徒步
Some trails already have a page in this guide. Others are classics that do not have a city page yet. Two operators sell a large share of the guided trips. A foreign passport is a question you ask before you pay.
徒步中国 · 徒步帮
Domestic site and a WeChat mini program
徒步中国 is the brand, and 徒步帮 is the company that runs it. The public account started in 2014. The domestic site lists departures, and booking happens in the WeChat mini program 徒步帮旅行. The about page names an international desk for people asking about routes from outside the usual customer.
That desk is the right place to ask whether the departure you want takes a foreign passport. Do not treat a listed price as a yes.
游侠客
Hangzhou, with departures nationwide
The large domestic outdoor club. The hiking shelf is 游侠风. The phone printed on the site is 400-670-6300. The classic-hike index is the page to start from, then the individual trip.
Read the passport line on that trip. Youxiake’s own pages for the Wusun ancient road and for Kalajun say Hong Kong, Macao, and Taiwan residents, and foreign passports, cannot register. The Kulagangri page says mainland ID cards only. Another trip may read differently. If the line is missing, ask in the chat before you pay. The trailhead is a bad place to learn it.
These are the sight pages tagged as a trail. Mutianyu, Huangshan, the Longji terraces, Laoshan, and Tiger Leaping Gorge are the walks. Zhangjiajie’s national park is mostly built paths and stairs, which is why a cable car is not the same thing as a trek. Open the page before you pack poles.
The straightforward Wall day: restored, scenic, and reserved under your passport.
Rice terraces north of Guilin. A walk through villages, not a roadside lookout.
The deep gorge toward Shangri-La. The high trail is a real hike.
The sandstone pillars. One park, several gates, real trails, and an elevator that is optional.
The granite peaks. Reserve the day, and know which cable car you are using.
The Taoist mountain east of the city. Trails, temples, and a bus if you would rather not climb.
Worth knowing, and not yet a city in this guide. Both operators above sell versions of them. The passport question comes first.
武功山
Jiangxi, between Pingxiang and the meadows
High grass, a long ridge, and one of the hikes Chinese walkers treat as a standard. It is a mountain trip, with weather and a hut, not a city afternoon. No city page here yet.
徽杭古道
From Anhui into Zhejiang
A stone path through villages, usually a weekend rather than an expedition. It sits near Huangshan without being the mountain. Huangshan is the city page. The trail is the extra day, if the operator will take the passport.
雨崩
Under Meili Snow Mountain, Yunnan
A village walk under Meili, sold constantly, and sitting in a prefecture where the rule for a foreign visitor changes. Ask the operator, and read the local notice, before you buy a flight toward Shangri-La. Anything that crosses into the Tibet Autonomous Region uses the permit rule, not this paragraph.