Beijing Hiking and Mountaineering: Mentougou Jietai Temple After the Snow Leisure Hiking Trail, Free Tour in the Suburbs of Beijing

• Travel Date:

Wednesday, February 16, 2022

• First of all, the summary:

Tickets: None

Parking: 10 yuan / time (but no one charges every time we go to the first parking lot)

Location: Mentougou Yongding Town, Beijing

Navigation: "Jietai Temple No.1 Parking Lot"

Total mileage: about 4.7 km (loop line)

Cumulative climb: about 430 meters

Duration: About 2 hours

Road conditions: Recreational hiking trails

Reminder: Bring your own garbage bag, take care of the environment; bring a dog; bring hot water in the cold; it is recommended to wear non-slip shoes

• Trekking elaborates

It snowed a few days ago, and while the snow on the mountain had not melted, we planned to take a relaxing and leisurely trail to see the snow, so we chose the Hiking Trail behind the Jietai Temple, which we liked very much after walking in the summer. The trail does not enter the Jietai Temple scenic spot, so there is no ticket.

Follow the navigation to the first parking lot of Jietai Temple, do not go out after parking the car, and the entrance is in the innermost corner of the parking lot.

Snow-covered parking

Go inside

Entrance to the corner of the parking lot

The trail at the entrance suggests the stone monument

Walk about 200 meters on the trail to the fork in the road and go downhill to the left. After descending, continue uphill along a woodenly fenced trail.

This section of slope is quite large, and it is all covered with snow, the scenery is beautiful, but at the same time, be careful not to slip under your feet. We were wearing hiking boots with a certain non-slip function, and the whole trail did not feel very slippery, it was good to walk.

200 meters fork

Continue up the steep slopes of the mountain

footpath

Follow the two dogs up the hill and feed them ham sausages and other food. If you come over recently, you can bring them some food, netizens reflect that they have been there recently. Stray dogs in the snow and ice are not easy to find to eat.

dog

Climb all the way up, about 1 km in total, to the fork in the road. The trail on the right is the way to continue up the hill; up the left is the way to Tallinn. Although I have been to Tallinn, the landscape in summer and winter is still different, so I also went to Tallinn this time to see.

1 km fork in the road

Walk uphill to the left for about 200 meters and you will reach Tallinn. The tower was later newly built.

Tallinn

Tallinn Stone

tower

Mr. Zhang writing on the snow

After seeing Tallinn in the snow, we returned to the fork in the road at 1 km and continued up the mountain on another road. The snow on this section of the road is very thick, and walking on the snow is very soft, and the rustling sound is very healing.

Look back at the trail

snowfield

Fallen leaves on the snow

About 2 km in total mileage, to the high voltage line tower.

Walking past the high-voltage line tower, the steps began to appear. Because it is sunny, the snow on this side is not as thick as on the previous shady road, and some of the snow on the side of the steps has melted.

Walking to the small house, it is the highest point of the trail. The view here is very wide, and in the distance you can see the rolling mountains covered in silver, and the ridge line is even more tough and obvious at this time; there is also the Golden Buddha of Qianling Mountain, the Bliss Peak, and the highest "Smoke Cloud Bear" pavilion next to it. Winding trails can be seen up close, and the direction is clear and clear.

Distant mountain scenery

Start the downhill trail

Trail ahead

Winding trails

Look back at the trails you've walked

Steps

Pine trees on the side of the trail

After a few uphill and downhill walks to the end of the trail. The total mileage here is about 3.6 kilometers, and we took 1 hour and 40 minutes.

On the left side of the trail is the north gate of Qianling Mountain, and on the right is the main road we continue down the mountain.

The end of the trail and the north gate of Thousand Spirits Mountain

The road paved with thick snow is also more memorable than usual.

avenue

The main road is about 900 meters walk, we took about 20 minutes to get to the second parking lot.

Go through the second parking lot, go down the steps next to the small house, go down to the first parking lot, pick up the car, and complete this snow hike.

Second parking lot route