spacer 06 05 04 03 02 01 spacer   WONG NAI TAU ROUND TRIP DATE: 22.11.2009 Our happy group started at Wong Nai Tau. We followed a nice trail to Mui Tsz Lam, passing small farms, shaded areas with old trees and then descending to the village itself (which is undergoing a bit of an ugly overhaul). From here we took an ancient village path formed of huge, hand hewn rocks through an area of plum trees to Bufallo Pass. And back to Wong Nai Tau. spacer   WONG LENG & SHUN YEUNG FUNG DATE: 19.11.2009 A charismatic day. From Tung Tsz Marcel, Carsten and I climbed steeply to Wong Leng. From here we followed the ridge to Shun Yeung Fun before plummeting down on an overgrown friend. We then passed through an abandoned village before perversely climbing back up close to Wong Leng. We descended again then climbed Cloudy Hill at sunset. spacer   CASTLE PEAK & MOONSCAPE DATE: 22.03.2009 Starting from Tsing Shan monastery I climbed Castle Peak, which is the only holy mountain in Hong Kong (whatever that means). The path was slightly stark and occasionally green. After Castle Peak there followed an exploration of the moon landscape type trails in this area of Hong Kong. Quite surreal actually. After an interesting time I ended at Leung King Estate. spacer   TAI CHAM KOI, SHARP PEAK & FERRY DATE: 17.03.2009 From Pak Tam Chung I joined an overgrown path which ended at Tai Cham Koi. After this I took an incredibly overgrown path which undulated quite a lot before ending at the top of Tai Mun Shan. I descended to Ham Tin beach for a rest and then passed Tai Long and Tung beaches before climbing Sharp Peak. After this, I took the ferry from Chek Keng to Ma Liu Shui. spacer   LANTAU PEAK DATE: 27.02.2009 Starting from Tung Chung I took a clear route through San Tau village and then climbed a rough, overgrown route until the summit of Nei Lak Shan. From here I descended quite steeply to Ngong Ping before climbing Lantau Peak on the clear route. On the descent to Pak Kung Au I turned right and ran downhill on undulating trails to Shui Hau. spacer   ABERDEEN TO PEAK ON HK TRAIL DATE: 25.02.2009 Starting from Aberdeen I followed the Hong Kong Trail backwards to the Peak. It really is amazing that at the heart of a mega city is this lush green lung. Five minutes after leaving a bustling Aberdeen I found myself on empty paths with no other human beings in sight. This half of the HK Trail is generally wooded and green with mud trails punctuated by occasional climbs. spacer   PLOVER COVE RESERVOIR DATE: 08.02.2009 From Wu Kau Tang I climbed the mud trail to access the high ridge surrounding Plover Cove Reservoir. This trail is challenging. And brilliant. A lot of really technical and steep ups and down mixed up with some quite technical contour sections. A bit of a legendary trail and running from Wu Kau Tang to Tai Mei Tuk fast is a hard, brutal challenge. Nice. spacer   THE TWINS & VIOLET HILL DATE: 18.01.2009 The Twins is a double peaked hill on stage 1 of the Wilson Trail, which starts from close to Stanley on Hong Kong Island. To reach the Twins there is a daunting 1000 step climb. We climbed the Twins on a gorgeous, clear day and afterwards took a short detour to Violet Hill. From here we descended to Wong Nai Chung Gap, feeling refreshed and fit. spacer   SHA TIN ROUND TRIP DATE: 05.01.2009 Billy and I walked the Sha Tin round trip, a hugely varied hike. It starts from Sha Tin MTR and climbs past the Lutheran Theological Seminary on the way to Needle Hill. It then goes down to Shing Mun Reservoir around the jogging trail before following an overgrown path onto a gorgeous mud contour trail. After this, the route climbs and then descends again to Sha Tin. spacer   LANTAU TRAIL & CHI MA WAN PENINSULA DATE: 04.01.2009 The Lantau Trail is a 70km trail that crosses Lantau and was opened in December 1984. It starts and ends in Mui Wo. I started this hike walking stage 12 of the Lantau Trail backwards which was a sustained initial climb. After decending I followed some of the really gorgeous trails around the Chi Ma Wan peninsula and finished at Pui O to relax