MacLehose trail

In Hong Kong, there is a famous hiking route, MacLehose path, which was opened on October 26, 1979, with a total length of 100 km. Starting from beitanyong, Sai Kung, bypassing Wanyi reservoir, it crosses the new territories from east to west and ends at Tuen Mun. It is divided into ten sections. There are signs along the way, and there are check-in and rest places in each section. MacLehose trail spans 8 of the 23 country parks in Hong Kong. Along the way, it will cross over more than 20 hills, such as 420 meters of niuershi mountain, 702 meters of Maanshan mountain, 649 meters of Caoshan mountain and 957 meters of Tai Mo mountain. The scenery of the whole journey is different. No matter the mountains, shores, forests and streams, they are all breathtaking. Especially in the third, fourth, seventh and eighth sections, there are continuous and rugged mountain roads, hundreds of meters straight up and down.

MacLehose trail

In Hong Kong, there is a famous hiking route, MacLehose path, which was opened on October 26, 1979, with a total length of 100 km. Starting from beitanyong, Sai Kung, bypassing Wanyi reservoir, it crosses the new territories from east to west and ends at Tuen Mun. It is divided into ten sections. There are signs along the way, and there are check-in and rest places in each section. MacLehose trail spans 8 of the 24 country parks in Hong Kong. Along the way, it will cross more than 20 hills, such as 420 meters of niuershi mountain, 702 meters of Ma'anshan mountain, 649 meters of Caoshan mountain and 957 meters of Tai Mo mountain. The scenery of the whole journey is different. No matter the mountains, shores, forests and streams, they are all breathtaking. Especially in the third, fourth, seventh and eighth sections, there are continuous and rugged mountain roads, hundreds of meters straight up and down.

Introduction to scenic spots

MacLehose trail is a 100km long hiking trail running through the country park. This ten section hiking trail spans high mountains, leaving people unforgettable experience of outing and pleasure of hiking.

Located in the new territories, MacLehose path spans most of the territory of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. Here we can see the most varied and beautiful countryside of Hong Kong. The trail starts in the winding wilderness on the east bank, passes through a series of mountains in the middle, including the highest peaks in Hong Kong, and ends in the fascinating river valleys and reservoirs in the West.

MacLehose path connects eight country parks, including Sai Kung East (4477 HA), Sai Kung West (3000 HA), Ma On Shan (2880 HA), Lion Rock (557 HA), Jinshan (337 HA), Shing Mun (1400 HA), Tai Mo Shan (1440 HA) and Tai Lam (5370 ha).

Clear signs have been installed on the whole MacLehose path, but most public transport vehicles can cross MacLehose path.

MacLehose path is divided into ten sections, ranging in length from 5 to 16 km, most of which are about 10 km long. It starts from North Tam Chung, bypasses the Saigon Peninsula, turns to the west, reaches Kowloon hills, starts from Shing Mun, goes north to Tai Mo Shan, and then goes West to Tuen Mun. Except that some of the sections are concrete level roads, most of the MacLehose paths are built according to the mountain situation. Only a small part of them are laborious and difficult to walk, and the rest are mostly easy to do.

Clear road signs have been installed throughout the MacLehose trail. Country park facilities are also provided at traffic junctions. Although there is a distance between the starting point of some sections and the landing point of public transport, most public transport vehicles can reach MacLehose path.

There is a sign post every 500 meters along MacLehose path, with a total of 200 sign posts. In particular, the third, fourth, seventh and eighth sections are all continuous and rugged mountain roads, hundreds of meters straight up and down.

It is divided into ten parts

1. From beitanyong to langqia (10.6 km, 3.0 hours, difficulty: *) there is no supply in the whole process.

2. Langqia to beitanao (13.5km, 5.0h, difficulty: * *) you can buy water, eat and camp in Xiwan. There is a camp near the terminal, but it is very simple. From the terminal, you can go to Huangshi wharf camp by car or on foot. It is well-equipped and can be barbecued.

3. From beitanao to qilingxia (10.2 km, 4.0 hours, difficulty: * *) there are Shiduo and camp on the Zhangshang, toilets and tap water at the end of Qiling.

4. There is no supply from Qiling to dalaoshan (12.7 km, 5.0 hours, difficulty: * *). However, there is tap water at the starting point and angping camp, which can be replenished by boiling water. The fourth section is about 200 meters away from kivier camp. There is a stream to replenish water.

5. Road from dalaoshan to Dapu (10.6 km, 3.0 hours, difficulty: * *) shiziting has Shiduo, you can buy water. There is no legal public camp in this section. M101 standard distance pile, with Shiduo store, can eat and drink.

