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.
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
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Terminus is at Tai Mei Tuk. Go towards Ting Kok Rd and head left.
You will follow Ting Kok Rd for about 0.75km
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| Nice pond |
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| 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... |
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| You'll see the Pat Sin Leng trail signage and map. That's where you start. |
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| 20 minutes walk later (1km), you'll reach this cross-road. Head left. |
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| Go straight |
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| Pwetty... |
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About 1:15min into your hike (4.1km), you'll reach this spot.
Go left (second left), staying on Wilson Trail Section 10.
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| Abandoned village (Wang Shan Keuk - 橫山脚) |
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| You are 6.5km into your hike and you'll get to this 3 way branch. Go towards Nam Chung (straight). |
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| Then it's easy-peasy; you just follow the directions for Luk Keng |
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| Still... |
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| Mostly there, just walk straight through village |
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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
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