on the beach. spacer   PAK TAM CHUNG TO HOI HA DATE: 02.01.2009 A day for intrepid explorers. From Pak Tam Chung a steep, eroded path to the top of Lui Ta Shek. Then an extremely steep, technical descent onto MacLehose Trail stage 3. We were soon climbing Shek Uk Shan followed by an undulating, rough descent to She Shek Au. The next hill was Mount Hallowes, once again overgrown fun. Then down to Hoi Ha. spacer   LANTAU PEAK TO TONG FUK DATE: 16.04.2008 The overgrown trail from San Tau village on Lantau to the peak of Nei Lak Shan is a really wild challenge. Steep and overgrown, occasional areas where you need to scramble and great views of the airport for plane lovers. After Nei Lak Shan I descended to Ngong Ping and then continued climbing over Lantau Peak before a long, sustained descent to Tong Fuk village. spacer   KAU TO SHAN & GRASSY HILL DATE: 24.03.2008 From Fo Tan we climbed an overgrown path that required crawling in places. Marcel was our pathfinder. At the peak of Kau To Shan we slid down the hill until a gorgeous green contour trail. Now came a steeep climb of Grassy Hill before more climbing on mud paths around Shing Mun Reservoir. Then an unmarked, rough, technical path down to the finish. spacer   TUNG TSZ TO LUK KENG DATE: 12.03.2008 I joined the Monday Ladies Hiking Group on a fun hike. We started from Tung Tsz and passed the many labelled signpost on the way to a long climb up to Wong Leng. We followed the ridge to Shun Yeung Fung and descended very steeply to Wang Shan Keuk abandoned village which is quite eerie and atmospheric. We then walked to Luk Keng to end a fantastic hike. spacer   TAI MUN SHAN & SHARP PEAK DATE: 07.02.2008 This was an adventurous hike. Carsten, Frank, Marcel and I initially climbed Tai Cham Koi and then an incredibly overgrown path up Tai Mun Shan. There were many scratched legs (or 8!). Undeterred we refreshed ourselves at Ham Tin, before ploughing on to the top of Sharp Peak. We then descended through To Kwa Peng village and ended at Wong Shek pier. spacer   FO TAN TO SHING MUN RESERVOIR DATE: 12.01.2008 From Fo Tan I took the overgrown, tricky path up to Kau To Shan. I descended to a lush green contour trail that had recently experienced a massive landslide. Then came the climb of Grassy Hill on a steep mud path before some classic shaded mud trails around Shing Mun Reservoir where I stopped and rested and embraced the calm of sunset. spacer   NG TUNG CHAI WATERFALLS DATE: 10.12.2007 From Ng Tung Chai I climbed an old village path lit with cascading light beams to the series of waterfalls. I took photos at the middle fall and the main fall and then continued on the gorgeous climb up to MacLehose Trail stage 8. I descended to Lead Mine Pass and followed my favourite helicopter path, admiring the shapes of the shadows. I finished at Sha Tin. spacer   MUI WO TO PUI O COASTAL WALK DATE: 01.12.2007 Starting from Mui Wo I followed the coast past Shui Tseng beach and Wang Tong village before ending up at Shap Long village. From here I walked to the trails on the Chi Ma Wan peninsula. I climbed Lo Yan Shan and enjoyed the views before heading down onto the Chi Ma Wan Country Trail following the coast past Mong Tung beach to finish at Pui O. spacer   TURRET HILL & MUI TSZ LAM DATE: 11.11.2007 Starting from Fa Sam Hang I took a secretive, hidden path that undulated before arriving at the charismatically shaped rocks on Turret Hill. After relaxing for a while I decended to Mui Tsz Lam. I passed through the village and then took a really gorgeous old village path which climbed slowly to Buffalo Pass (Ta She Yau Au). From here I descended to Wong Nai Tau. spacer   LUNG SHAN TEMPLE TO LAU SHUI HOI DATE: 06.11.2007 A hike of discovery with Super Spence. We started at Fanling and passed many interesting heritage buildings. After exploring Lung Shan Temple we disappeared into the hills over Dragon Hill (Lung Shan) and then down to Lau Shui Hoi Reservoir where we brewed coffee and relaxed. After this we followed the Lau Shui Heung Country Trail. spacer   TAI LONG BEACH & HAM TIN BEACH DATE: 04.02.2007 