Showing posts with label saikung. Show all posts
Showing posts with label saikung. Show all posts

Saturday, July 23, 2016

(Upper section) Tin Mei Hang stream 田尾坑涧

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

---------------------------------------
Stream portion in red

Sheung Yui bus stop. Keep walking in the same direction the bus was going for about 1 minute to the fork

Head right at the fork, towards the High Island Reservoir

At the pavilion, take the left road. That's about 20 minutes from the bus stop

Keep walking past the first bridge

The second bridge is around this corner (notice the tombstone)

That's where you enter the stream. About 40 minutes walk from the bus stop

15 minutes into the stream

The only fork in the stream. Take a left and prepare to be... underwhelmed

The upper stream is a lot of this... I don't like it. And spider-webs aplenty...

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

The 4 way path fork. Take a left and climb up. Stay on the leftmost path pretty much all the time.

Some nice views but no need to go through the hassle of climbing the stream

More nice views. You'll eventually loop back to the pavilion


Monday, March 25, 2013

East Island dam coastal hike


(updated 2021-03-01) 

Duration: 
(7 kilometers)
3 hours

Cel phone coverage: None

Water needs: 2 liters. Not shaded.

Difficulty: 7/10 because there's some steep descents.
Appreciation: 10/10. Nice views, nice beach. Amazing views on part of Hong Kong Geopark.

Map & Details: 

Exercise Area: No

Transportation: From SaiKung, takes the Taxi to the East Island Dam. Stop at the blue "anchor" (High Island Reservoir Monument - 紀念碑(萬宜水庫)). Return on cab to SaiKung. About $125 cab fare one-way.

Why it's worth it:

---------------------------------------
Start at the powder-blue, anchor like thing right before the East dam.


If you trace back your steps on the road for 25 meters or so, there a set of stairs to climb.



Can get quite steep on the way down.

Follow the coast. Lots of sandstone.


Can't really get very lost if you keep following the coast. Print the Garmin map to be safe.
Nice views
You'll go by the two pebble beaches.

Back to bushwhacking after the 1st beach.

Village on the right. Go straight.


The cave option.
Pak Lap beach in sight
Pak Lap beach. There's a restaurant there.


Back on actual trails.
Sha Kiu Tau where you head back towards the reservoir road.

At reservoir road. Hail a cab from there.


Hike Hong Kong Web Site

HikeHongKOng on Facebook

Please, don't litter!

Hiking is about communion with nature. So please pickup after yourself. There's no excuse to leave plastic bags, water bottles or any rubbish on or around the trails; if you managed to bring it, you can manage to bring it back!