A guidebook to 4 short treks and 21 day walks in Hong Kong. Included are the Hong Kong Trail, the Lantau Trail, the MacLehose Trail and the Wilson Trail, along with day walks covering Hong Kong, Kowloon, the New Territories and the islands. The hiking is graded from easy to challenging, with the walks offering options at all grades and the trek stages mostly categorised as difficult or challenging.
With the exception of the 3-day Hong Kong Trail, each trek is presented in 5 days. The day walks range from 5 to 23km (3-14 miles) and can be enjoyed in 2-7 hours.
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1:50,000 mapping included for each trek stage and day walk
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GPX files available for download
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Elevation profiles for each of the treks
- Detailed information on accessing the routes via Hong Kong's excellent public transport network
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Geology, history, culture, plants and wildlife
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Produkt-Hinweis
Illustrationen
44 maps, 4 elevation profiles, 90 colour photos
Maße
Höhe: 170 mm
Breite: 115 mm
Dicke: 16 mm
Gewicht
ISBN-13
978-1-78631-051-4 (9781786310514)
Schweitzer Klassifikation
Andrew Mok and Simon Whitmarsh are both keen walkers, covering over 2000km a year. They have walked extensively in Britain and Europe and more recently they have enjoyed treks in the US (including many parts of the Appalachian trail), Australia, New Zealand, Andrew's native Hong Kong and Nepal (Everest Base Camp). They are both doctors, a General Practitioner and a Consultant Paediatrician. When not travelling, they enjoy finding new routes near their village in Snowdonia.
Map key
Overview map
Route summary tables
Preface
Introduction
About Hong Kong
Geology
Wildlife
Plants and flowers
History
Religion
Getting there
Getting around
Weather and when to go
Accommodation
Language
Money
Mobile phones and internet
Tips on walking in Hong Kong
What to take
Water
Waymarking
Maps and GPS
Health and safety
Emergencies
Using this guide
Long-distance trails
Trek 1 Hong Kong Trail
Trek 2 Lantau Trail
Trek 3 MacLehose Trail
Trek 4 Wilson Trail
Day walks
Walk 1 Big Knife Mountain
Walk 2 Tai Lam Chung Reservoir Circuit
Walk 3 Yuen Tsuen Ancient Trail
Walk 4 Ben Nevis
Walk 5 Tung Ping Chau
Walk 6 Hanging Lantern and the ghost villages
Walk 7 Wong Leng and Bride's Pool
Walk 8 Plover Cove Reservoir Country Trail
Walk 9 Tai Po Kau Nature Reserve
Walk 10 Lion Rock and the walk of many hills
Walk 11 Tai Tan and Cheung Sheung Country Trails
Walk 12 Ma On Shan Country Park
Walk 13 Ko Lau Wan to Sharp Peak
Walk 14 High Junk Peak
Walk 15 Chi Ma Wan Country Trail (extended version)
Walk 16 Cheung Chau
Walk 17 Violet Hill
Walk 18 Tung Lung Chau
Walk 19 Mount Stenhouse, Lamma Island
Walk 20 From pier to pier, Lamma Island
Walk 21 Po Toi Island
Appendix A Useful contacts
Appendix B Language and glossary
