Hong Kong Trail Stage 8 is the final stage, a final 7.5km to get you to the end of the 50km trail. I've walked it in both directions, either starting at Shek O or ending there. Either way it is a nice walk. The one that I took the pictures on was a walk from… Continue reading Hiking: Hong Kong Trail Stage 8 (Dragon’s Back)
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Hiking: Hong Kong Trail Stage 7
After a little break we finally decided to go on Hong Kong Trail Stage 7, which is 7.5km long with a 6km stretch of concreted trail alongside a water catchment. It is easy to walk and gives you great views of Tai Tam Harbour on a sunny day. The Starting point for this trail is… Continue reading Hiking: Hong Kong Trail Stage 7
Hiking: Hong Kong Trail Stage 6
The sixth stage goes from Mount Parker Road to Tai Tam Road. Another 4.5km to walk, but mainly down hill. The hardest part is probably getting to the starting point, if you don't come from Stage 5 you will have to walk an hour uphill on Quarry Bay Road. For most of the way, this… Continue reading Hiking: Hong Kong Trail Stage 6
Hiking: Hong Kong Trail Stage 5
Stage 5 is one of the strenuous hikes. It is shorter than some of the other hikes with just 4,0km length, but because it goes up and down it is quite tiring. The starting point is at Wong Nei Chung Gap, next to the pink Park View houses. We started walking on the joint trail,… Continue reading Hiking: Hong Kong Trail Stage 5
Hiking: Hong Kong Trail Stage 4
Hong Kong Trail Stage 4 starts at Wan Chai Gap, so we had to walk up all the way from Hopewell Centre to get there. We could have taken bus 15 from the Exchange Square too, as this also goes to Stubbs Road. The walk begins at Lady Clementi's Ride. This ride is named after… Continue reading Hiking: Hong Kong Trail Stage 4
Hiking: Hong Kong Trail Stage 3
The third stage of the Hong Kong trail is 6.5 km long and runs from the Peel Rise to the Wan Chai Gap. Skirting around the mid-slopes of Tin Wan Shan, this route consists primarily of level hill paths and passes several streams along the way. It is a hike of medium difficulty. Making a… Continue reading Hiking: Hong Kong Trail Stage 3
Hiking: Hong Kong Trail Stage 2
Hong Kong Trail Stage 2 begins at Pok Fu Lam Reservoir Road, from where we just walk downhill. Once at the reservoir (which was the first water storage facility on Hong Kong Island), we had to turn left and climb up the steps. We pass through an area of tall grass and young tees, with… Continue reading Hiking: Hong Kong Trail Stage 2
Hiking: Hong Kong Trail Stage 1
After finishing the Wilson Trail, Monica and I embarked on the Hong Kong trail. This is a 50km route which passes through the five country parks on Hong Kong island. The trail is divided into eight sections which provide a variety of walks of different lengths and character. We started with the first one from… Continue reading Hiking: Hong Kong Trail Stage 1
Victoria Peak
A few weeks ago I went on a night hike from Admiralty to the Peak - and it was quiet an easy hike on a paved road, so I decided to repeat it with my parents. We started at Admiralty too and walked past the Peak Tram station at the bottom. We followed the steps… Continue reading Victoria Peak
Hong Kong People Statue
In front of the Conrad Hotel in Admiralty is an interesting statue - it depicts Hong Kong people live in action. There are business people in suits, children with toys, tourists taking pictures, an elderly man with his bird in a bird cage and a number of different funny characters. It is very detailed and… Continue reading Hong Kong People Statue
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