I had thought I’ve done all the hikes up, down and around the Peak – but clearly I was wrong. Last Sunday I had signed up for another MeetUp hike to the peak and I was intrigued, it promised to visit the High West Mountain behind the Peak. I had no idea this mountain existed…… Continue reading Hiking: High West and the Peak
Category: Outdoor Activity
Favourite night hikes on Hong Kong Island
Now that the weather is much better I'm back to hiking at the weekends (see my post on the MacLehose Trail Stage 2) and during week nights. Sometimes I'll join the Hong Kong Hiking Meetup group (find more info here) and other times I'm just out with my friend Monica. Currently, I've got four favourite… Continue reading Favourite night hikes on Hong Kong Island
Hiking: MacLehose Trail Stage 2
Together with my friend Monica, we decided to continue hiking the MacLehose Trail. It's a fantastic trail, with amazing scenery and landscape. But the only challenge is that the stages 1-4 are so far away from where we live... it would almost be quicker to fly to Bangkok then to take the ferry, MTR, bus… Continue reading Hiking: MacLehose Trail Stage 2
Hiking: Arriving at Starling Inlet (Part 3)
This is the third and final part of our hike, which started on Chi Sum Road (here's the first part and the second part). After 12km hiking we reached the Tai Wan Bay. This is at the Starling Inlet, which is a bay in the North-East of Hong Kong. The whole body of water falls… Continue reading Hiking: Arriving at Starling Inlet (Part 3)
Food stall and mangroves
During our hike in the New Territories we passed many abandoned village houses and empty houses - there were no places to recharge your batteries by eating a snack and having a drink. However, shortly before we hit the Starling Inlet, we finally passed a little food stall that was open and in business. At… Continue reading Food stall and mangroves
Hiking: From Lai Chi Wo to Wu Kau Tang (Part 2)
This is the second part of our hike, which started on Chi Sum Road (here's the first part). After our Poon Choi lunch and silk tofu dessert we continued with our hike. We walked through the village and exited through the Feng Shui woods at the back. We walked through a forest area and crossed… Continue reading Hiking: From Lai Chi Wo to Wu Kau Tang (Part 2)
Lai Chi Wo in the New Territories
After about 90 minutes hiking, we reached Lai Chi Wo. The sign greeted us on our arrival. As the name suggests, this area was once known for its lychee trees. But in the 1960s and 1970s villagers found it more profitable to plant Mandarins, which could fetch good prices towards Chinese New Year (as they… Continue reading Lai Chi Wo in the New Territories
Hiking: A visit to Lai Chi Wo (Part 1)
Last weekend I was in the unique position to join a very special hike in the New Territories, in the Shuen Wan area, which is between Shenzhen (China) and Tai Po (Hong Kong). It was organised by the MeetUp group and it included a visit to a Hakka village and a Poon Choi meal. It… Continue reading Hiking: A visit to Lai Chi Wo (Part 1)
Hiking: MacLehose Trail Stage 1
Finally, after weeks and months slowly hiking through the stages of the Wilson Trail, the Hong Kong Trail and recently the Lantau Trail we made our way over to the East to start the MacLehose Trail. It is the toughest, longest but also the first long-distance trail that was laid in Hong Kong. The trail… Continue reading Hiking: MacLehose Trail Stage 1
Hiking: Lantau Trail Stage 12
The final stage of the Lantau trail runs from Pui O to Mui Wo and is 9km long. It took us about 3 hours to hike it and it was one of the nicest stages of the whole Lantau trail. The hike starts in Pui O village, opposite the Police Reporting Centre and just before… Continue reading Hiking: Lantau Trail Stage 12
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