Xishan Trail, Yanqi Lake, Beijing

The artificial attractions rebuilt by the reservoir, the essence is at Exit 2 to Exit 3, the parking lot is at Exit 2, and Exit 3 is the APEC work point. Walk for an hour and stop. 3 to 4 up and down, no one has no scenery, it is a walk in the forest.

The mountaineering trail on the west side of Yanqi Lake is free, but the parking lot needs to pay 20 yuan for an unlimited time. The highest altitude is more than 200 meters, and the mountaineering hilltop overlooks the entire Yanqi Lake.

The trail is 8180 meters long, and there are 18 observation decks along the way, you can enjoy the whole picture of Yanqi Lake Scenic Area! Take Yanqi Lake P5 parking lot as the starting end of the plank road, follow the wooden plank road to Gate 6, take a short road, and return to the P5 parking lot along the lake trail, about 14 kilometers. This year, the trail opened late, the apricot forest has been opened, and the pear blossoms have been opened! The scenery along the way is beautiful, suitable for the public to leisurely walk!

📍 Detailed address: Yanqi Lake Xishan Trail is located in Xiaxinzhuang, Huairou Fanqi Road, Beijing, on the mountains west of Yanqi Lake, close to Yanqi Lake Scenic Area. 🚗 Traffic strategy: Suitable for self-driving, direct navigation to the parking lot of the Xishan Trail of West Lake P5 The whole journey is basically high-speed. The city has been open for more than an hour. The parking lot is quite large, but at the end of October, when the autumn color is the strongest, you must go early, otherwise the parking queue will take a long time. 🕙 Open time: The annual opening time is from early April to the end of November, and the winter fire season is not open. 💰 Ticket price: free, parking lot needs to be paid. 🌟 Highlights: Yanqi Lake is called the "ceiling" of the scenery of the suburbs of Beijing. The whole trail is rich in vegetation, with evergreen pine and cypress trees in four seasons, pecan and pear trees open in spring, and yellow jaundice that turn red in autumn, each season has a unique color. The whole boardwalk is small and safe, and it is friendly to the elderly and children. The total length is about 8 kilometers, there are 6 entrances and exits, and 5 scenery are divided. You can arrange route selection according to your own situation. We walked 1-3 this time, about 2-3 kilometers, plus it took 2 hours to take pictures. 💗 Recommended reason: The most beautiful section of the entire plank road is near the entrance and exit of No. 2-3, and the three nearby observation decks - "Ling Xuan Huiming", "Huancui Huifang", and "Lingfeng Guanlan" can take pictures of the beautiful mountain and lake scenery. Autumn is a good time to enjoy the scenery. When you climb high and look far, you can see the red APEC main building, the spectacular nine-story heavy Yanqi Tower, and the sunrise Oriental Hotel that looks like a shell in the distance. Yanqi Lake is beautiful, the lake is shining, reflecting the blue sky and white clouds, it is really the two sides of the lake and mountains! Many people come here to take pictures with SLRs. 📌 Small Tips: You need to pay attention to the trail is not a loop. If you need to go back to the starting position to pick up the car, you need to take a round trip, or find other transportation (cycling, taxi, etc.) along Yanqihu West Road after exiting.

The whole journey is 8 kilometers. If you park your car in the south (near Gate 2), walk back and forth on the boardwalk, the whole journey is 16 kilometers. In fact, it is not necessary to work so hard, you may as well enter from Gate 2 and go to the best place to view the scenery. You can have a panoramic view of Yanqi Lake. Parking 20 yuan ／ times ／ days.

The eyes are green, a bit New Zealand meaning, the whole journey is comfortable, the first 70% of the road can overlook the lake view, the sunrise Oriental Hotel, Yanqi Tower, luxury golf course is at the foot of most of the flat road, there are two or three climbs but not high, suitable for the whole family travel. The highest section is to go to the top of [Come to Jinyun Peak], climb about 500m, and go up in ten minutes. Jinyun Peak is the highest point in the whole process. It is also the only observation deck with a pavilion. If you want to take a break and eat, seize this opportunity to see wild walnuts, chestnuts, pears on both sides of the trail. Hawthorn, sea oyster fruit, jujube, etc. We picked a few jujubes, although the color is green, but not sour