Pics here.

What a hike! Started at Tai Tam (Stage 1 Wilson) and went to Quarry Bay. Took the MTR over to Yau Tong. The was good. Helped bring the body temperature down.

The 2nd part started at Yau Tong and finished in Tai Po. In between, had to cross Devil’s peak (no joke) and Black hill. Then came the mammoth hill for the day, the name we don’t know. After that, we stopped at Sha Tin Pass’ Dai Pai Dong for about 15 minutes and got going to Tai Po road/Shing Mung reservoir. What a boring stretch that was. Eventually, the smell of victory/freedom came as he headed towards Lead Mine Pass. Knowing the a cold mini bus was only a couple of minutes away, I cut loose and went full throttle down to Tai Po. Finished at 6.30PM and started at 8AM. So, 10.5 hours in total. 42KM was the distance although I have a feeling it could have been more. We lost about 20 minutes getting lost.

It was hot but there was breeze. That is probably what saved me from heat exhaustion this time!

The GPX file is here.


Tags: Devil's peak, Hiking in Hong Kong, Tai Po, Wilson, Yau Tong

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