Above the City

Hiking Hong Kong Island

Alicia Kershaw and Ginger Thrash

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• Published: 2005
• Subject Listing: Travel, Asian Studies
• Bibliographic information: 184 pp., 5" x 7 1/2"
• Territorial rights: North American rights only
• Distributed for: Hong Kong University Press
• Contents

Above the City: Hiking Hong Kong Island is a unique comprehensive guide to walks and hikes on Hong Kong Island. Many Hong Kong residents and visitors enjoy a few famous hikes, but then are at a loss to find more routes. Above the City takes the walking enthusiast beyond the well-trodden paths and explores all the walks available on
Hong Kong Island. Walkers can find outings to suit their every mood, and variations on well-known and well-loved walks.

Every walking route on the Island is described in detail, including distance and difficulty ratings. The hikes are indexed by special interests, such as routes that can be run, that are suitable for families, or the most scenic. Directions to the walks by public transportation and by car are provided, and local amenities, such as rest stops, restaurants and local historical sites are listed. Local residents who are seeking more walking choices, walking groups, or visitors to Hong Kong will find Above the City an invaluable hiking
companion.

Alicia M. Kershaw and Ginger Thrash are avid hikers who spent many years exploring Hong Kong.

"Can beguiling, solitary hiking trails exist just kilometres from Hong Kong's crowded streets? Or wild summit panoramas beckon 'abovehe city'? Alicia Kershaw and Ginger Thrash know they do. With ample practical hints, and obvious delight in hiking, the authors guide us along the many wonderful trails on Hong Kong Island. Knowing the joys of hiking - and how steep Hong Kong hills can seem - they encourage us to put on our hiking boots." - V Edward Stokes, Hongkong Conservation Photography Foundation

Acknowledgements
About this Guide
What You Should Know about Hong Kong Hiking
Hub 1 Victoria Gap at The Peak
- Hong Kong Trail Section 1 - The Peak to Pok Fu Lam
- The Morning Trail and Cheung Po Tsai Path
- The Loop - Harleck Road and Lugard Road (Pok Fu Lam Tree Walk)
- Governor's Walk and Victoria Peak Garden
- High West (Sai Ko Shan)
- Old Peak Road
- Chatham Path and Central Green Trail
- Peak Loops
- Pok Fu Lam Reservoir Family Walk
- Hong Kong Trail Section 2 - Pok Fu Lam Reservoir Road to Peel Rise
- Hong Kong Trail Section 3 - Peel Rise to Wan Chai Gap
- Peel Rise - The Peak to Aberdeen
- Mount Davis Trail
- Pik Shan Path
Hub 2 Wan Chai Gap
- Wan Chai Gap Road and Wan Chai Gap Green Trail
- Bowen Road
- Black's Link
- Middle Gap Road
- Aberdeen Country Park Hikes
- Hong Kong Trail Section 4 - Wan Chai Gap to Wong Nai Chung Gap
Hub 3 Wong Nai Chung Gap
- Hong Kong Trail Section 5 (Mount Butler) - Wong Nai Chung Gap to Mount Parker Road
- Wilson Trail Section 2 - Parkview to Quarry Bay
- Sir Cecil's Rice
- Tai Tam Reservoir Country Park Loop
- Tai Tam Country Trail
- Wilson Trail Section 1 - Violet Hill and the Twins
- Tsz Lo Lan Shan Path and Catchwater to Stanley
- Lady Clementi's Ride
- Repulse Bay Seaview Promenade
- Chung Hom Kok
- Stanley Fort
- Tai Tam Tree Walk
- Wong Nai Chung Tree Walk
Hub 4 Quarry Gap
- Hong Kong Trail Section 6 - Quarry Gap to Tai Tam Road
- Mount Parker Road to Boa Vista Hill
- Hong Pak Country Trail
- Quarry Bay Tree Walk
Hub 5 Shek 0 Peninsula (Tai Tam Gap)
- Hong Kong Trail Section 7 - Tai Tam Road to To Tei Wan
- Hong Kong Trail Section 8 (Dragon's Back) - To Tei Wan to Big Wave Bay
- Chai Wan Loop (Pottinger Peak Country Trail) or Chai Wan to Big Wave Bay
- Lei Yue Mun-Sai Wan Fort Morning Walk
Appendices
1. Extended Hikes
2. Fitness Trails
3. Disabled-Friendly Hikes
4. Kid-Friendly Hikes/Short Walks
5. Family Trails, Nature Walks, Tree Walks and Green Trails
6. Not-to-Be-Missed Hikes
7. Very Physically Demanding Hikes
8. Running Trails
9. Scenic/Historical Hikes
10. Morning Walkers' Gardens