Youzhou Village near Beijing

GW08Beijing - Guanting Reservoir - Jiuzhuangwo Village - Youzhou Village - Yanhecheng Village - Beijing

You may take a train from Beijing to Guanting. There are two trains available, 4415 1506/1745, and the other 4442 1714/1915. The ticket charge is CNY8.00 for the hard seat and the soft seat ticket charge is CNY15.00. Upon arrival in Guanting, you can go to visit the Guanting Reservoir, where the scenery is very beautiful, and Guanting Reservoir is one of the water providing system of Beijing. Considering the time, we are afraid you will have no time to continue your hiking tour onwards. You may stay overnight at a local family and be prepared for your next day's hiking tour.

On the second day's morning, walk along the Yongding River and hike through the Guanting Grand Canyon to see the Ancient Jiuzhuangwo Village. From Guanting Reservoir to Youzhou, the distance is about 20 kilometers. And when you see the first pontlevis, which means you have already finished half journey. You may also pass the Yongdinghe River Canyon, where you may find the trace of the Great Wall in the height and also you may take river drifting to have fun and save some of your energy.

After that, you may start from Jiuzhuangwo to Youzhou Village and you might hike for 7-9 kilometers. The natural scenery of Youzhou is extraordinarily wonderful. Green mountains and limpid water will give you a very deep impression. Then, go to Yanhecheng Village along a dirt lane, which is 13 kilometers from Youzhou. Yanhecheng is an ancient village. In the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), it's an important military fortress for stationing troops. After that, you may take a train back to Beijing at Yanhecheng Railway Station.

Juyongguan Great Wall

GW09Beijing - Badaling - Juyongguan - Ming Tombs - Beijing

 
Beijing - Badaling
You're suggested to take the Bus No.919 (快) at Deshengmen Gate to go to Badaling. The bus ticket costs CNY12 per person. Bus No.919 runs on express way. If there is no traffic jam on the way, the runtime of the bus will be around 50 minutes.
 
How to get to Deshengmen Gate:
 
In Beijing, there are many buses to go to Deshengmen Gate, including Buses No.27, 206, 210, 305, 315, 380, 44, 409, 5, 55, 625, 635, 800, 909, 919 and 925.

Badaling - Juyongguan
Juyongguan Pass is located to the north of Badaling, around 20 kilometers from Badaling.

Tips: If you are going to Juyongguan from Beijing directly, you can take the Bus No.919 (快) at Deshengmen Gate. Then, get off at Juyongguan station. And also you can take 919 interzonal bus at Deshengmen Gate and change Chang interzonal bus No. 20 at Nankou East Street, its terminal station is just the parking lot of Juyongguan Great Wall. When you come back, you can firstly take the Chang interzonal bus No. 20 and change bus No. 345(快) at Shahe station back to Beijing Deshengmen Date area.

Juyongguan Great Wall

Juyongguan - Ming Tombs
There are no regular Beijing city buses to go to Juyongguan. Thus, to get to Juyongguan from Beijing by bus, you ought to transfer to another bus at Nankou. Similarly, from Juyongguan to Ming Tombs, through buses are no provided. But you can find a minibus to take you to get to Changping Xiguan Huandao Station and then take the city buses to go to the Ming Tombs.
 
Tip: After you arrive at Changping Xiguan Huandao Station, you can take Changping Bus No.22 or Beijing Bus No.314 to go to the Ming Tombs:
1. The Bus No.314 stops at Changping Xiguan, located in Zhengfu Jie. (Zhengfu Jie is a street near to Changping Xiguan Huandao Station.) It passes by the Sacred Way, Ding Tomb and Chang Tomb of the Ming Tombs. 
2. The Bus No.22 passes by Minghuanggong Bus Stop, which is to the north of Changping Xiguan Huandao Station. It will take you to pass by the Scared Way, Ding Tomb and Zhao Tomb.
3. It takes you about 10 to 15 minutes to get to Changping Xiguan Bus Stop or Minghuanggong Bus Stop.(B)

Return to Beijing
The bus routes that have been mentioned above can help you go back to Beijing.