Duration:
14k, 4 hours
Difficulty:
6/10
570m elevation gain
Cel phone coverage: Partial.
Water needs: 1.5 liters.
Appreciation: 7/10. Not very scenic but a nicely shaded hike through forests.
Transportation: Fotan MTR, Exit B. Return at Pineapple Dam via minibus 82M (one every 10 minutes roughly)
Why it's worth it:
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| Exit B at Fotan MTR |
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| A bridge will be 40m ahead, right out of the MTR station |
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| Take the bridge and then head right |
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| You will be walking along Fotan Road for about 800m |
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| There's a very small "park" (Kwei Tei Street Garden) at the end of Fotan Rd that you will go through |
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| Go around on the right of the building (which may be done building when you hike this path), then up the stairs |
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| Atop the stairs, head right again... |
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| About 2.5km and 35min walk from the MTR station, head right at the fork |
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| Then stay on the left as a few paths will be going right |
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| Careful not to miss this one. 3.3km, and about 50 minutes into your hike, there's going to be a small sign and a dirt path going up on your right which you must take. If you miss it, it is not too bad as you can take the next right. Not as fun though! |
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| Long pants for some bushwhacking. Path is quite clear however... |
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| You will join the main road, Tai Po Kau Forest Track where you will want to head left |
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| Keep left (@ 4.4 km) |
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| Still left (@ 4.9km) |
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| Left |
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| Left |
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| Right towards Shing Mun reservoir (@ 8.7 km) |
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| Arboretum @ 9.9km |
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| Left |
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| Right. You will then follow along the Shing Mun reservoir which is quite pretty |
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At about 13 km, you'll see a map, take the stairs going down next to it. Easy to miss from the road.
You are about 40 minutes away from the minibus stop |
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| Here ya go; Minibus 82m stop which will bring you back in town (Tsuen Wan) |
