Wong Chuck Tsuen to Luk Keng via ancient trail

Duration: 
3.5 hours, 10km

Difficulty:

6/10. 335m elevation during the first hour, down and flat afterwards

Cel phone coverage: Mostly everywhere

Water needs: 1.5 liter

Appreciation: 8/10. Abandoned villages, shaded trail with nice streams.

Transportation:

Bus 75k or 275R (holidays) from Tai Po Market MTR station. Return to Fanling MTR via green minibus 56K.

Details: http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/2332808774/

Why it's worth it:

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At Tai Po Market MTR, get out of the station and follow the underpass to bus 275R or 75K.

There's signage in the tunnel

Terminus is at Tai Mei Tuk. Go towards Ting Kok Rd and head left.

You will follow Ting Kok Rd for about 0.75km

Nice pond

After 10 minutes walk on Ting Kok Rd, you'll arrive here, at the Plover Cove Visitor Centre. Go up on the road that's goes around the centre, and back...

You'll see the Pat Sin Leng trail signage and map. That's where you start.

20 minutes walk later (1km), you'll reach this cross-road. Head left.

Go straight

Pwetty...

About 1:15min into your hike (4.1km), you'll reach this spot.

Go left (second left), staying on Wilson Trail Section 10.

Abandoned village (Wang Shan Keuk - 橫山脚)

You are 6.5km into your hike and you'll get to this 3 way branch. Go towards Nam Chung (straight).

Then it's easy-peasy; you just follow the directions for Luk Keng

Still...

Still...

Mostly there, just walk straight through village

And there you go. The 56K green minibus stop is right there.

And there's a small restaurant where you can get some snacks while you wait. 56K will get you to Fanling MTR station

Short loop to Sharp Peak (Nam She Tsim - 蚺蛇尖 ) - 上蚺蛇尖 -較短的循環路線

(Updated: 2021-03-25)

Duration/時間: 4.5 hours, 10km. 4.5小時10公里

Difficulty/難度:
8/10. Hands required to climb some of the sections. Do not attempt if you are afraid of heights or don't feel comfortable scrambling. About 450m climb in total.
某些部分需要手攀爬。如果你怕高或不不擅長攀爬, 最好不要勉強嘗試。 總共攀爬約450m

Cel phone coverage/手機覆蓋: Partial coverage. 部分地方訊號不足

Water needs/建議帶水: 2 liters. 2升

Appreciation/欣賞: 10/10. 
One of the most scenic hikes in Hong Kong.
香港其中一個風景最美的遠足遊

Transportation/交通:
Take bus 96R from Diamond Hill MTR exit C on Sunday or public holidays an exit at Pak Tam Au. Take speedboat or ferry at Chek Keng Pier to Wong Shek Pier and return via 96R.
星期日或公眾假期，從鑽石山地鐵出口C可乘坐96R巴士，在北潭凹下車。回程在赤角碼頭乘坐快艇或渡船至黃石碼頭，再轉96R巴士返回。

Details: http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/1991630060/

Why it's worth it/值得你去嗎?:

Exercise Area: No

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Take 96R at Diamond Hill MTR station, drop off at Pak Tam Au.The trail head is on your right, across the road.

There are toilets there shall you need them before you start. Have a quick look at my map. Not too hard to get your bearing. That is Maclehose section 2 by the way.
在鑽石山地鐵站乘坐96R巴士，在北潭凹下車。過馬路, 行山的路徑在你的右邊。
起程之前，如需要, 有廁所在附近.  看看我的地圖 , 很容易找到你的方位。這就是麥理浩徑第2段

First fork, go right.
第一個分叉，向右走

Then a left towards Chek Keng
跟住向左走, 往赤徑

At Chenk Keng, hang right. The path on the left goes to goes to the pier and the youth hostel
在赤徑, 轉在.  左邊的路是去碼頭和青年旅館的

Between milestone M40 and M39, about an hour in, you'll reach a little pavilion and a bench. That's where you break-off of Mac 2 and go up towards Sharp Peak. This is where the fun begins. You just have to follow the most direct path to the peak, Can't miss it. And yes, those steep patches are to be climbed...
大約一個小時後, 在里程碑M40和M39之間，你會到達一個小亭子和長凳。 那就是要和麥理浩徑第2段說再見
的地方，挑戰蚺蛇尖。 有趣的攀爬快要開始了。 你只需要遵循最直接, 向高峰路走便可。 是的，那些陡峭的地方是要手腳並用去爬的...

Top of Sharp Peak
蚺蛇尖山峰

On the way back down, you can bypass the first 2 steep pitches. From the top, just continue opposite from where you came from. It is a lot less steep. Then, you get to this point, turn right. A bit of bushwhacking, and you'll be back to the trail.
在下山的路上，你可以繞過首兩個陡峭的部分。 從頂部，只是從你來的地方相反方向走。 這不是太險峻。 然後，你到達這一點，右轉。穿過些叢林後，你會回到小徑。

Keep going until you get in the vicinity of the second scrambling pitch, head down and left instead. Then, there will be another bypass path on your right, as per the picture. You'll end-up right at the foot of the second pitch. You'll still have to scramble down the 3rd pitch but it is a bit easier. Then, it is smooth sailing back to Mac 2, retrace your steps towards Chek Keng
繼續前進，直到你進入第二個險峻的地方，向下走, 再左轉。跟圖片走，右邊會有另一條支路。 你會繞過剛才第二個險峻的斜坡。第三個斜坡你仍然必須小心爬下去，但比第二個容易一些。 然後，應該可以順利回到麥理浩徑第2段，走回頭路到赤徑.

You'll get to those stairs. No signage that indicate anything. Take them and you'll get to the Chek Keng pier.

There are speedboats to take you to Wong Shek pier. $150 to charter one. Wait a few minutes for other hikers to join and make it cheaper
你會見到那些樓梯。 沒有任何指示。下樓梯後，你會到達赤徑碼頭。
赤徑碼頭有快艇帶你回到黃石碼頭。包快艇要 $ 150。 等多幾個行山朋友便更化算! 

Tai To Yan (大刀屻)

Duration: 

(~9 kilometers)
4 hours

Difficulty: 7/10.

Cel phone coverage: Everywhere

Water needs: 2 liters. About 30% of the trail is shaded, so it will be more difficult in Summer.

Appreciation: 6.5/10

Transportation: Bus 64k from Tai Wo. Returning via Fanling MTR

Why it's worth it:

Garmin: http://connect.garmin.com/modern/activity/599691849

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Take Exit 'A' (Tai Wo Plaza) out of the Tai Wo MTR station. Head left.

There will be a set of escalators on your right, leading to the bus stops.

The KMB 64k stop is on the other side of the first road lane. Don't go all the way on the other side because you'd take the 64k to Tai Po Market.

Yeah, that one...

Get off at Kadoorie Farm. Cross the street to the start of the trail.

Start of the trail

Follow the directions to Fanling station

Very sharp peaks gets you...

... nice views.

People actually maintaining the trail! Amazing Hong Kong!

Follow Wo Hop Sehk here... Then it's pretty straightforward to the Fanling MTR station