Plover Cove Country Park
The Gentle Way
One of the best places in Hong Kong to get away from it all is the Plover Cove Country Park in the northeastern New Territories. This easy
walk will take you through mountain valleys, around old fields, along rocky shores of small inlets and past abandonned villages.
Following a taxi ride from Tai Po, we begin our walk in the large, but well-hidden, village of Wu Kau Tang. Consisting of a number of
interconnected villages, Wu Kau Tang, according to the Hong Kong WWF, is one of the most species rich lowland forest sites in Hong Kong. A
total of 164 tree species have been recorded in the Wu Kau Tang fung shui wood of which over ten are rare...
We next pay a visit to the ghost houses of Kau Tam Tso before entering the country park proper. It is almost eery to peak through the doors
and windows of these abandonned residences...
Once inside the country park, the path surface changes from concrete to dirt or boulders, but it is well-maintained and our route is virtually all
downhill. We pass the ruins of Sheung Miu Tin and Ha Miu Tin and eventually follow the very colourful mangrove-clad shoreline of Sam A Wan
to reach Sam A Tsuen at the western edge of the Yan Chau Tong Marine Park.
Here we enjoy a delicious early lunch and cold drinks at one of the SAR's most remote restaurants while also savouring tranquility of this
beautiful corner of Hong Kong; one of the few places where jack hammers are unknown and mobile phones useless…
After lunch, we crest a little knoll to reach the impressive old Hakka village of Lai Chi Wo; home of an ancient mangrove forest. With its
network of interweaving buttress roots, the Coastal Heritiera makes for a very intriguing sight. Many trees are so large that it takes two
people to hug, while some roots grow to chest height.
Lai Chi Wo is about as far away as you can get in Hong Kong, so walking out would not be in line with the idea of a gentle outing, thus we leave
by sea. Thus, the next part of the outing is an exciting boat ride through the Yan Chau Tong Marine Park to the pier at Fung Hang at the
southern shore of Starling Inlet - en route we sneak a peek at the ever-expanding city of Shen Zhen...
There is time for a quick look at Fung Hang before we have to overcome a short flight of concrete steps to reach the hamlet of Luk Keng from
where we return to the city using various means of public transport.
The Gentle Way
One of the best places in Hong Kong to get away from it all is the Plover Cove Country Park in the northeastern New Territories. This easy
walk will take you through mountain valleys, around old fields, along rocky shores of small inlets and past abandonned villages.
Following a taxi ride from Tai Po, we begin our walk in the large, but well-hidden, village of Wu Kau Tang. Consisting of a number of
interconnected villages, Wu Kau Tang, according to the Hong Kong WWF, is one of the most species rich lowland forest sites in Hong Kong. A
total of 164 tree species have been recorded in the Wu Kau Tang fung shui wood of which over ten are rare...
We next pay a visit to the ghost houses of Kau Tam Tso before entering the country park proper. It is almost eery to peak through the doors
and windows of these abandonned residences...
Once inside the country park, the path surface changes from concrete to dirt or boulders, but it is well-maintained and our route is virtually all
downhill. We pass the ruins of Sheung Miu Tin and Ha Miu Tin and eventually follow the very colourful mangrove-clad shoreline of Sam A Wan
to reach Sam A Tsuen at the western edge of the Yan Chau Tong Marine Park.
Here we enjoy a delicious early lunch and cold drinks at one of the SAR's most remote restaurants while also savouring tranquility of this
beautiful corner of Hong Kong; one of the few places where jack hammers are unknown and mobile phones useless…
After lunch, we crest a little knoll to reach the impressive old Hakka village of Lai Chi Wo; home of an ancient mangrove forest. With its
network of interweaving buttress roots, the Coastal Heritiera makes for a very intriguing sight. Many trees are so large that it takes two
people to hug, while some roots grow to chest height.
Lai Chi Wo is about as far away as you can get in Hong Kong, so walking out would not be in line with the idea of a gentle outing, thus we leave
by sea. Thus, the next part of the outing is an exciting boat ride through the Yan Chau Tong Marine Park to the pier at Fung Hang at the
southern shore of Starling Inlet - en route we sneak a peek at the ever-expanding city of Shen Zhen...
There is time for a quick look at Fung Hang before we have to overcome a short flight of concrete steps to reach the hamlet of Luk Keng from
where we return to the city using various means of public transport.
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