Duration:
3 hours
Difficulty: 7/10. Not too hard a climb but so narrow and full of branches at times that I had to crouch.
Cel phone coverage: Everywhere
Water needs: 2 liters
Appreciation: 3/10. For the upper section (up from the bridge). Really didn't like it. It is a minor stream, very few and small waterfalls. Ants bit me, grass cut me. Not a happy time
Transportation: Bus 94 from Saikung all the time, or 96R from Diamond Hill on Sundays and public holidays. Get off at Sheung Yui stop. Return the same way.
Why it's worth it:
Really, it isn't. Skip this one or keep to the lower section (but then again, why go all the way to Saikung for this). Will need to check out the lower part of the stream someday
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| Stream portion in red |
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| Sheung Yui bus stop. Keep walking in the same direction the bus was going for about 1 minute to the fork |
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| Head right at the fork, towards the High Island Reservoir |
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| At the pavilion, take the left road. That's about 20 minutes from the bus stop |
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| Keep walking past the first bridge |
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| The second bridge is around this corner (notice the tombstone) |
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| That's where you enter the stream. About 40 minutes walk from the bus stop |
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| 15 minutes into the stream |
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| The only fork in the stream. Take a left and prepare to be... underwhelmed |
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| The upper stream is a lot of this... I don't like it. And spider-webs aplenty... |
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| At one point, you'll think you are lost as the stream gets ever narrower and is basically just a trickle. You will arrive at the source of the stream. There will be a path on the left. Take it and it will take you to a 4-way path fork |
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| The 4 way path fork. Take a left and climb up. Stay on the leftmost path pretty much all the time. |
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| Some nice views but no need to go through the hassle of climbing the stream |
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| More nice views. You'll eventually loop back to the pavilion |
