In　the　context　of　aging,　community　has　become　the　main　activity　place　for　the　elderly,　and　their　daily　travel　is　closely　related　to　their　health.　This　paper　aims　to　understand　the　overall　travel　and　activity　characteristics,　health　level　of　the　elderly　with　different　attributes　in　the　old　residential　areas,　the　relationship　between　travel　conditions　and　health　level,　the　difficulties　faced　by　daily　travel　and　suggestions　to　improve　the　travel　environment　and　health　level　of　the　elderly.　Three　old　residential　areas　in　Chaoyang　District,　Beijing　were　selected　to　investigate　15　elderly　people　on　their　daily　travel,　activities　and　health　in　the　form　of　observation,　questionnaire　and　interview.　The　survey　results　show　that　the　daily　travel　modes　of　the　elderly　mainly　include　walking,　cycling　and　public　transportation.　About　1　/　3　of　the　elderly　need　auxiliary　tools.　About　80%　of　the　elderly　suffer　from　diseases　and　20%　of　the　elderly　have　normal　body　mass　index(BMI).　The　self-rated　mental　health　(MSH)　of　the　elderly　is　the　best.　The　relationship　between　the　average　activity　duration　of　the　elderly　and　their　health　level　under　different　travel　conditions　is　mainly　shown　as　follows:　with　the　increase　of　travel　time　per　trip,　the　outdoor　activity　duration　of　the　elderly　shows　a　trend　of　＂first　increase　and　then　decrease＂,　the　number　of　diseases　decreases,　and　the　average　BMI　fluctuate.　The　next　step　is　to　expand　the　research　scope　and　explore　the　travel　and　health　status　of　the　elderly　in　different　community　types,　so　as　to　provide　basis　for　improving　the　travel　environment　and　the　health　of　the　elderly.