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Sunset Peak (Tai Shek Ridge)
Route
Tung Chung MTR Station>Wong Lung Hang Road>Wo Liu Tun>Shek Sze Shan>Tai Shek Ridge>Sunset Peak>Lin Fa Shanl>Pak Mong Village>Tung Chung
Recommendation
★★★☆☆
Difficulty
★★★★★
Length
14.5 KM
Duration
7 hours
Support
No
Transport
Start Point / End Point
Tung Chung MTR Station
Map (reference only)
Elevation (reference only)
Sunset Peak is the second highest peak in Lantau Island, with a height of 869 meters. Because of the silver grass in Sunset Peak, Sunset Peak is one of the most popular hiking trail in Hong Kong.
Lantau Trail section 2 is the most popular route to hike Sunset Peak. Tai Shek Ridge is the northern ridge of Sunset Peak, but the difficulty is much higher than the traditional Lantau Trail, Tai Shek Ridge is a less crowded alternative to access the summit of Sunset Peak.
From Tung Chung MTR Station, walk along Tat Tung Road, and turn left to Shun Tung Road
turn right after the police station
Walk to the footbridge
and turn left
Walk to the Tung Chung Road and turn right
Turn left to Wong Lung Hang Road
Passing the Chek Lap Kok New Village
Turn right at this fork
Move to the staircase on the left side
Move to the dirt path on the left side
Panoramic views of Tung Chung
Overlooking Pok To Yan
The trigonometrical station of Wo Liu Tun, with a height of 324 meters
There is a fork after the trigonometrical station of Wo Liu Tun
Turn left to Wong Lung Hang Road, it can finish the hike there
Walk forward to Tai Shek Ridge
Keep walking upslope and aim at the Sunset Peak
Tung Chung on Tai Shek Ridge
The silver grass between autumn and winter is the icon of Sunset Peak
The summit of Sunset Peak, with a height of 869 meters
Descend to Lantau Trail
After meeting the Lantau trail
Turn right to Pak Kung Au, it is the fastest route to finish
In this blog, it will turn left and walk to Lin Fa Shan and Tung Chung
At the fork near the distance post L011, turn left to Lin Fa Shan
The right hand side is the classic Lantau Trail to Mui Woo
No official name for the trail in Lin Fa Shan, but the maintenance is as good as Lantau Trail, the path on right side to access the summit of Lin Fa Shan
Overlooking Pok To Yan
Turn left to Tung Chung and walk along the service road
Walk into the tunnel, and about 45 minutes to Tung Chung
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