MacLehose Trail Stage 4 – Shui Long Wo

MacLehose Trail Stage 4 view point, Sai Kung, Hong Kong | Laugh Travel Eat
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Mmaclehose trail stage 4 Hike Summary

Difficulty: 3.5/5 – it does have a steep uphill climb

Time: 3-4 hours

Pros: a beautiful hike and the option to go up Pyramid Hill

Cons: relatively popular

Note: No refreshment point along the way

Here’s a highlight reel:

Getting to Shui Long Wo

Shui Long Wo Bus stop in Sai Kung, New Territories, Hong Kong | Laugh Travel Eat
The bus stop to get off at – with the name Shui Long Wo.

The Maclehose trail stage 4 starts at either the Ma On Sha Country Park or Shui Long Wo, it is probably for the best if you start at the remote part (Shui Long Wo) first. There is only one way in: by bus.

Bus number 99, or 299X from Shatin and get off at the Shui Long Wo Stop. The buses all ends at Sai Kung, but you don’t want to go there this time.

From the bus stop, continue walking along the same direction as the bus until you reach the public toilet – this is your last toilet stop.

Shui Long Wo Public Toilet, Sai Kung, New Territories, Hong Kong | Laugh Travel Eat
The public toilet is on the left – your last loo stop, and the trail starts across the road!

The trail starts across the road.

Maclehose trail stage 4 trail start

Start of Shui Long Wo trail through the bbq area, Sai Kung, Hong Kong | Laugh Travel Eat
This is the trail you will start at towards the Shui Long Wo campsite pass the barbeque area!

The first part of the trail is on tarmac road. You’ll pass the Shui Long Wo Campsite. This part of the trail runs uphill and is relatively monotonous. The MacLehose Trail stage 4 is well marked with small signpost along the way, so there is little chance you’ll get lost.

MacLehose Trail Stage 4 tarmac road, Sai kung, Hong Kong | Laugh Travel Eat
The majority of the route looks like this in the beginning.
Sai Kung sea glimpse from the trail, MacLehose Stage 4, Sai Kung, Hong Kong | Laugh Travel Eat
You start to catch a glimpse of the Sai Kung sea as you head up a long flight of concrete stairs!

Once you reach a set of stairs, you can see the view of Sai Kung Bay behind and Ma On Shan in front. This marks the start of the scenic part.

MacLehose Trail Stage 4, Sai Kung, Hong Kong | Laugh Travel Eat
After the stairs, you’d quickly reach a more clear path along the top of the hills
MacLehose Trail Stage 4 view point, Sai Kung, Hong Kong | Laugh Travel Eat
The glorious view from the ridge – can’t get enough of it! We’ve once seen a couple doing their wedding shoot here.

The ridge doesn’t have a name, save for the fact that it’s the section of MacLehose Trail Stage 4 that’s in front of the Tai Kam Chun aka Pyramid Hill.

MacLehose trail stage 4 view towards Shatin, Hong Kong | Laugh Travel Eat
You can just make out Shatin on the other side!

If you continue to follow the MacLehose Trail, you would be going down and eventually reach a small pavilion where five paths converge.

cross road maclehose stage 4 trail ma on shan hong kong- laugh travel eat
The intersection

Depending on where you want to end up, you can continue the hike or take the one heading north – the Ma On Shan Country Trail, which is the first one to the right.

Bonus: Pyramid Hill

(added 2/3/2018)

tai kam chun hong kong- laugh travel eat
Would you?

You can also hike up Pyramid Hill, also known as Tai Kam Chun, which offer a spectacular vista of the Ngong Ping (not the one on Lantau Island). The hike up was less difficult than I imagine, with the path being shorter and more solid than expected. once you reach the summit, don’t miss this little photo spot gem:

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This was right along the last flat-ish stretch to the peak

From there, I would thoroughly recommend turning back and going down the same path because the descent to Ngong Ping was extremely slippery and steep. It is much easier to go up there than to go down, and this path is also much longer.

The view of Ngon Ping tai kam chun hong kong- laugh travel eat-3
The view of Ngong Ping
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What it looked like from the other side

If you did indeed come down here, simply go forward and right to the main path and doubles back. You will join back up to the trail to Ma On Shan Village at the intersection.

Getting out of Maclehose trail stage 4 to Ma On Shan Village

MacLehose Trail Stage 5, Hong KOng | Laugh Travel Eat
It’s mostly stairs back towards the pavilion then to the Ma On Shan Country Park

This part of the trail is all downhill and easy, and you’ll pass a river then the Ma On Shan Village. The village is a remnant of the mining past and still inhabited. They have a museum and café if you are interested in learning more.

After passing the village, you’ll cross a bridge and be back at the Ma On Shan Country Park.

Getting out of Ma On Shan Country Park

There is a very sparse minibus service from Ma On Shan Village to go down, but otherwise, your best option is to walk down along the Ma On Shan Tsuen Road. There is no pavement and the road is not wide enough for two-way traffic, so you need to be careful. The road will take you back near the Ma On Shan city center.

Shui Long Wo - MacLehose Trail Stage 4, Hong Kong | Laugh Travel Eat
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2 thoughts on “MacLehose Trail Stage 4 – Shui Long Wo

  1. Jess says:

    It is amazing how many good hikes there are in Hong Kong. People think they are visiting an metropolis full of sky scrappers (which they are!) but don’t realise how green the place it.

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