6. From Tai Po highway to Shing Mun (4.6 km, 1.5 hours, difficulty: *) there is no supply. The starting point is about 1. 5km, there is a stone crack on the left side of the road to add water. At the end of the barbecue, there is direct drinking water to supplement.

7. There is no supply from Chengmen to lead ore depression (6.2km, 2.5h, difficulty: * *). There is a camp at the end, a toilet at the lead mine pit at the end, and running water.

8. Lead ore AU to Tsuen Kam Highway (9.7 km, 4.0 hours, difficulty: * *) there is Shiduo at the end to supplement food and water. There is no camp in the whole process. It's about 2km down from the top of the big hat mountain. There is a small stream on the right side of the road to supplement it.

9. Tsuen Kam Road to Tin Fu Tsai (6.3 km, 2.5 hours, difficulty: *) ends with Tin Fu Tsai camp and Tin Fu Tsai Shiduo, which can replenish water and eat.

10. From Tin Fu Tsai to Tuen Mun (15.6 km, 5.0 hours, difficulty: *) there are two or three restaurants in Tin Fu Tsai for eating and replenishing water. There is no camp or supplies.

(difficulty * is the easiest, * * is the moderate and * * is the hardest)

Traffic information

1. Metro Diamond Hill exit C2 take bus 92 to Sai Kung city centre.

2. Take bus No.94 from Sai Kung downtown to Pei Tam Chung station, or take bus no.96r from exit C2 of Caihong MTR station to Pei Tam Chung station. The starting point of the first section of MacLehose path is at the junction of dawangzi road and Beitan road about 400 meters behind the gate. The second section ends at beitanao. You can take bus 94289r or 96r to leave.

3. Section 3 and 4 of MacLehose path: take bus No. 99 (Sai Kung to Nai Chung) and No. 299 (Sai Kung to Sha Tin New City Plaza bus stop) at the foot of Qi Ling. Take bus No. 91 (Diamond Hill MTR station to clear water bay), No. 91m (Diamond Hill MTR station to Hang Hau) and No. 92 (Diamond Hill MTR station to Saigon) from exit C2 of rainbow MTR to camp kivier, and walk along Zhashan road to camp kivier. Take minibus 1a to Sai Kung and minibus 11 to Hang Hau at Ping Shek. Get off at the Dewang school bus stop and walk along Zhashan road to camp kivier.

4. Section 7 and 8 of MacLehose path: take minibus 82 at Siu Wo Street, Tsuen Wan to Chengmen reservoir, and then walk to lead ore Au according to the sign. To get to Tai Mo Shan visitor centre, turn right at Lvyang new exit of Tsuen Wan MTR station, take bus No. 51 (Tsuen Wan rushin square to Kam Tin) to Kam Tin, and get off at Tai Mo Shan Country Park station. Or take minibus No. 80 (Tsuen Wan (Chuan long street / Zhao he Street) to Chuan long at Chuan long street or Zhao he street, Tsuen Wan. Get off at Chuanlong terminus, then walk up the mountain for about 15 minutes to Tai Mo Shan Country Park.

5. MacLehose trail ends at Sau Kwun Po lung barracks, Tuen Mun (80 Castle Peak Road, near the old coffee Bay meter parking lot). From Kowloon or New Territories West, you can take bus No. 52X (Sham Shui Po Qinzhou street to Tuen Mun Downtown), No. 53 (Tsuen Wan rushin square to Yuen Long East), No. 61m (Lai King North to Yau oi South), No. K51 (Fu Tai to Tai Lam), No. 962 (Causeway Bay Morton terrace to Tuen Mun Longmen residence), No. n962 (Causeway Bay Morton terrace to Tuen Mun Longmen residence), or take minibus No. 43 (Riverside street to so Kwun WAT), 140m (Tsing Yi MTR to Heng Fu Garden, Tuen Mun), 141 (Tsuen Wan pier to Heng Fu Garden, Tuen Mun); or take the red minibus from Parkes street to Yuen Long and get off at the old coffee Bay parking lot. When you see the sign indicating "Oxfam Trailwalker terminal", cross the opposite road.

Travel strategy

Every year in early November, a charity fund-raising event called "Trailwalker" is held in Hong Kong. Participants are required to complete the 100 km mountain road in 48 hours in groups of four. The first is warming up. The importance of warming up cannot be underestimated. At the beginning of a few times, because I didn't pay attention to it, I suffered a big loss and often had cramps on the road.

Probably judging whether a hiker has experience or not depends on whether he attaches importance to warm-up.

The key to warm up is to run the muscles and veins of big and small legs. Try to pull the muscles for a few minutes at a time until the tendons are sore, and then come back. After the muscle and pulse marathon, you can bear the fierce movement of going up and down the mountain.

And make good use of the break time to stretch. At the beginning, I was inexperienced. Because I was very tired, I was very tired every time I had a break

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