Oxfam Trailwalker 2009Oxfam Trailwalker 2009

Dr. Chow Yuen Hon Francis

Suggested itinerariesSuggested itineraries

18hrs18hrs 20hrs20hrs 25hrs25hrs 30hrs30hrs 35hrs35hrs 40hrs40hrs 45hrs45hrs

CP1CP1 2:202:20 2:302:30 3:153:15 4:104:10 4:304:30 5:005:00 6:006:00

CP2CP2 3:403:40 4:004:00 5:055:05 6:256:25 7:007:00 8:008:00 9:159:15

CP3CP3 5:455:45 6:106:10 8:058:05 10:0510:05 11:0011:00 12:3012:30 14:0014:00

CP4CP4 8:208:20 9:009:00 11:2011:20 14:0514:05 16:0016:00 19:0019:00 21:3021:30

CP5CP5 10:0010:00 10:5010:50 13:4013:40 17:0517:05 19:1519:15 22:3022:30 25:3025:30

CP6CP6 11:0011:00 12:0012:00 15:2015:20 19:0519:05 21:3021:30 25:0025:00 28:1028:10

CP7CP7 13:1013:10 14:2514:25 17:5017:50 22:2022:20 25:0025:00 29:0029:00 34:1034:10

CP8CP8 15:1015:10 16:3016:30 19:4519:45 24:5024:50 28:0028:00 32:3032:30 38:1038:10

CP9CP9 16:2016:20 18:0018:00 22:1522:15 27:2027:20 30:4530:45 35:3035:30 41:3041:30

CP10CP10 17:5017:50 19:5019:50 24:3524:35 29:5029:50 33:3033:30 38:3038:30 44:5044:50

The new route in 2009The new route in 2009

Shortcut

Turn right at DP 185+ Turn right at DP 185+ (exit from the reservoir)(exit from the reservoir)

Walk in the opposite direction Walk in the opposite direction as you used to do in the pastas you used to do in the past

View of Tai Lam Chung View of Tai Lam Chung Reservoir on your rightReservoir on your right

Upslope all the way in the forest Upslope all the way in the forest for 20 minutesfor 20 minutes

arrive at a hairpin turnarrive at a hairpin turn

Leave the road and enter a trailLeave the road and enter a trail

Follow the sign to Tai TongFollow the sign to Tai Tong

If you find yourself walking If you find yourself walking downhill,downhill,

turn back immediatelyturn back immediatelyYou must have missed the trailYou must have missed the trail

The trail to Tai TongThe trail to Tai Tong

A view of the reservoirA view of the reservoir

Walking through a forestWalking through a forest

After a low mountain pass, you After a low mountain pass, you are looking at the valleys of Tai are looking at the valleys of Tai

TongTong

then you come to a trail then you come to a trail intersectionintersection

On your left is the ruin of a templeOn your left is the ruin of a temple

On your right is the shortcut On your right is the shortcut leading up from DP 179 leading up from DP 179

Again follow the sign to Tai TongAgain follow the sign to Tai Tong

Go straight ahead and upstairsGo straight ahead and upstairs

You may soon see a road You may soon see a road aheadahead

You will soon come to the roadYou will soon come to the roadTotal walking time on the trail 30-Total walking time on the trail 30-

45 minutes45 minutes

After walking gently up along the After walking gently up along the road for 10 minutes you come to road for 10 minutes you come to

a T-junctiona T-junction

Follow the sign to Wong Nai Tun Follow the sign to Wong Nai Tun Tsuen Tai Tong bus stopTsuen Tai Tong bus stop

and take the road on the leftand take the road on the left

15 minutes later you see some 15 minutes later you see some buildings & a football pitch on buildings & a football pitch on

your leftyour left

It is a country park It is a country park management centremanagement centre

Exit by a gate that restricts Exit by a gate that restricts the trafficthe traffic

On your right is a BBQ siteOn your right is a BBQ site

After the country park After the country park management centre you will come management centre you will come

to another buildingto another building

Then the road goes down, Then the road goes down, straight ahead is a large BBQ straight ahead is a large BBQ

sitesite

You have a view of Yuen LongYou have a view of Yuen Long and Shenzhen and Shenzhen

Enter the BBQ siteEnter the BBQ siteand walk to the near endand walk to the near end

Enter the Tai Tong Nature Trail Enter the Tai Tong Nature Trail

The Nature TrailThe Nature Trail

The small trail becomes a road (no The small trail becomes a road (no traffic) traffic)

Arrives at the back-gate of the Holiday Camp Arrives at the back-gate of the Holiday Camp

It takes about 10 minutes from the BBQ site It takes about 10 minutes from the BBQ site to the Finishto the Finish

During training, it is advisable to During training, it is advisable to exit by walking out along the roadexit by walking out along the road

The PLK Jockey Club Holiday Camp The PLK Jockey Club Holiday Camp is at a short distance aheadis at a short distance ahead

Takes 20-30 minutes from the T-Takes 20-30 minutes from the T-junction to the Finish junction to the Finish

As there is no public transport, As there is no public transport, you have to walk out along the you have to walk out along the

roadroad

Pass the ‘Lychee Villa’Pass the ‘Lychee Villa’

The final stretch of downslopeThe final stretch of downslope

you come to a more major road you come to a more major road at this T-junctionat this T-junction

There is a store on your rightThere is a store on your right

At the junction is a bus stopAt the junction is a bus stopbus K66 (to Long Ping, Yuen Long)bus K66 (to Long Ping, Yuen Long)