#WinterTheMost Beautiful Hiking Route# MacLehose Trail in Hong Kong (one of the 20 best hiking trails in the world)
There is a famous hiking route in Hong Kong
———MacLehose Trail
This line was opened on October 26, 1979, with a total length of 100 kilometers (divided into 10 sections)
Acquired National Geographic Channel
Selected as one of the world's 20 best hiking trails
▼Lang Ke Wan
▼Trail Information
| Section | Route | Length (Km) | Time (Hr) | Difficulty |
| 1 | Pak Tam Chung to Long Ke/Pak Tam Chung to Long Ke | 10.6 | 3 | Easy Walk |
| 2 | Long Ke to Pak Tam Au/Long Ke to Pak Tam Au | 13.5 | 5 | Fairly Difficult |
| 3 | Pak Tam Au to Kei Ling Ha/Pak Tam Au to Kei Ling Ha | 10.2 | 4 | Very Difficult |
| 4 | Kei Ling Ha to Tai Lo Shan/Kei Ling Ha to Tai Lo Shan | 12.7 | 5 | Very Difficult |
| 5 | Tai Lo Shan to Tai Po Road/Tate's Cairn to Tai Po Road | 10.6 | 3 | Fairly Difficult |
| 6 | Tai Po Road to Shing Mun/Tai Po Road to Shing Mun | 4.6 | 1.5 | Easy Walk |
| 7 | Shing Mun to Lead Mine Pass/Shing Mun to Lead Mine Pass | 6.2 | 2.5 | Fairly Difficult |
| 8 | Lead Mine Pass to Twisk/ Lead Mine Pass to Tsuen Kam Highway | 9.7 | 4 | Fairly Difficult |
| 9 | Twisk to Tin Fu Tsai/Twisk to Tin Fu Tsai/Twisk to Tin Fu Tsai | 6.3 | 2.5 | Easy Walk |
| 10 | Tin Fu Tsai to Tuen Mun Tin Fu Tsai to Tuen Mun | 15.6 | 5 | Easy Walk |
▼Mailihose Trail full route map
In addition to participating in the Hong Kong 100-kilometer cross-country run, ordinary tourists and hiking enthusiasts can choose a few sections to complete according to their own physical strength. You can arrange a day trip, or you can choose to reload and camp on the beach overnight. Langke Bay faces due east and is an excellent place to watch the sunrise.
▼Hong Kong 100km cross-country run
The MacLehose Trail is a relatively mature hiking route. There are direct buses from the starting point of the first section, the end of the second section (the starting point of the third section), and the end of the third section. Local residents also went hiking, camping and barbecued with their families.
▼Starting point of MacLehose Trail
Xiaoxi chose the first three sections of the MacLehose Trail, which totaled 34 kilometers and took 12 hours. On the last day of 2017, when we say goodbye to the old year and welcome the new year, we started hiking at 7 a.m. and continued until 7 p.m. to complete the first three sections of the hike.
▼123 segment trajectory chart
▼The High Island Reservoir in the first section
▼The first section of Hangi Reservoir
▼Part 1Beside the dam of Bangi Reservoir, a group of cattle lined the road to welcome them
▼First paragraph & second paragraph
▼The second section of Langke Bay (camping holy land)
▼The second section of Langke Bay (camping holy land)
▼Second paragraph (there are clear signs throughout the process)
▼The second section of Sai Wan (after climbing over a hill, you can overlook Sai Wan)
▼Section 2 West Bay
▼Second paragraph & third paragraph
▼The third section (there is a road sign every 500m, M58, 29 kilometers)
▼The third paragraph
▼The third section is downhill
▼The third section (gentle mountain road)
▼The third paragraph (sunset)
▼The third section (M68, 34 kilometers)
▼The end of the third paragraph
·Transportation·
|| Major transportation:
①Fly directly to Hong Kong.
②Fly to Shenzhen and transfer to the China-Hong Kong Express bus at Shenzhen Airport to go to Hong Kong. If you choose the China-Hong Kong Express bus for a round trip, be sure to inquire about the return time and boarding point.
