Great Wall at Mutianyu

慕田峪长城（游客中心）

Cable car up, walk the ridge, toboggan down

⚠ 1.5–2 h each way

Hours

Peak (16 Mar–15 Nov) weekdays 7:30am–6pm (tickets until 5pm), weekends 7:30am–6:30pm (tickets until 5:30pm); off-season (16 Nov–15 Mar) 8am–5:30pm

Tickets

Entry ¥45 (students ¥25) plus ¥15 return shuttle. Cable car ¥140 return / ¥100 one way, chairlift + toboggan ¥140 (2026 prices). Real-name tickets, passport required; official sales open 30 days ahead

Address

Mutianyu Village, Bohai Town, Huairou; a shuttle bus runs from the car park and ticket hall to the lifts

Fewer crowds and better restoration than Badaling make this the section most independent travellers pick. The cable car drops you near Tower 14, so there's no climb, and from the wall the watchtowers march along green ridges in every direction. A favourite combo is the chairlift up near Tower 6 and a metal toboggan run snaking back down. In autumn the hills turn red and it doubles as a foliage spot.