Miaofeng Mountain - perfect day trip

This mountain is on the west side of Beijing in Mentougou District. We came here on a Sunday in mid May and the weather was super nice. We took a DiDi from Pingguoyuan subway stop on line 1, for 120 rmb. It’s an ok price when you are 4 people. You actually drive up and up the mountain to a point where you are at 1000m over sea level. Then we had a look at the temples close by the gate before we walked to the top of the peak of Mt. Miaofeng. It was worth the hike to get to the top. The hike up is an actual trail in the forest not man made steps so this was a refreshing change from other spots I have visited. We spent a few hours here also had a look at the rose valley but turned out that the roses was not in bloom yet. For our return we took the bus M05 for 2 rmb I think it was from the parking lot back to Pingguoyuan subway on line 1 #weekend #Beijing #instatravel #hikingtrails #Miaofengmountain