[Tips: Remember to apply for a Hong Kong and Macao pass]
|| How to get to MacLehose Trail:
①Hong Kong AirportTake the subway to Diamond Hill.
②Take the China-Hong Kong Express bus from Shenzhen Airport to Wong Tai Sin and walk for 10 minutes to Diamond Hill.
Take bus 92 from Diamond Hill and go directly to Saigon Bus Terminal. [Tips: Buy your Octopus in advance on Xobao]
Transfer to KMB Route 94 at Sai Kung Bus Terminal, get off at Sheung Yiu Station, and walk for 5 minutes to the starting point of the MacLehose Trail.
[tips: During holidays, you can take KMB 96R from Diamond Hill MTR Station directly to the starting point of the MacLehose Trail. The first bus of 96R is at 7:30am]
[Tips: The local minibuses are not shown on the map. It is recommended to ask passers-by or staff at Saigon Terminal if there are other minibus options. 】
If you need to choose a taxi to go to the starting point of the MacLehose Trail, the reservation phone number is as follows:
·Accommodation·
|| Accommodation in Saigon: Xiaoxi searched all major booking websites, but could not find a hotel in Saigon. So I could only book a B&B along Route 92 on airbnb. Since Xiaoxi is traveling during the New Year's Day holiday, B&Bs are much more crowded than usual. We booked a B&B in Ho Chung Village. There is a minibus in front of the B&B that goes directly to Sai Kung Main Station, which takes 15 minutes one way. Then transfer to a minibus at Sai Kung Terminus to go to the starting point of the MacLehose Trail.
▼Sai Kung Main Station in the early morning
·About eating·
|| Saigon Seafood Food Stalls: Seafood Street is not difficult to find. You can find it on Dianping.com, Baidu & Google Maps. Take any public transportation to Saigon Main Station and walk to Seafood Street for 5 minutes.
▼Fresh seafood
▼A little green dragon weighing more than a pound
▼Pippi shrimp weighing half a pound
▼4 prawnsmore than half a catty
▼Large scallop
·If you go to Macau from Hong Kong·
|| From Hong Kong to Macau: We chose to take a jet boat to Macau. Go to "Tsim Sha Tsui China Ferry Terminal" to buy tickets and take the ferry. Address: China Hong Kong City, 33 Canton Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong (Departure Hall: 1st Floor / Pick-up Hall: 2nd Floor). It's not too far to get off at the MTR "Kowloon Station", "Austin Station" or "Jordan Station" and walk to China Hong Kong City.
|| Tips for wandering in Macau: Macau is divided into two islands, the north and the south. The north island is the old city, with Ruins of St. Paul's, souvenir street, snacks all over the street, huge crowds of people, and very lively. There are super luxury hotels all over the South Island, and it is indeed the only place where gambling is legal in the country. We stayed one night in the North Island and one night in the South Island. In most places in Macau, consumption is based on Macau Pataca: Hong Kong Dollar: RMB = 1:1:1. The actual consumption is Macau Pataca: Hong Kong Dollar: RMB = 1:0.97:0.78. (For example: McDonald's in Macau, when you spend money in RMB, you get change in Macau pataca... It's just a grab...) It is recommended to exchange more Hong Kong dollars or Macau patacas appropriately.
▼Ruins of St. Paul's
▼The fort next to the Dasanba Archway
▼Souvenir Street
▼Souvenir Street
▼Five-star hotels in South Island
▼Interior view of Venetian Hotel
▼Venetian Hotel interior
▼VenetianHotel
▼Hotel buffet
·The journey of the creek·
| D1 | Depart from Hong Kong and stay in Sai Kung |
| D2 | MacLehose Trail hiking (7:00am-19:00pm),Accommodation in Sai Kung |
| D3 | Take a ferry from Hong Kong to Macau North Island and stay at Macau North Island (near the Ruins of St. Paul's) |
| D4 | Macau North Island - Macau South Island, accommodation in Macau South Island (Venetian) |
| D5 | Macau return trip |
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