Mutianyu Great Wall Maps 2025
Built in 1368, Mutianyu Great Wall has a long history and splendid culture. It is one of the best-preserved parts of the whole Great Wall. To better plan your Mutianyu trip, here we have provided you with its location map, transportation map, tourist map, hiking map, and cable car, chairlift & toboggan Map.
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Mutianyu Great Wall Location Map
Mutianyu Great Wall is located in Bohai Town, Huairou District, about 74km north of Beijing downtown. It links Gubeikou in the east and Juyongguan in the west. The maps below show the location of Mutianyu in Beijing and other sections of the Great Wall.
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Mutianyu Beijing Location Map
Mutianyu Great Wall Transportation Map
Option 1: Take a shuttle bus from some transfer hubs like Beijing Tourist Distribution Center (北京旅游集散中心, Qianmen Center) directly to Mutianyu Great Wall. This journey takes approximately 2 hours.
Option 2: Use public buses. Note that this option requires making transfers and involves several walks.
Option 3: Take a train from Beijing Railway North Station to Huairou North Railway Station. From there, you can take a bus or call a taxi to reach Mutianyu Great Wall.
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Mutianyu Great Wall Tourist Map
Mutianyu Great Wall, the longest great wall section, stretches 5400m, with 2250m open to the public and densely dotted 23 watchtowers. The Zhengguan pass with 3 watchtowers standing side by side on the eastern part is rarely seen at other great walls. Other famous tourist sites like Flying eager, Jiankou (Arrow Nock) are on the west side of Mutianyu Great Wall.
Mutianyu Great Wall Cable Car, Chairlift & Toboggan Map
There are three means to ascend and descend Mutianyu: Cable car, Chairlift, and Toboggan ride.
1. Cable car is near the north ticket office. You can get to Watchtower 14 from here. It is an enclosed cabin which can take 6 passengers at the same time. It runs from 8am to 5pm in summer, and 8:30am to 4:30pm in winter. The ticket for one way cable car is CNY 100, for a round-trip ticket is CNY 120.
2. Chairlift is like an open cable car where people can sit side by side. It can get you to watchtower 6 or get you down from there in about 10 minutes. It also runs from 8am to 5pm in summer, and 8:30am to 4:30pm in winter. The ticket for one way chairlift is CNY 100, for a round-trip ticket is CNY 120.
3. Toboggan (or slide way) next to the chairlift is only used to get down the Great Wall. It is fun and adventurous. You can control the speed by yourself when diving along the 1680m pathway. Both single and double carts are available so that the adult can keep the child accompany during the ride. It opens from 8:00 to 16:50 on weekdays (Monday to Friday) and 8:00 to 17:00 on weekends. If you buy a round-trip ticket for chairlift, you can take the chairlift up and then take the toboggan down.
Mutianyu Great Wall Hiking Map
The open section of the Mutianyu Great Wall stretches from Tower No. 1 in the east to Tower No. 20 in the west. Walking the entire length of this section takes approximately 4 hours, from the first tower on the eastern edge to the 20th tower on the western edge. However, the main entrances and exits are not located near the easternmost (No. 1) or westernmost (No. 20) towers. Instead, they are situated near Tower No. 14 (accessible by cable car), Tower No. 12 (accessible by hiking), Tower No. 6 (accessible by cable car or hiking), and Tower No. 8 (accessible by hiking). As a result, if you wish to hike the entire open section, it will involve some backtracking.
We recommend taking the cable car to both ascend and descend the Great Wall, as this will help conserve your energy and allow you to spend more time exploring. There are three main hiking routes, and you can choose to hike one, two, or all three sections, depending on your preferences and time available. Below is an estimated breakdown of hiking times:
Western Route: Hiking from Tower No. 14 to No. 20 and back to No. 14 takes about 1.5 hours.
Middle Route: Hiking from Tower No. 14 to No. 6 (or vice versa) takes around 2 hours.
Eastern Route: Hiking from Tower No. 6 to No. 1 and back to No. 6 takes approximately 1.5 hours.
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