Beijing Autumn Self-Driving Route Recommendations

The National Day holiday has ended, and with it comes the best time to enjoy autumn scenery. In Beijing, there are many autumn routes worth visiting. What are some of the recommended self-driving routes for autumn in Beijing? Let’s take a look.

1. G108 Highway

Beijing-Kunming Highway, also known as the Beijing-Kunming Line, or National Highway G108. The Beijing section has beautiful scenery along the way, with many scenic spots, making it an important route for leisure trips in Beijing.

2. G109 Highway

“If you can’t go to Tibet, then go to G109”, this is a popular saying in the self-driving or cycling circle. G109 Highway (Beijing section) starts from Fuchengmen and goes west. It is a tourist golden route that runs through Mentougou District in western Beijing. It is Beijing’s most exquisite section of road, with scenic spots such as the 18 Pools of Western Beijing and the Cuanbai Scenic Area along the way, offering beautiful scenery and high recognition.

3. Changchi Road

Changchi Road is a city-level road in Beijing that connects Changling Town in Changping District to Xicheng County in Hebei Province, with Yanqing District managing the entire length of 58.8 kilometers. This road is called “the most beautiful road in Beijing” by many people. It is full of flowers in spring, and leaves in autumn. The scenery is different in every season.

4. Baihe Canyon

Baihe Canyon is a natural canyon with a well-preserved primitive appearance. It is one of the “Three Canyons of Kyoto”. The road along the way is steep and there are relatively few villages, making it more wild and interesting. You can also check in at Heilongtan along the way, where three waterfalls and 18 pools run through it. Nature’s wonders have carved this canyon into a place with beauty within wonder and wonder within beauty; the 100-mile landscape gallery, Di Shui Hu Waterfall, the silicified wood group, and thousands of acres of sunflower seascape, etc., are dotted among the beautiful scenery.

5. Hongjing Road, Fangshan

The famous “Hongjing Road” is located between Hongniangkou, Shijidu Town and Jingeryu, Xiayunling Township. The road is 18.9 kilometers long and is an important passage connecting the G108 National Highway in the northwest of Fangshan District and the Laibao Road in the southwest. It is a paradise for self-driving enthusiasts and cyclists. Hongjing Road is the most visually impactful road in suburban Beijing! It is known as the most beautiful rural road in Beijing.

6. Ring Miyun Reservoir Road

Miyun Reservoir is the largest artificial lake in Asia and is known as the “Pearl of Yanshan Mountains”. There is a 110-kilometer-long ring road around the reservoir, which is one of Beijing’s tourist scenic areas. You can check in at scenic spots such as Taoyuan Xiangu, with dense forests, numerous pools and waterfalls, a lake with six waterfalls and thirteen pools; the Great Wall looks like a dragon from a close-up view, and the sea of clouds is a spectacular sight from afar, etc., 70-odd landscapes are embedded in it, forming a natural scenic gallery of a paradise.

7. Zhaiyou Road, Mentougou

The mountain road on Zhaiyou Road is winding, with lush green mountains; walking along Zhaiyou Road, one side is the mountain, and the other side is the Yongding River Valley. The mountain road winds up and down, with twists and turns. Sometimes, the road almost runs parallel to the river.

8. Huguang Road, Pinggu

Along Huguang Road, there are over ten scenic spots in Pinggu, including Shilinxia, Qiefo Cliff, Tianyun Mountain, and Glass Platform, as well as three reservoirs: Huangsongyu, Yangjiatai, and Xiyu. The scenery along the way is beautiful, the mountain road is rugged, and there are many bends. The most famous is the Nine Bends and Eighteen Turns.

9. Laibao Road, Fangshan

This section is divided into the first to eighteenth pools. The mountain range is the highest, steepest and most typical karst peak forest canyon in the northern section of the Taihang Mountains.

10. Xiaoer Road, Miyun County

The road runs along the mountains and water, offering beautiful autumn scenery. Along the way, many scenic spots have been developed, including the Guan Di Temple, Yaqiao Ancient Castle, Yunxiu Valley, Wuling West Peak, Wuling Lake, etc. Xiaokou Village and Yaqiao Village became Miyun County’s earliest folk villages.