Description
A city region with plenty of nature.
Hong Kong holds mountains, forest, coastline, and islands within an area many first associate with skyscrapers and commerce. This book shows how this landscape can be experienced on foot. Coverage includes Hong Kong Island, Kowloon, the New Territories, and several outlying islands, offering options for walks across different parts of a stay in the region.
Day walks and four long-distance trails.
The guide covers the Hong Kong Trail, Lantau Trail, MacLehose Trail, and Wilson Trail, along with a selection of shorter walks. This makes the book flexible for visitors with varying amounts of time and experience. You can choose a single stage, explore new areas through several day walks, or plan a more continuous hiking itinerary, without needing to complete every option on the same trip.
Maps and public transport as planning tools.
Route descriptions and maps are supported by information on access by public transport, making it easier to choose start and end points without relying on a car. Nature, geology, and wildlife are discussed along the way, adding further depth to the experience, whether you’re following a long ridge or taking a shorter walk near water, forest, and built-up areas.
Choose a route based on heat and elevation change.
Some walks are manageable, while others involve long climbs and exposed sections. Heat and humidity also affect what makes a suitable day plan. The guide is suitable for hikers who want to compare options and use up-to-date weather and transport information alongside the book, so that walks can be adapted to the season, experience level, and time available during the stay in Hong Kong.
A long tradition of hiking guides.
Cicerone has published guidebooks since 1969. The publisher grew out of a community of climbers and mountain people who wanted to share detailed knowledge of their routes – a tradition that still shapes the publisher’s books on hiking, trekking, and other outdoor experiences.
About this edition.
Authors: Simon Whitmarsh and Andrew Mok. English language. 264 pages. First edition, published in 2023. ISBN 9781786310514.
