A guidebook to 4 short multi-day 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.
- 1:50,000 mapping included for each trek stage and day walk
- GPX files available for download
- Elevation profiles for each of the treks
- Detailed information on accessing the routes via Hong Kong’s excellent public transport network
- Geology, history, culture, plants and wildlife
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The multi-day Wilson, MacLehose, Hong Kong and Lantau Trails and 25 day walks (from easy to challenging) on the fascinatingly diverse Hong Kong archipelago, including Hong Kong Island, Kowloon, the New Territories and the islands. With notes on plants, wildlife and geology (including the UNESCO-listed geopark) and public transport information.
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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
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Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9781786310514
Publisert
2023-01-17
Utgiver
Vendor
Cicerone Press
Vekt
300 gr
Høyde
172 mm
Bredde
116 mm
Dybde
15 mm
Aldersnivå
G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
264