Outdoor Activity, Outlying Islands

Hiking: Lantau Trail Stage 4

After we completed Lantau Trail Stage 3, we headed back home. But that's what we should not have done. It meant we had to go back all the way to Ngong Ping again (on a very slow bus) to continue our hike from there. Even more frustrating, stage 4 is really boring and just a… Continue reading Hiking: Lantau Trail Stage 4

HK Island, Outdoor Activity

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

HK Island, Outdoor Activity

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

HK Island, Outdoor Activity

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