The beauty of the wilderness, the thousand-year-old beacon fire of the East Taihang Pass 3-day hike

Day 1 Beijing → Neiqiu

·night

19:00-19:30|Exit A of Gongzhufen Subway Station and walk 200 meters north. Meet and sign in at the entrance of Xinxing Hotel and get on the bus.

19:30丨Depart on time. During the journey, the tour leader introduced the itinerary and precautions, led everyone to interact, and sang and laughed all the way to the destination;

Estimated arrival time: 23:30, check in and rest at the hotel in Neiqiu County.

Driving distance: 370 kilometers, about 4 hours

Day 2 Tianqiu → Heduling → Malingguan

All day

08:30 After breakfast at the hotel, we will depart for Neiqiu [Heduling Great Wall]. Located on the Taihang Mountain ridge at the junction of Shanxi and Hebei, it is named after the saying "the mountain is so steep that only cranes can cross it". It is a pass with poetic and military wisdom in the Ming Dynasty Great Wall of Xingtai, and is known as "a specimen of the dangerous and beautiful Great Wall".

10:30 丨 Arrived at the starting point of the hike, the team leader helped everyone warm up and get ready to start today's itinerary.

Along the way, head to Little Wave Valley for photos and a check-in. As you journey along the Taihang Mountains, every step feels like treading on billion-year-old rock formations, and every glance captures the breath of the mountains and rivers. As the mountain breeze brushes past your ears, you'll savor the tranquility.

12:00 丨 Choose a place for lunch;

Arrival at [Hike End - Malingguan Great Wall] at 5:30 PM. One of the five great passes in the Taihang Mountains, Malingguan boasts a history of over 2,200 years. It's not only a crucial node in the Ming Dynasty Great Wall's defense system, but also an epic story of war and civilization etched into the rock.

After arriving at the destination, the team leader took everyone to stretch and then boarded the bus to check in at the hotel.

Driving distance: about 70 kilometers, about 2 hours

Hiking: 14.5 km, 950 m of ascent, all on dirt and gravel roads.

3rd Tianmaling Pass → Zhiguoling → Nantianchi → Beijing

All day

07:30 After breakfast, we will gather and depart for the Zhiguoling Great Wall. The Zhiguoling Great Wall is named after three peaks shaped like supporting pots. It is a section of the Xingtai Ming Great Wall that combines landforms and military operations in an exquisite way.

Climbing to the top of the zigzag Great Wall along Zhiguoling, three "Stone Pot Peaks" (1,318 meters above sea level) stand before your eyes. The wavy texture of the rock strata glows golden in the sun, and the drone aerial photography looks like a "Taihang fingerprint."

11:30 丨 Have lunch at a place along the way and continue the journey after lunch.

Estimated arrival time: 14:00 丨 Arrive at [Hiking End - Nantian Lake], where the tour leader will help everyone stretch before returning to Beijing.

Estimated time: 20:00 | Arrive at Beijing Gongzhufen, wave goodbye, kiss goodbye with tears, and look forward to meeting you next time~

Driving distance: about 180 kilometers, about 4 hours

Hiking: 14 km, about 6 hours

Heduling: Located northwest of Xiaolingdi Village, Houjiazhuang Township, Neiqiu County, Xingtai City, on the ridge of Taihang Mountains at the junction of Shanxi and Hebei, it is named because "the mountain peaks are steep and only cranes can cross them". It is a pass with poetic and military wisdom in the Ming Great Wall of Xingtai, and is known as "a dangerous and beautiful specimen of the Great Wall."

Malingguan Great Wall: Located in Songjiazhuang Town, Xindu District, Xingtai City, Hebei Province, between Baihu Mountain (Bulaoqing Mountain), the main peak of the Taihang Mountains, and Niuqun'an, it is one of the five great passes of the Taihang Mountains and boasts a history of over 2,200 years. It is not only a crucial node in the Ming Dynasty Great Wall defense system, but also an epic story of war and civilization etched into the rocky terrain.

Zhiguoling Great Wall: Located in the southwest of Yingfangtai Village, Jiangshui Town, Xindu District, Xingtai City, it is named after three peaks shaped like supporting pots. It is a section of the Xingtai Ming Great Wall that exquisitely combines topography and military, and is also a "wild Great Wall secret realm" for hiking enthusiasts.