jinshanling– west section of simatai not possible???

Question

Last Oct 2018, I tried hiking from Jinshaling to the said west end of Simatai. However, after 2km, I was stopped by a sentry. They won't let me to the 2nd detour nor get out of the tower after it (which wasn't safely possible). That's around 3km from the starting point in Jinshaling.Any reason for this? When will it open? Other longer trips that's possible along the Great Wall?

Lilou · Answer

It seemed to be possible to hike to Simatai from Jinshanling Great Wall before, but now I hear from local people that Simatai Great Wall is divided into a part of the Gubei Water Town scenic area, and the defense tower between the two sections of the Great Wall has been built with a wall, and it seems that it can't be crossed again.

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"Jinshanling– West section of Simatai" not possible???