Hiking: from Tsuen Kam Au to Sham Tseng along Maclehose Trail Section 9 and Yuen Tsuen Ancient Trail

We hided most sections of the Maclehose Trail in the last several year and have only Section 9 of Maclehose Trail left. This section is relatively short and there is no bus out from Tin Fu Tsai: Maclehose Trail Section 9 Starting Point: Route Twisk Finishing Point: Tin Fu Tsai Length: 6.3 kilometres Time: 2.5Continue reading “Hiking: from Tsuen Kam Au to Sham Tseng along Maclehose Trail Section 9 and Yuen Tsuen Ancient Trail”

Hiking: MacLehose Trail Section 8 – Lead Mine Pass to Route Twisk

The Section 8 of MacLehose Trail starts from Lead Mine Pass (鉛鑛凹) and finishes at Route Twisk (荃錦公路), with overall length of 9.7 kilometres. We went hiking on Nov. 11 along the Section 8 of MacLehose. We climbed over Hong Kong’s highest mountain — Tai Mo Shan, 957 metres high, and followed the zigzag raodContinue reading “Hiking: MacLehose Trail Section 8 – Lead Mine Pass to Route Twisk”

Hiking: MacLehose Trail Stage 5 – Tate’s Cairn to Tai Po Road

We went hiking MacLehose Trail Stage 5 (10.6 km in total) on Nov. 13, and climbed to the Lion Rock along MacLehose Trail. It took us about 6 hours including around 1 hour to climb the Lion Rock and lots time for sight view. My suggested route from our experience: Take a taxi to GilwellContinue reading “Hiking: MacLehose Trail Stage 5 – Tate’s Cairn to Tai Po Road”