Sihai ride

This is the toughest ride I've done. It is just about 100 miles out and back. The first time I did it I added a couple miles at the end to make it an even 100. The hill from Huanghuacheng to the Yanqing borderis about 15k, all up without a break. It is tough getting up, but a lot of fun coming down. The first time I went to Sihai was a morning trip from Huanghuacheng, when the others weren't up yet. I promised to be back by 9:30, without realizing what the hill was like. I left around 6:30, got to Sihai around 8:15, rested a little, and didn't get back the the top of the mountain until almost 9:00 - but I made the 17k back to Huanghuacheng in plenty of time.

Adding this to the annual Huanghuacheng trip has become kind of a tradition, but I did make one trip out and back in a day, and this year Aaron and I went out to Sihai and back to Huanghuacheng overnight, and the next day headed home from there.

If you have time and energy after getting out this far, there is a section of the Great Wall about 8k past Sihai, turn right at the town and follow the road.

Route map: check out the elevation