10k, 3.5 hours
Difficulty:
6/10. 495m elevation gain.
Cel phone coverage: Everywhere.
Water needs: 1 liter.
Appreciation: 8/10. Nice views of Kowloon and the harbour on a clear day
Map & Details: http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/2637043513/
Exercise Area: There is one "homemade" exercise area with 3 chin-up bars
Exercise Area: There is one "homemade" exercise area with 3 chin-up bars
Why it's worth it:
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| Get off the bus at Shek Lei Pui Reservoir at take the footbridge over the highway |
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| Left right after the footbridge. There might be a number of monkeys there |
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| Down the ramp and right at the road |
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| Up the stairs and to the left at the Eagle's Nest Nature Trail. The nature trail and Maclehose 4 are overlapping for a while. You can always refer to the little hiking guy sign to give you the direction. And the Maclehose distance posts every 500meters |
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| Up at the gazebo |
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| Up! |
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| Where do these stairs go? They go up! |
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| About 1.5 hour and 4.7km in, you will arrive at the gazebo at the foot of Lion Rock. Take the path straight, by the plaque on the stone |
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| About 100m farther up, there will be a split. We took a left. The right will get you up-top Lion Rock and will ultimately connect back to Mac 4. So, up to you, but climbing Lion Rock is adding quite a bit more stairs. Anyhow, from this point on, just keep going on Maclehose 4 for about another 5.5km |
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| You'll end up here: Shatin Pass. Go down right towards Wong Tai Sin. But before you do so, you can go to the toilet and/or get some food/drinks at the store on the left (circled) |
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| Fishballs! The hikers' delight! |
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| Just follow the road all the way down until you see the signs for the MTR. |
