HK trail section 5 Starts from Park View (already actually from the road leading to Park view but that part is boring) and offers some nice climbing and views. The trail goes via two peaks, Jardine's lookout and Mt. Butler. You see the sea, the reservoir and the hills. After some 4km the trail ends... Continue Reading →
Shing Mun Reservoir offers some nice hiking, with both relatively flat and steeper options. The one I've done a couple of times is very relaxed and easy 8km going around the reservoir. It starts from the Shing Mun reservoir mini bus stop going towards the Pineapple dam. There the route follows first Wilson Trail 7... Continue Reading →
One of the more adventurous trails in Sai Kung has been going via Pak Tam Chung Nature trail until the reservoir, and there continuing on Sai Kung Sai Wan road until Sai Wan beach (also Maclehose 2 trail takes you but from opposite direction). The first part of the trail is on Pak Tam Chung... Continue Reading →
One of my regular hikes in Hong Kong on Monday mornings in the MML with Hong Kong Hikers. The hike covers Hong Kong trail sections 1-3 with couple of shortcuts in the middle, eventually ending at Wanchai Gap. The hike is roughly 16km and relatively flat (the shortcuts are largely where you would climb the... Continue Reading →
If you want to combine seeing the famous Buddha in Ngong Ping with some hiking, and to do that without having to hike up to the highest peak in Hong kong, i.e. the Lantau Peak, The Shek Pik country trail is a good choice for a relaxed hike. To get to the starting point, you... Continue Reading →
The Lantau trail section 12 runs 9km between Pui O and Mu Wo. This time, however, the weather was extremely hot and humid and after several days of hiking I wanted to take it easy. So I took the bus to Nam Shan picnic area, from where I continued on Lantau trail section 12 downhill... Continue Reading →
As the mountains are simply beautiful I highly recommend admiring them by hiking. Our hike up to the mountain was via Constantia Nek Trail. The trail starts near the Harbour House restaurant in the Constantia Nek traffic circle and offers two options for going up: the relatively steep trail itself which mainly consists of climbing up... Continue Reading →
I was originally thinking about going to mount Fuji, but given the high risk of not seeing anything there on a cloudy day and the long distance, I opted for some hiking and views at Mount Takao with a convenient train ride away from Shibuya.Mount Takoa is both a nice place for hiking, but many... Continue Reading →
Lamru national park is just 6km from Khao lak and easily reachable with a taxi (250baht).My original plan was just to visit the nature trail which is only few km long. The trail surprised me by being quite varied with small climbs and descents. The best part was the amazing little cove with a beach... Continue Reading →
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