Photos: Hong Kong Trail, Section 1

Tobias Bengtsson, 2018-09-05

These photos were taking along the section 1 of the Hong Kong Trail. Click on a photo to open a larger copy in another tab/window.

Signs with Lugard Road and Hong Kong Trail — This is the start of the Hong Kong Trail.

City east of Lugard Road — Looking towards the east from Lugard Road.

Lugard Road — Lugard Road.

Plate 'Native Species' — Along the road are plates describing local flora & fauna.

Map showing the first few parts of the Hong Kong Trail — The map shows the first few parts of the Hong Kong Trail.

Lugard Road along the forest — There is mostly vegetation along the first part of the road.

Part of city seen through forest — Sometimes you get a glimpse of the city through the forest.

North-east part of the peak — Looking back towards the peak.

View towards the East — View to the east from the first vantage point.

Road splits into two — A couple of smaller roads lead up to the actual peak.

Panorama of Victoria Harbour — Reaching the main lookout, with a perfect view over the harbour.

Victoria Harbour, ICC, The Center and IFC — Victoria Harbour featuring ICC, The Center and IFC.

Approaching the next lookout — The next lookout is not far away.

Speedboat leaving Shun Tak Centre — Speedboat leaving Shun Tak Centre for Macau.

Victoria Harbour, IFC and BoC Tower — Another angle of Victoria Harbour, featuring IFC, the Convention and Exhibition Centre and Bank of China Tower.

Buildings in Sheung Wan — Concrete jungle.

Lugard Road and a streetlight — Continuing westwards.

Plate 'Landforms and Geology' — Plate informing about the geology of Hong Kong Island.

View over Sai Ying Pun — Overlooking Sai Ying Pun, with Stonecutter's Bridge and Stonecutter's Island in the background.

A bench by the road — A nice place to sit and listen to the sounds of a world city coming from below.

House for lease sign — Passing some residences. Probably not the cheapest 3-storey house for lease.

Intersection ahead — Nearing the end of Lugard Road.

Signs at a crossing — Trail continues towards Pok Fu Lam Reservoir.

Intersection of Hatton and Harlech roads — Continue straight here.

Distance post sign — There are distance posts along the trail...

Emergency Helpline sign — ...and emergency telephones.

View over Sai Ying Pun — Walking towards the other side of the mountain.

Mountain in the way of Victoria Harbour view — The mountain overtaking the view of Victoria Harbour.

Downhill road fence — Walking downhill.

End of the road — This is the end of the paved part of section 1.

End of the road — Looking back on Mount High West.

Benches by a lookout — A few benches by the Lung Fu Shan Viewing Point.

Kennedy Town from Lung Fu Shan Viewing Point — Overlooking Kennedy Town and another Macau speedboat.

Mount Davis from Lung Fu Shan Viewing Point — Mount Davis.

Ships in distance — The horizon is barely distinguishable because of smog.

Stone road and bench — Stones indicating where the trail continues.

Stairs going down — Stairs leading the way downwards.

Stairs going down, Lamma Island in the background — Trail gets rather steep. Lamma Island in the background.

Lamma Island with its coal power plant — Lamma Island. The three chimneys belong to its coal power plant.

Narrow path going downhill — Winding path downhill.

Cliffs — Cliffs on the left hand side of the trail.

Western part of Hong Kong Island — Overlooking the western parts of Hong Kong Island.

Wet trail — Even on a sunny day, the trail can be a bit wet.

Dense forest — Dense forest on the right hand side of the trail.

Sign post — A choice to go either down to the reservoir or continue the trail.

Grass field with air vents — Air vents on the way down to the reservoir.

Stairs leading downwards — Stairs leading down to the reservoir.

The reservoir and former watchman's cottage — Former Watchman's Cottage with the Pok Fu Lam Reservoir in the background.

Cliffs and the reservoir — Cliffs and the reservoir.

Reservoir edge — The edge of the reservoir.

Cliffs with running water and black kite — Cliffs with water flowing down to the reservoir. The bird is a black kite, a very common sight around The Peak.

Danger signs for the waterworks installation — A couple of warning signs.

A floodgate — A small floodgate.

Road leading down to the reservoir — On the way up from the reservoir, looking back

Sign 'Pokfulam No 2 & 3 Service Reservoir' — Reaching the Pok Fu Lam Reservoir Road.

Signs 'Peel Rise' and 'Chi Fu' — Pok Fu Lam Reservoir Road marks the end of section 1. Section 2 goes towards Peel Rise.

Road marking the end of section 1 — Since I didn't follow the trail but walked down to the reservoir instead, I now walk part of section 1 backwards. If you walk it "the right way" this is what you see just before section 1 finishes.

Sign 'Pok Fu Lam Country Park Picnic Area Site No. 1' — Picnic site close to the reservoir.

Road with 'SLOW' sign — Better walk, don't run.

Forest path — A proper hiking trail.

A tree lying across the trail — Debris on the trail.

A stream and a sign 'Do Not Enter the Water' — On the trail over the valley, there are plenty of streams leading down to the reservoir.

A stream — Another stream.

A small bridge over a stream — There are plenty of bridges like these along the route.

Overlooking the reservoir — This is the only view you get over the reservoir from the main trail.

Stairs upwards to the left — Pittoresque stairs.

Path — Back to where I took the turn down to the reservoir.