A potentially cold day turned out lovely and warm. After a fun ferry ride to Chek Keng we climbed over the hill to Tai Long beach and enjoyed the scenery. We even enjoyed a quick swim which was really invigorating and fun!!! Having earned a treat we headed to Ham Tin for food. After this we walked back to Pak Tam Au as light faded into darkness. spacer   SHING MUN RESERVOIR TO FO TAN DATE: 03.12.2006 No, it wasn't a night hike. I met Steffen, who had never hiked in Hong Kong before. We started at Shing Mun Reservoir and initially followed the Lung Mun Coutry Trail before branching off and exploring some of the soft, lovely mud paths in the area. We finished at the dai pai dong near the bus station in Fo Tan and indulged in beer and food in profusion at the end!! spacer   TAI LONG WAN SHIPWRECK DATE: 18.03.2006 There's nothing like a camping trip to relax from the stress of the city. Taking the ferry from Ma Liu Shui, we hiked to Tai Long beach. We set up our tents and wandered over to the reataurant at Ham Tin for some food. There was a ship wreck on Tai Long beach and it was really fun photographing it in the moonlight. Enjoying the slightly surreal moonlit atmosphere. spacer   CASTLE PEAK & WEIRD MOON LANDSCAPE DATE: 04.03.2006 A couple of days exploring the unusual scenery near Castle Peak in the north west new territories. On the first day I hiked from Tsing Shan Monastery via Castle Peak to Leung King Estate. On the second day Ully joined me. We started from Pak Long and climbed on a clear path but then ended up on a series of eroded, technical, steep paths. A real adventure. spacer   MAC 4, PYRAMID HILL & MA ON SHAN DATE: 20.02.2006 An fun exploration of the various fun hills and trails on and around MacLehose Trail stage 4. Mac 4 is one of the most rugged stages of this iconic 100km trail in Hong Kong. The hike included a steep climb from Fa Sam Hang to Buffalo Hill. The ascent of Pyramid Hill, a slow climb of Ma On Shan and a very steep descent to Wu Kai Sha. The relaxation on the canals. spacer   LIN FA SHAN & SUNSET PEAK DATE: 13.02.2006 I had the pleasure of hiking with the Monday Ladies Hiking Group. We started from Tung Chung and climbed a very steep, undulating trail which ended with the slippery climb of Lin Fa Shan. Next up was Yi Tung Shan and it was great pushing through the long grass. Then the mist descended when we climbed Sunset Peak. We finished at Pak Kung Au. spacer   KAI KUNG LENG & TAI TO YAN DATE: 12.02.2006 This was adventurous. Ully and I started from Fung Kat Heung and climbed the open, sparsely shrubbed trails to Kai Kung Leng. We then took an unbelievable steep, undulating downhill to Ta Shek Wu village. Now followed an extremely overgrown, steep climb. Pushing through shrubbery to Tai To Yan. Then we passed Razor's Edge ridge before descending. spacer   PEAK & HIGH WEST DATE: 07.02.2006 Hong Kong is is a peculiarly paradoxical place. Filled with high rise buildings and crammed full of shopping malls. But you can also be in the middle of nature within 10 minutes from almost anywhere in the city. Today I just relaxed around the Peak. Enjoying the views, snacking occasionally. I took a fun trail up to the peak of High West. Then took photos of shoppers. spacer   KOWLOON PEAK EXTRAVAGANZA DATE: 02.02.2006 It was a clear, windy day and myself and Jean 'JY' Yves decided to climb the steep southern slope of Kowloon Peak. This is extremely steep and quite adventurous. And there are many huge charismatic rocks and impressive views on the way up. We then followed the ridge over Middle Hill and joined the MacLehose Trail for a gentle stroll to the end of the hike. spacer   WONG CHUK YEUNG TO SAN UK KA DATE: 16.01.2006 I took Julia and Monica on a hike. We passed through Wong Chuk Yeung and took a really interesting route to the top of grassy hill. Passing through many old abandoned village fields. We then walked some beautiful contour trails around Shing Mun before taking a rough, slkippery and extremely overgrown ridge trail all the way down to San Uk Ka. spacer spacer 05 04 03 02 01 spacer back to top