Hiking on an alternative route less taken between Mui Wo and the Trappist Monastery pier (Photo-essay)

I went for my first hike in a number of months earlier today which also was my first hike in a while where I wasn't the hike leader.  The friend I was with and I have been on the usual route that goes from Discovery Bay to Mui Wo via the Trappist Monastery several times.  We've also (separately) hiked from Discovery Bay to Mui Wo via Lo Fu Tau.  

 

This time around, my friend took me on a route further to the east of both of those that's not as easy as the former but also no where as difficult as the latter.  There were a couple of uphill sections on this trail -- which also appears to be far less of a beaten track than the others -- that I found on the challenging side (and one where I worried that I had gotten stuck because the next step was just so high up!)  But all ended up being well; with some stupendous views to be had and also an interesting sight involving a fishing folk using an interesting fishing method to get quite the haul near the Trappist Monastery pier that ended up being the hike's end destination (rather than Discovery Bay)!

 

View from the far end of Silver Mine Bay Beach

 

View from an unnamed beach looking back at Silver Mine 

Bay Beach, Mui Wo and the mountains behind them

 

As we ascended up the hills, a view unfolded that 

included the significantly more populated -- but still 

greener than is often realized -- Hong Kong Island

 

I know people who don't like seeing urban scapes when

they are out hiking but for me, this can be a charm

of hiking in Hong Kong! :)

 

Of course, if one wants to focus on greenery,

one can indeed do so when out hiking in Hong Kong :)

 

On this hike, one also could do some boat viewing 

if one's so inclined -- as was the case with me :b

 

Quite the view, especially on a super bright and blue

sky afternoon like today's was!

 

Fishing vessels with people hard at work (and, from 

what I could see, pretty productive work at that!)