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Tai Mo Shan Summit

Name: Tai Mo Shan Summit
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Location: China

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1. Needle Hill Summit – Tai Mo Shan Summit loop from 大窩口 Tai Wo Hau

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2. Pai Tau Village – Tai Mo Shan Summit loop from Pai Tau Tsuen

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3. Wo Tong Kong – Tai Mo Shan Summit loop from Tai Wo

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David Howells

October 25, 2020

Tai Mo Shan is the highest peak in Hong Kong, with an elevation of 957 metres (3,140 ft). It is also the tallest coastal peak in Southern China and second tallest coastal peak in China after Mount Lao, and located at approximately the geographical centre of the New Territories.

The Tai Mo Shan Country Park covers an area of 14.40 square kilometres (5.56 sq mi) around Tai Mo Shan. It is located to the north of Tai Lam Country Park. The 35-metre-high (115 ft) Long Falls is the highest waterfall in Hong Kong.

David Howells

October 25, 2020

Tai Mo Shan 957m, Hong Kong, 18.2.2019 (See 25 Best Day Walks in Hong Kong by Martin Williams).
Being the highest point in HK Tai Mo Shan was supposedly a good hike with great city views if you do it as part of Section 8 of the Maclehose trail on a clear day. Unfortunately I was running out of time and the weather had turned after doing Lantau Peak so I had to do it on a wet drizzly windy day.
I caught a metro ride from Causeway Bay on HK island to Central and from there to Tsuen Wen MTR station. To save waiting for the bus I then caught a taxi to the visitor centre just off from the ‘Route Twisk’ road. This cost me around 75HKD (£7.50) if I recall correctly.
Anyway, the visitor centre has toilets and the route starts right behind it and is well signposted. I set out on the route and it goes gradually uphill and you are hiking on steps mostly. It does level out here and there and you pass a picnic site at around the 2km mark. The views…well I couldn’t see anything! Basically you continue until you eventually come out on the Tai Mo Shan Road road at 2.5kms and walk past a check point (they didn’t ask me anything). You then walk uphill on the road for a km and a half until you get to another check point/gate/fenced off area. This is the highest point you can legally attain.
My intention was to do the route as per the book and to continue onwards to Chai village but to be honest it was a stinking day out and quite miserable. So much so I was the only muppet out on the hill. Therefore I just decided to head back down on the road all the way back to Route Twisk. Here there is a large picnic area and bus stop. I then caught the bus (no51) back to Tsuen Wen which cost 10HKD (£1ish).
All in all it was a very wet 8.5kms with 533m of ascent done in 1hr 51mins. A pity really that the weather was so awful as this was after all Hong Kong’s high point! For route details click here: komoot.com/tour/276542848

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1. Needle Hill Summit – Tai Mo Shan Summit loop from 大窩口 Tai Wo Hau

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