The Six Best Mountain Roads of Beijing for Self-driving During Summer

We always look for the destinations and ignore the sights on the road. How about a self-drive journey in Beijing during summer? With attention to detail, you can discover the beauty!

Miaofengshan Road

Miaofengshan Road is about 20.4 km long, located in the east of Mentougou District of Beijing. There are numerous kinds of flowers nearthe road during spring and summer. This is the perfect road for self-drive or bike-riding. This road is also the route of Tour of Beijing, an important international cycle race.

Miaofengshan Road is named after Miaofeng Mountain. Miaofeng Mountain, about 70 kilometers away from downtown Beijing, features sheer cliffs, jutting crags, and tortuous mountain paths that makes it one of the most renowned scenic spots in Northern China.

Address: Jiangou Village, Miaofeng Mountain Town, Mentougou District, Beijing

Luanchi Road

Luanchi Road is about 51.1 km long. There are many bridges and culverts along the road. You can ride a bike and look at the flowers during spring or summer.

Luanchi Road isa part of the One-Hundred-Li Landscape Corridor. Located in Qianjiadian Town, northeast of Yanqing, covering an area of 371 square kilometers, 40 miles apart from the county, and 110 miles away from the downtown, One-Hundred-Li Landscape Corridor belongs to the core area of Ecological Relax Area in Yanqing. Located in the east of Huairou District, north of ChichengHebei, it connects Xiangying, Liubinpu, and Zhenzhuquan, three counties respectively in the southwest and southeast. Through by Luanchi, Huaqian, and Huasha highways, with convenient transportation, it was awarded the top spot of the Ten Best Self-Driving Tour Lines in 2007. On September 17, 2010, it became the first large national 4A level scenic spot that achieved “The Unity of Town and Landscape” that covers the whole town area in Beijing approved by the National Tourism Administration and National Tourism Scenic Area Quality Grade Evaluation Committee.

Address: Qianjiadian Town, Yanqing District, Beijing

Liushi Road

Liushi Road is about 26 km long. It connects many tourist attractions in Fangshan District, including Xiayunling and Shidu.

Xiayunling means Xiayunling National Forest Park. It is located in the southwest of Beijing, 76 kilometers from the urban area. National highway 108 directly goes through the forest park. On December, 2005, with the approval of the State Forestry Administration, Xiayunling National Forest Park was established. The park is a tourist attraction that integrates relaxation, holidays, leisure, and health promotion.

The park covers an area of 218 square kilometers, which stretches 15 kilometer from south to north and 40 kilometers from east to west. It boasts an abundance of natural scenery resources, with the forest coverage rate of over 72.53%. The park features moderate climate, beautiful environment, and peculiar landscape. Xiayunling National Forest Park is the only tourist attraction in Beijing where tourists can reach the 2,000-meter-tall mountaintop by car.

Address: Simatai Village, Xiayunling Town, Fangshan District, Beijing

The Shidu Scenic area is near Zhangfang Town in Fangshan District. It is only about 80 kilometers or 50 miles from Beijing’s central area. Walking around among the steeply rising valley walls, you can see a lot of memorials and war relics.For those who have been to Guilin or Yangshuo and seen the karst formations there, Shidu has similar eroded limestone hills and rock formations. So it is sometimes called the “Guilin of the North.” Unlike Yangshuo, this area has memorial sites and battlefield remains. Bungee jumping and rock climbing are two things you can do in the park. It has a 48-meter high jumping platform and a 55-meter high jumping platform. You can walk around and see all the different paintings, inscriptions, memorials, and signs.

Address: Shidu Town Government, Fangshan District, Beijing

Panshan Road of Yunmeng Wonderland

Panshan Road of Yunmeng Wonderland is a good route for self-driving. There are towering mountains, bizarre rocks, and many tourist attractions along the road, including Black Dragon Pool.

Located in ShichengTwon, MiyunDistrict in the northeast suburb of Beijing, the Black Dragon Pool (Heilong Tan) is about 100 kilometers (62 miles)from the city center of Beijing. The scenic area extends into the luxuriant Gulu Valley with a length of 4 kilometers (2.5 miles)and a drop of water level reaching 720 feet (220 meters). Featuring wonderful water scenery, it is an amazing summer resort for nature lovers. Three waterfalls and eighteen pools, with unique characteristics, are scattered along the serpentine watercourse, creating changing scenes as the visitors progress along the valley.

Address: Daguanqiao, Shicheng Town, Miyun District, Beijing

The road around Yanshan Heaven Lake

From Chicheng of Hebei to Yanqing of Beijing, there is a 60 km long winding road around Yanshan Heaven Lake. In the summer, the trees offerpleasant shade. It is great fun to drive with your lover or friends along thisroad.

Yanshan Heaven Lake is a tourism attraction that few people know of. The Baihebu Reservoir’s water surface area is over 4.9 million square meters and is the core area of Yansha Heaven Lake. This area is surrounded by water and mountains, with rich vegetation, unique climate, and charming sceneries. The water surface of Baihebu Reservoir is over 600m above the sea level and is the highest reservoir in Beijing. Because it is in Yanshan, it is called “Yanshan Heaven Lake.”During the hot summer, the average temperature of Yanshan Heaven Lake is only 20℃ and it is a good place for travel, leisure, and avoiding summer heat.

Address: Northeast of Yanqing District

South Road of Baihua Mountain

You can drive along the south road of Baihua Mountain to the peak and the sight is picturesque.

Beijing Baihua Mountain State Nature Reserves is a nature reserve area to protect the eco-system of secondary deciduous broad leaved forest in warm temperate zone in Northern China’s mountainous area and rare animal species such as the brown eared pheasant. The unique geological location and typical mountainous forest eco-system makes it an areawith the richest biological diversity in the North China’s mountainous areas. It is also the key area of Beijing’s nature reserve networks.

The area has aspecial environment, beautiful landscapes, cool climate, and is an ideal place for summer vacation as it has an annual rainfall of more than 720mm, an average temperature of 6-7 Celsius Degree through the year and an average temperature of 22 Celsius Degree in July. It is also rich in water with murmuring streams and pollution-free quality spring water where the water level is from 900 meters to 2000 meters.

Address: Qingshui Town, Fangshan District, Beijing