HK Trail - Stages 1&2

Publié par Marie sur 27 Mars 2013, 12:00pm

Catégories : #Treks

Starting to complete my first challenge for this year (hey, remember I spoke about it here), I enrolled friends to hike with us along the well-known Hong Kong Trail. Divided into 8 stages, this trail is 50 km long through country parks on Hong Kong Island.

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We did start with the stage 1&2 this week end: stage 1 runs from the Peak to Pokfulam Reservoir and stage 2 from the reservoir to Peel Rise – around 12 kilometers in beautiful sceneries between the city and the countryside.

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The trail starts from the Peak with concrete path and lots of people jogging or walking their dog.

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After the first turn out of the peak, the trail becomes less crowded and we did encounter only few crazy joggers there ;). The trail is quickly turning into dirt paths and downhill stairs.

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While chatting with the girls I didn’t realize that we were walking at a good pace. The cool weather was perfect for the hike and we were only afraid of the rain but were lucky to avoid it for the duration of the hike.

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