Tai To Yan
The trails along the two volcanic ridges of Lam Tsuen Country Park are among the least hiked in Hong Kong. Yet, rising sharply from the
plains and valleys below, both ridges offer truly spectacular views on a clear day.
The trail along the eastern ridge, crossing Tai To Yan (Big Knife Cliff, 566 m.), begins just outside Fan Ling railway station. Skirting a Taoist
temple the first part of the walk up Stables Hill is popular with morning walkers and passes through a number of gardens and shelters
"illegally" dug out by locals, but the ridge itself is usually deserted.
The absence of fellow hikers can only be due to the amazing number of steps we have to climb to get to the top, because the views from the
top are nothing less than spectacular: To the north, we look towards the plains and urban sprawl of Shenzhen in China. To the northwest,
Cockscomb Ridge only partly blocks the view of the Mai Po wetlands. To the southeast, you look across the Lam Tsuen valley to Tai Po and
Cloudy Hill, and rising to the south is Hong Kong’s highest point, Tai Mo Shan.
While the ridge isn’t all level, the ups and downs are fairly gradual and relatively short, so there is little stopping you from enjoying the views
and the large number of butter- and dragonflies we see along the trail.
Care and focus, however, are required at the end of the trail as we descent very steep and rather long flight of boulder steps to reach Lam
Kam Road near the entrance to the Kadoorie Farm & Botanic Garden. At this point, you have a choice of joining your guide for lunch at a
nearby Indian restaurant or simply to retun home…
The trails along the two volcanic ridges of Lam Tsuen Country Park are among the least hiked in Hong Kong. Yet, rising sharply from the
plains and valleys below, both ridges offer truly spectacular views on a clear day.
The trail along the eastern ridge, crossing Tai To Yan (Big Knife Cliff, 566 m.), begins just outside Fan Ling railway station. Skirting a Taoist
temple the first part of the walk up Stables Hill is popular with morning walkers and passes through a number of gardens and shelters
"illegally" dug out by locals, but the ridge itself is usually deserted.
The absence of fellow hikers can only be due to the amazing number of steps we have to climb to get to the top, because the views from the
top are nothing less than spectacular: To the north, we look towards the plains and urban sprawl of Shenzhen in China. To the northwest,
Cockscomb Ridge only partly blocks the view of the Mai Po wetlands. To the southeast, you look across the Lam Tsuen valley to Tai Po and
Cloudy Hill, and rising to the south is Hong Kong’s highest point, Tai Mo Shan.
While the ridge isn’t all level, the ups and downs are fairly gradual and relatively short, so there is little stopping you from enjoying the views
and the large number of butter- and dragonflies we see along the trail.
Care and focus, however, are required at the end of the trail as we descent very steep and rather long flight of boulder steps to reach Lam
Kam Road near the entrance to the Kadoorie Farm & Botanic Garden. At this point, you have a choice of joining your guide for lunch at a
nearby Indian restaurant or simply to retun home…
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