The Tung O Ancient Trail on Lantau Island, Hong Kong, was once an important passage for villagers to commute between Tung Chung and Tai O. The coastal trail starts at modern Tung Chung in the east, passes mangroves and bays and ends in the traditional Tai O fishing village.
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This is a moderate 4+ hour hike. There are very few villages along the route so if you see a place selling water, buy it while you can. The first half from Tung Chung is nothing special with mostly concrete paths, but once you pass a village called Sai Tso Wan or Shui Hau Tsuen (I'm not sure what it's actually called), it gets really pretty and nice. The concrete turns to a dirt path and it is much more enjoyable. And once you arrive in Tai O everything is extremely peaceful and serene. My girlfriend and I combined this hike with Fu Shan, which was a bit of a mistake as we ended up hiking for over 5 hours and we were both exhausted and a little irritable by the end. Also there were a ton of massive spiders the size of my hand spread...
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An ancient trail that links Tung Chung and Tai O.
While many places in northern Lantau have been developed somewhat, this coastal trail has been preserved quite well, especially the middle section of it where the trail remains its natural form, narrow, rocky and slightly hilly.
You may either hike or cycle (mountain bikes please; basic ones suffice) on this trail while taking in the view of the beautiful sea. On a good day, you'll see both blue and turquoise colors in the water.
Standing boldly in the sea is the magnificent structure of Hong-Kong-Zhuhai-Macao bridge, which is in stark contrast of the nature but makes one ponder how humankind has...
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One can start from the Yat tung estate in Tung Chung. It will be an easy walk and can return to the starting point say after 4 KM by which time one has crossed the tung chung river, small village and houses, saw the HK International Airport, the over hanging cable cars to the Po lin Monastery, an old temple and rugged quiet beach. Most spectacular scene is the Zhuhai/Macau Bridge. The time used for this 4Km is about 2and half hours. For the adventurous type of hikers about 11 km will get them there to Tai O , one of the oldest fishing...
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