2 hours (7 km)
Appreciation: 7/10. There are not a lot of viewpoints but the ones that are there are unusual. And the trail itself is easily accessible, short, and mostly shaded. So that's a nice and easy summer trail for a Saturday morning, or, right at sunset, the main view would be quite spectacular.
Difficulty: 2/10
Cel phone coverage: Everywhere
Water needs: 1 liter
Transportation: Take minibus 24M from Admiralty MTR exit A, get off at the terminus at the Mount Butler Estate. Return via Taikoo MTR.
Why it's worth it:
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| Admiralty MTR station, exit A |
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| The minibus stop is right off the exit, on your left. 24M. Ride should be about 15 minutes |
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| You will be dropped off here at the terminus. Get out of the estate and head right on Mount Butler Road. |
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| About 200m on Mt Buttler road, you'll be heading left at the junction. Still on Mt Buttler Road |
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| Mount Buttler Road sort of merges into Sir Cecil's Ride. Go straight |
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| After about 500m on Sir Cecil's ride, there will be a path on the left, just before the road curves on the right. There's a little sign with Chinese lettering. Take that path on the left. |
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| Vistas will open up on your left |
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| After about 1 kilometer on Sir Cecil, you'll reach this point (the little loop at marker 2.62km on the map). Go on the bushwack path on the left first to get to the peak and have the nice view. Then retrace your steps to come back to this fork, don't climb the stairs but instead continue on the path (right on the picture above) |
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Nice view. Would be even nicer on a clear day, or night.
Unfortunately, lots of morons left their rubbish there
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This is despicable and by extension, IF YOU left your litter there, YOU ARE freakin' despicable!
There are no valid excuses! You brought it with you, bring it back and dispose it in a trashcan somewhere. I hope I would like to believe that no-one reading my blog would do this. But you can help in telling anyone you catch leaving trash behind that they have to pick it up. Sorry, done ranting now, but it makes my blood boiling that some idiots would think that they can make beautiful pictures but completely trash the environment in which they take these pictures
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| Follow Dan's directions, he knows his stuff! (Yeah right...) |
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Then, pretty straightforward, just keep going on
Sir Cecil's trail
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| Follow the map instructions, you'll eventually merge into the Quarry Bay Jogging Trail |
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Then follow your lovely hosts Dan and May's directions towards Mount Parker's Road.
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| Little shrine |
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| Straight thru at the shrine, don't go right |
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| There you go, Mount Parker road! Head left. You will come by a building, The Woodside, which has a small but nice exhibit on Hong Kong's fauna. Worth spending 20 minutes there. They keep going on Mount Parker road until you hit King's road in Taikoo, go right and the Taikoo MTR will be about a 200m walk on King's road. |