Tung Chung - Ngong Ping
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Trail stats
- Distance
- 14.7 mi
- Elevation gain
- 3,399 ft
- Technical difficulty
- Very difficult
- Elevation loss
- 3,445 ft
- Max elevation
- 1,854 ft
- TrailRank
- 19
- Min elevation
- -4 ft
- Trail type
- One Way
- Time
- 6 hours 57 minutes
- Coordinates
- 5487
- Uploaded
- June 18, 2018
- Recorded
- June 2018
near Ma Wan Chung, Islands (Hong Kong)
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Itinerary description
Hike from Tung Chung bus station to Ngong Ping monastery and the Tian Tan buddha. The way up is made mostly of stairs and it's a pretty hard climb. In hot weather be sure to bring lots of water, as it can get quite humid.
After Ngong Ping the route takes a loop around Nel Lak Shan Peak following Nel Lak Shan Country Trail, then back to the stairs and repeat the final climb to reach Ngong Ping. This part of the route could easily be skipped, if not eager to see the area around the peak.
Finally the hike back to Tung Chung follows the other side of the mountain. At first it follows a nicely paved track, which I recommend to be followed all the way down, however what I did is leave the main track to take a single trail that descends quite brutally cutting across forest and bushes, probably a less enjoyable experience than having followed the main track.
After Ngong Ping the route takes a loop around Nel Lak Shan Peak following Nel Lak Shan Country Trail, then back to the stairs and repeat the final climb to reach Ngong Ping. This part of the route could easily be skipped, if not eager to see the area around the peak.
Finally the hike back to Tung Chung follows the other side of the mountain. At first it follows a nicely paved track, which I recommend to be followed all the way down, however what I did is leave the main track to take a single trail that descends quite brutally cutting across forest and bushes, probably a less enjoyable experience than having followed the main track.
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