Hiking in Hong Kong: Hong Kong, Lantau, MacLehose and Wilson Trails and 21 day walks

by Simon Whitmarsh, Andrew Mok

Overview

A guidebook to 4 short multi-day treks and 21 day walks in Hong Kong. Included are the Hong Kong Trail, the Lantau Trail, the MacLehose Trail and the Wilson Trail, along with day walks covering Hong Kong, Kowloon, the New Territories and the islands. The hiking is graded from easy to challenging, with the walks offering options at all grades and the trek stages mostly categorised as difficult or challenging.

With the exception of the 3-day Hong Kong Trail, each trek is presented in 5 days. The day walks range from 5 to 23km (3–14 miles) and can be enjoyed in 2–7 hours.

• 1:50,000 mapping included for each trek stage and day walk
• GPX files available for download
• Elevation profiles for each of the treks
• Detailed information on accessing the routes via Hong Kong’s excellent public transport network
• Geology, history, culture, plants and wildlife

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781783629367
Publisher:	Cicerone Press
Publication date:	10/18/2022
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	264
File size:	45 MB
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About the Author

Andrew Mok and Simon Whitmarsh are both keen walkers, covering over 2000km a year. They have walked extensively in Britain and Europe and more recently they have enjoyed treks in the US (including many parts of the Appalachian trail), Australia, New Zealand, Andrew's native Hong Kong and Nepal (Everest Base Camp). They are both doctors, a General Practitioner and a Consultant Paediatrician. When not travelling, they enjoy finding new routes near their village in Snowdonia.

Table of Contents

Map key Overview map Route summary tables Preface Introduction About Hong Kong Geology Wildlife Plants and flowers History Religion Getting there Getting around Weather and when to go Accommodation Language Money Mobile phones and internet Tips on walking in Hong Kong What to take Water Waymarking Maps and GPS Health and safety Emergencies Using this guide Long-distance trails Trek 1 Hong Kong Trail Trek 2 Lantau Trail Trek 3 MacLehose Trail Trek 4 Wilson Trail Day walks Walk 1 Big Knife Mountain Walk 2 Tai Lam Chung Reservoir Circuit Walk 3 Yuen Tsuen Ancient Trail Walk 4 Ben Nevis Walk 5 Tung Ping Chau Walk 6 Hanging Lantern and the ghost villages Walk 7 Wong Leng and Bride's Pool Walk 8 Plover Cove Reservoir Country Trail Walk 9 Tai Po Kau Nature Reserve Walk 10 Lion Rock and the walk of many hills Walk 11 Tai Tan and Cheung Sheung Country Trails Walk 12 Ma On Shan Country Park Walk 13 Ko Lau Wan to Sharp Peak Walk 14 High Junk Peak Walk 15 Chi Ma Wan Country Trail (extended version) Walk 16 Cheung Chau Walk 17 Violet Hill Walk 18 Tung Lung Chau Walk 19 Mount Stenhouse, Lamma Island Walk 20 From pier to pier, Lamma Island Walk 21 Po Toi Island Appendix A Useful contacts Appendix B Language and glossary