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Wild At Heart

TO MARK THE START OF TRAIL-RACE SEASON THIS OCTOBER, LET’S EXPLORE THE SCOPE OF THE LANTAU TRAILS, AND THEIR LURE FOR WORLD-CLASS ATHLETES AND SOCIAL HIKERS ALIKE Amateur hiking has become an increasingly common weekend activity in Lantau, with people grabbing the opportunity to get outdoors and active, while enjoying some truly incredible scenery. The draw for some is climbing a couple of Hong Kong’s highest peaks, for others it’s the opportunity to spot rare… Read More »Wild At Heart

HIKING IN HOT WEATHER 

Trail walking is about adventure – getting a new perspective either on the place you’re in or the people you’re with and, if you’re smart, you can keep it up even when temperatures soar. Photos by Sarin Ale & Beatrix Malan www.atscollective.com Products Courtesy of Escapade Sports www.escapade.com.hk Lantau’s trails form a comprehensive network of highways and avenues, by-streets and alleys that snake over the lush, hilly countryside. Some are government-maintained, paved footpaths, replete with… Read More »HIKING IN HOT WEATHER 

Lantau Hike: The Tinworth Trail

REPORTING BY Elizbeth Kerr  PHOTOS BY Will Hayward & Jono Woodhouse  Hong Kong has four official long trails: Maclehose (100km), Wilson (78km), Lantau (70km), and Hong Kong (50km). The new Tinworth Trail (www.tinworthtrail.com) has been designed as the unofficial fifth. The 90km route starts in the northeast corner of the territory at Sha Tau Kok, runs southwest through the New Territories, hops the bay and picks up in Lantau. The Tinworth is named for race… Read More »Lantau Hike: The Tinworth Trail

LANTAU HIKE: FROM NAM SHAN TO TUNG CHUNG

REPORTING & PHOTOS BY Martin Lerigo  Drawing you up the lower slopes of Sunset Peak and then down through remote Wong Lung Hang Valley, this walk culminates at Tung Chung Fort, a relic of yesteryear, nestling in the shadow of a modern-day tower block.  The cooler weather is the high point of Lantau’s hiking season, and there’s no better time to tackle this glorious walk. Though close to Tung Chung, Wong Lung Hang Valley is… Read More »LANTAU HIKE: FROM NAM SHAN TO TUNG CHUNG

LANTAU HIKE: CHI MA WAN PENINSULA

REPORTING & PHOTOS BY Martin Lerigo This walk takes you from Pui O, around the Chi Ma Wan Peninsula, to a mysterious and eerie turquoise lake known to only the more adventurous of Hong Kong’s hikers. Allow four hours and take plenty of water; sections of the trail are about as remote as you get in Hong Kong, so a mobile phone is also recommended. At your starting point in Pui O, adjacent to Tap… Read More »LANTAU HIKE: CHI MA WAN PENINSULA