Because the Nei Lak Shan Country Trail is a fairly new path, and has been closed due to there being landslides in the area before being reopened some months later, many people -- even veteran Hong Kong hikers -- don't know about its existence. I have to admit that there's a part of me that wants to keep it a secret, as I definitely don't want to see the trail get crowded. However, I also do think it's such a nice trail, which yields lots of stunning sights, that it does deserve to have more people appreciating it... ;b
During the early part of this hike, one gets to see
the Big Buddha from a number of different angles :)
The Ngong Ping 360 cable car ride is also visible
from sections of the Nei Lak Shan Country Trail :)
For all the grand scenic views to be had, one should also
make sure to look down, to ensure that one doesn't
accidentally step on cool critters like this cricket!
It was so clear that day that we could see a number of
the islands to the west of Lantau! :O
A green grasshopper that looks pretty different from
the brown cricket we spotted earlier on in the hike
the brown cricket we spotted earlier on in the hike
Town and country, and water, land and sky in one photo! :b
I wonder how many people at the airport, in the planes
and cable cars know that there's good hiking to be had
not that far away from where they are :)
Yes, there really is a section of the hiking trail
that's directly underneath the path of the cable cars :b
4 comments:
Such a pretty walk! Everytime I take the cable car I wonder how hikers actually get there!! May
Hi May --
One can also get to the trails you see when you take the cable car by way of the Ngong Ping 360 Rescue Trail:-
http://webs-of-significance.blogspot.hk/2012/12/up-along-ngong-ping-360-rescue-trail.html
The Nei Lak Shan Country Trail is prettier and easier though! ;b
Hi YTSL,
You continue to post hiking-essays that are good enough to entice me to return and view them multiple times. And, this scenic realm isn't that far from the airport!
I linked to your June 16 2011 hike. Looking at the bottom photo of your "turbaned woman" - in my imagination, she could become Lantau's version of an ancestor statue, similar to the Moai of Easter Island.
Bill
Hi Bill --
It does sound like you've been away from Hong Kong for too long! Should you come over to visit sometime soon, let's try to meet up, okay?
And teehee re your comment re the "turbaned woman". You see "her" too, right? :b
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