The maclehose trail is a 100kilometre hiking trail that crosses much of the new territories. After that youll climb lion rock 495m and beacon hill 485m and down past eagles nest to tai po road. The maps along with a daybyday trail descriptions and tips make this guide your onestop shop and all you need to hike the israel national trail. The maclehose, wilson, lantau, and hong kong trails are all. The trail was actually more difficult than we had imagined it would be it felt like we were on a stairmaster in a sauna for sections but that just means that we got a. The other day, a friend asked me to accompany him on a hike, from tseun wan to tai po through maclehose trail 8 and part of wilson trail 7.
Section 3 has the most hilly landscape of all 10 sections of the maclehose trail. Its divided into 10 stages, beginning with a concrete path leading to spectacular seaside. Hiking the maclehose trail stages 1 and 2 in hong kong. We spent around 6 hours, taking our own sweet time walking and enjoying the sceneries, while doing a bit of photography at the same time. The food at restaurants here is simple, the views from them priceless. Its a fantastic trail, with amazing scenery and landscape. Introduce the best hiking trails in hong kong with detailed route maps, beautiful checkpoint pics, transportation and useful tips. Beginning at tates cairn, youll be heading west along paths and narrow roads towards temple hill. Kongs best hiking trails and cycling paths, and provides detailed. The trail honours sir murray maclehose, who was a governor from 1971 to 1982.
Hiking the maclehose trail in hong kong two backpacks. Map price list pdf format production schedule for small scale mapspdf format. Navigating back to the trailhead took two hours by metro and bus, mostly because of getting lost at tseun wan terminus trying to find my connection. This is the end of section two of the maclehose trail. I started at shui long wo which can be easily reached by bus no. They are placed at junctions with maps and other information about trail conditions, such as temporary closure of sections. Hotels near maclehose trail, hong kong on tripadvisor. The trail is primarily used for hiking, walking, trail running, and backpacking. Together with my friend monica, we decided to continue hiking the maclehose trail. Stage 1 starts on the east coast in sai kung and stage 10 ends on the west coast in tuen mun. I woke in a hotel, but was still resolved to finish the maclehose trail. So you may choose to hike section 9 and 10 together or hike section 9 with part of the yuen tsuen ancient trail to sham tseng village as follows reach the tsuen wan mtr station.
Murray maclehose, baron maclehose of beoch wikipedia. Along the trail, youll soon reach the scenic beaches of sai wan and ham tin. My book, maclehose trail for city hikers, is now available in both paperback and kindle in, order your copy today. At this point, you have cleared maclehose section 1. The maclehose trail drops down a footpath from the pass above sai wan, and crosses abandoned fields to sai wan. A complete map displaying stages 110 of the maclehose trail as well as all the major parks, mountains, and bodies of water along the trail.
The trail is primarily used for hiking, walking, and backpacking and is accessible yearround. There are 41 campsites in the country parks, and a few are scattered along the maclehose trail. Crawford murray maclehose, baron maclehose of beoch, kt, gbe, kcmg, kcvo, dl chinese. The maclehose trail is 100 kilometers through the mountains along the northern border of hong kong. Department closure of trails, roads and facilities in country park. The guide offers a full description of the hike on the israel national trail in both northbound and southbound directions and the hiking profile distance and height above or below sea level. Winding round the sai kung peninsula, this hike covers section 1 and part of section 2 of the maclehose trail, providing one of the best ways to see the amazing hexagonal volcanic columns of high island. The best of the maclehose trail, east asias only national. From diamond hill mtr station, kmb 96r or 92 will take you to the sai kung terminus. Office of the communications authority digital map. Maclehose trail route map a complete map displaying. It is 100 km and made up of 10 sections that pass through a variety of coastal, mountainous and forested scenery across the new territories. There is no public transportation out at the end of maclehose trail section 2. Walks, country trails and others hiking trail high resolution low resolution.
The beginning and ending of each stage is marked with a small red arrow, not to be confused with the upsidedown triangles featuring the stage number located at. At the end of section 5, youll be within 100 meters of tai po road where buses 72 cheung sha wan mtr, 81 to prince edward, mongkok, austin mtr stations, and 86b mei foo mtr will take you back to town. Further along, youll pass through the hidden 200yearold village of chek keng on a serene inlet. Maclehose trail route elevation the hong kong less traveled. The blend of beautiful nature and outrageous urban skyscrapers sets the stage for impossible contrasts. The trail is named after sir murray maclehose, the longestserving governor of hong kong, who established the country parks and.
