Vuelta de Tai Kam
Setting out from the new town of Tai Po, we follow the Lam Tsuen River and the tracks of the main Hong Kong to China
railway past nurseries and ever-expanding townships towards Fan Ling. Here, we leave today behind and dive into Hong
Kong’s recent past as we ride along well-tended fields and orchards and through a series of small villages.
We pause for refreshments at a small café near Lin Tong Mei at the edge of the Fan Ling golf course before continuing our
exploration of secluded northern valleys and villages. Along the way, we also pay a visit to the San Tin Barracks of the
People’s Liberation Army and keep a look out for Black-faced Spoonbills and stray water buffaloes as we approach Kam
Tin.
We stop for a well-deserved lunch at an Indian restaurant in Kam Tin.
Time permitting, we will check out a number of heritage listed buildings in the Kam Tin area, before we point our bicycles in
an eastward direction and head back to Tai Po via the Lam Tsuen valley. This part of the tour follows a main road, so a bit of
care is needed.
Incidentally, anyone who manages the 900-metre long climb from Shek Kong to the Kadoorie Farm and Botanical Gardens
without getting off to push the bike will be entitled to a free ice cream or beer when we reach Tai Po…
All of us, however, are entitled to the exhilarating down hill ride through the verdant Lam Tsuen valley. Traffic conditions
permitting, you could be freewheeling for the first 3 kilometres or so… Indeed, the last 30 minutes or so of this tour is
virtually all downhill.
Just before reaching Tai Po, we will pay a visit to Hong Kong’s famous wishing tree, so if there is something that you really,
really want…
We end the outing back where we started - at Tai Po Market Railway Station.
Setting out from the new town of Tai Po, we follow the Lam Tsuen River and the tracks of the main Hong Kong to China
railway past nurseries and ever-expanding townships towards Fan Ling. Here, we leave today behind and dive into Hong
Kong’s recent past as we ride along well-tended fields and orchards and through a series of small villages.
We pause for refreshments at a small café near Lin Tong Mei at the edge of the Fan Ling golf course before continuing our
exploration of secluded northern valleys and villages. Along the way, we also pay a visit to the San Tin Barracks of the
People’s Liberation Army and keep a look out for Black-faced Spoonbills and stray water buffaloes as we approach Kam
Tin.
We stop for a well-deserved lunch at an Indian restaurant in Kam Tin.
Time permitting, we will check out a number of heritage listed buildings in the Kam Tin area, before we point our bicycles in
an eastward direction and head back to Tai Po via the Lam Tsuen valley. This part of the tour follows a main road, so a bit of
care is needed.
Incidentally, anyone who manages the 900-metre long climb from Shek Kong to the Kadoorie Farm and Botanical Gardens
without getting off to push the bike will be entitled to a free ice cream or beer when we reach Tai Po…
All of us, however, are entitled to the exhilarating down hill ride through the verdant Lam Tsuen valley. Traffic conditions
permitting, you could be freewheeling for the first 3 kilometres or so… Indeed, the last 30 minutes or so of this tour is
virtually all downhill.
Just before reaching Tai Po, we will pay a visit to Hong Kong’s famous wishing tree, so if there is something that you really,
really want…
We end the outing back where we started - at Tai Po Market Railway Station.
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