Walking from jiankou great wall to muitanyu great wall is much easier and safer for most first time great wall hikers hike eastward from zheng bei lou which is much easier than the west part the trails at wild jiankou great wall is hard to follow plants grasses and large bushes grow here leaving only small paths to walk through starting out at jiankou will leave the hard part behind once reaching the top meanwhile you will enjoy a rare pleasant occasion with the wild lives such as snail