This is a book about hiking the maclehose trail of hong kong, produced entirely on apple devices and a selfie stick. An unforgiving 100km hike up and down some of hong kongs highest peaks and through its most stunning landscapes. The maclehose trail stage 1 starts near the entrance of pak tam chung country park and is less of a trail and more of a flat and pleasant walk along country roads. Your guide to hiking and cycling in hong kong discover hong kong. An excellent antidote to the hustle and bustle of hong kong, wind through valleys, rugged peaks, and pristine ocean coastlines on your hike a. The entrance, exit and many junctures of the trail are accessible from or even intersect roads that can quickly lead you to a nearby mtr station. The maclehose trail is a 100km trail that is broken into 10 stages, and the trail crosses over the new territories, passing through a variety of beautiful scenery of mountains, valleys, reservoirs and beaches.
The 100km maclehose trail covers eight country parks, as it winds its way from the far eastern sai kung peninsular through kowloon and into the far western reaches of the new territories in. Follow section 1 and section 2 together but continue after reaching sai wan ting to pak tam au. Keep going until you reach pak tam au, where you can see ko tong hau and wong shek pier in the distance. Running for adventure on hong kongs maclehose trail the. The route also passes the high island reservoir and long ke wan, which have been voted as two of hong kongs best scenic sites. Stretched across 100 km, from east to west in the new territories, the maclehose trail is well tugged away from the city within six very well managed country parks. Maclehose trail, lantau trail, and the wilson trail. The beginning and ending of each stage is marked with a small red arrow, not to be confused with the upsidedown triangles featuring the stage number located. Maclehose trail hong kong 2020 all you need to know. Countryside code agriculture, fisheries and conservation. Hong kong, while known for its big city lights and stunning skyline is home to some of the best hikes in the region, including 3 longdistance trails. Last sunday i went with a friend to one of hong kongs most famous hikes to. The trail is primarily used for hiking, walking, and running.
The path is marked by distance posts at 500metre intervals. The maclehose trail is a 100km trail that is unevenly divided into 10 sections. Afterwards, follow the maclehose trail for the next 10km. Great hike at maclehose trail section 2 tripadvisor. Some groups complete the trail without camping, staying at a. Section 5 is a 7 mile moderately trafficked pointtopoint trail located near pak kong, sai kung, hong kong that features beautiful wild flowers and is rated as moderate. This is a series of footpath maps comprising five sheets. Maclehose trail hong kong all you need to know before. Hiking trail hk maclehose trail section 1 pak tam chung to long ke. The 10 closest hotels to maclehose trail tripadvisor.
Go checkout the dam however, worth a few extra steps. The maclehose trail is the longest of the 3 at a whopping 100km, a long ways considering hong kong is nothing more than a few little islands floating off the border of mainland china. But the only challenge is that the stages 14 are so far away from where we live it would almost be quicker to fly to bangkok then to take the ferry, mtr, bus and minibus to reach the starting point. Maclehose trail is pretty far off from the central areas of hk but its worth the travel for the great views and the varying trails.
The trail is primarily used for hiking, walking, running, and backpacking. The maclehose trail click on title to go to the blog entry opened in 1979, the maclehose trail is a 100km long hiking trail which traverse hong kongs new territories from east to west. From hills to shores, the trail will take you to many. It traverses through the geopark with its impressive dams and cutesy information boards about hexagonal columns formed by volcanic activity the cartoon rock introducing himself with. After 20 minutes or so of climbing up and down, youll reach long ke beach which is paradisaical and nicely shaded, making it a nice spot for picnics or even camping if youre into it. The campsite at ham tin wan, on the second of the trails 10 sections, is especially popular because it sits steps from a pretty beach.
There is no transportation between maclehose trail section 9 and section 10. Hiking the full maclehose trail was a fun way for us to spend four days in hong kong. Ma on shan country trail and maclehose trail 4 and 5 hike. Here, i introduces 3 routs for hikding maclehose trail section 2. Hong kong has got some of the most spectacular views ive seen. He presided over the establishment of the housing authority and founding of new towns to accommodate the vietnamese boat people and refugees from maos cultural revolution already living in. Pdf download israel national trail free ebooks pdf. Snaking its way across the sharp peaks of kowloon, this section is the closest youll come on the maclehose trail to urban hong kong. Descend a little, then strenuously climb back up to buffalo pass 475m and then down again before climbing around the north face of tate. Although i aimed to complete 80km in 4 days, i underestimated the difficulty of the trail and the length. The maclehose trail is hong kongs great escape ecowatch.
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