No there is no admission ticket .;)

no !

It seemed endless, but doing the maths, it was between 30,000 and 35,000 steps that a step counter App would count. It’s more difficult than just walking a flat 35k steps, because it’s like taking 35k stairs, like 20k up and 15k down (down for us was steeper, we took a different, more direct route down). And down is not easier, you feel it in your knees and it’s not an age thing, people just don’t expect down to be difficult, but it can be.

Take bus 211 at 建设路总站 LO WU around 10KM

So, I did the lower Wutong today and thanks to a good friend I got good advice and followed them: 1) Take metr number 3 to Cui Zhu station and exit through B2 2) Walk right from the exit up to the big intersection and turn right 3) After a short walk you reach two bus stations: The first one is where the 211 stops if you want to go to the North gate. I wanted to enter from the South and took bus 333 from the second stop (only a few meters separate them and I believe that you can take the 311 as well but not sure). 4) Go with the bus 333 to Wutong Mountain Xin Ju Station 5) walk back on Panshan Road until it becomes a one way road 6) turn right upwards and after one block you have the stairs going up at the corner to the left. Very nice steps up and if you want your knees to last you life-long you take the car road down to the North gate where you can take 211 back to Cui Zhu again. If you, like me, are amateurs in Chinese ask a good friend to write the station names down on a piece of paper, people are very helpful not least the bus driver. Enjoy!

Bus 211 takes you to within 200-300 meters of the main entrance.