Jinshanling Great Wall, located 136km from central Beijing.
    10:15-10:30 Arrive at Jinshanling Great Wall. Begin your hike, covering approximately…
What's Included
  • Round trip transfer in air-con car
  • Pick-up & drop-off from centrally located hotel or meeting point
  • Entrance ticket and shuttle bus ticket of Jinshanling Great Wall
What's Not Included
  • hiking tour guide service
  • breakfast & lunch
  • Cable car ticket
Additional Information

Without paying too much, you’re able to experience the wild and Great Wall at Jingshanling. Far from the tourists and crowds. Moderate hiking 6km from middle gate of Jinshanling to east gate (from 1 April to 31 October).
Unguided self-hiking will enable you to have all the time by yourself. Not obliged to catch up with a big tour group or being forced to…

Location
Subway Zhangzizhong Road A Kou Station Bicycle Zulindian
Zhang Zi Zhong Lu
ATTENTIN: THE MEETING POINT IS by the road out of EXIT C of subway station Zhang Zi Zhong Lu of Line 5 (dark purple), NOT EXIT A.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Jessicawb5765hc
Jan 3, 2025
Excellent day and wonderful section of the Great Wall - Excellent day and wonderful section of the Great Wall (very quiet and able to connect to nature). You can see the wall stretch for miles, it is a beautiful site. Would highly recommend for those who enjoy nature, quieter wall section, and hiking (it is steep on some sections).
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A7139ppjessicam
Dec 5, 2024
awesome! - views were so good! so much better than badaling wall. jackie was great and looked after us well. they picked us up right from our hotel. we had a great time!
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Cindy_g
Oct 27, 2024
Wonderful day trip far from crowds! - This is the perfect day trip if you are looking at hiking a section of the wall far from the massive crowds of tourists. It’s 2 hour drive from the city (with no traffic) but very worth it. Pick up was smooth and Jacky was the best and the minivan comfortable. I really loved the unguided aspect of it so you can really go at your own rhythm. Just one piece of advice if it’s your first time hiking the wall: you really need to be fit as there are a LOT of VERY steep climbing and stairs as you walk 22 stations. On the way down there are also a lot of stairs. I à an experienced and regular hiker and my legs took quite a stroll on that day lol The sceneries are just magnificent. One of my best hiking day ever.
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Angela_c
Oct 3, 2024
Recommend - Glad we paid to go further afield to Jinshangling as it wasn't busy. Enjoyed going along the wall at own pace rather than feeling rushed due to the crowds. Breathtaking scenery, and a must if visiting Beijing. Jackie our driver, and English speaking was informative and took great care of the group we were in as we all had different abilities. The minibus was clean and comfortable, I even managed 40 winks along the way. We contemplated paying to hire a taxi for the day but for us this was the better option. Only disappointment was the cable car wasn't operating that day.
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Annick_v
Sep 17, 2024
Great experience - This is a really great part of the wall. Not many people, not even on a public holiday. Some stairs are very very steep so it is a workout! There’s no info or tour included, only the transport basically. Traffic gets crazy so do not make any early reservations for the evening.
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Elena_t
Jul 19, 2024
Totalmente recomendable - It was a great experience with Jackie and Mr.Soon as driver. We were 5 people, they did a bigger group with another different-sizes groups, in total we were 10 kindly person. The trip was almost 3 hours, but the great wall was almost only for us. We had the best photos we could have taken, and they were very nice and puntual! Thank you, guys!!!
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Mihail_g
Jul 6, 2024
Amazing Tour, really loved it! - It was an amazing tour! That side of the Great Wall was really beautiful and there are very few people which makes it much more enjoyable and walkable! Be prepares to walk and climb quite a lot, bit in the end the landscapes are just breath-taking!
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Merisa_v
May 11, 2024
Long, but ideal Great Wall Tour - Great tour, they handle all of the logistics. You are required to take your own lunch, which was a slight challenge but we found a takeaway wrap at a grocery store. The trek from one section through to the next was incredible, and you have it basically alone. So worth the 3 hour drive.
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Patriciahertel
Apr 23, 2023
Unbelievable experience at the Great Wall after Covid-19 in China - This was really a fantastic experience! I couldn't believe I could hike the Great Wall again soon after China is open. This time I took this private tour with my friend at Downtown Travel. Our guide Zak is perfect! He is very knowledgeable and patient, always ready to answer my question... And the tour was very well organized. We were rather flexible as there were only me and my friend in this private tour. Jinshanling is by far the most appealing section of the Great Wall I've ever been (I took this tour years ago). I think will come back again to hike other sections of the Great Wall. For sure I will do again with Downtown Travel and Zak. I felt very happy!!!
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Luca9b
Dec 31, 2024
Unprofessional - I was cancelled the reservation, made well in advance, the day before the excursion due to lack of other participants
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