Duration:
10km total. About 1km in the stream
Difficulty:
10/10. Would strongly advise not to do that stream unless you have a lot of experience stream-trekking, are comfortable with rock-climbing, and will be extremely watchful of loose rocks. There has been a few fatalities on that trek. It is the most dangerous one I have taken part of, due to the loose rocks which can not only cause one to fall, but also, is dangerous for people following. Out of our party of 8, 5 fell or slid during that trek. With one falling about 3 meters.
Cel phone coverage: Sparse.
Water needs: 2 liter.
Appreciation: 9/10. Lots of waterfalls.
Transportation: Tsuen Wan West MTR, Exit A1. Bus 51, Shek Kong Village stop. Return via bus 51 at Route Twisk.
Why it's worth it:
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Tsuen Wan West MTR. Go out at exit A1 and up to the bus terminus. Take bus 51.
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| After about 20-25 minutes bus ride, alight at the 'Shek Kong Village' stop. Then retrace your steps a bit... |
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| … and cross the road as the "path" is on the left side. |
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| After 5-7 minutes walk, you'll see a bunch of small concrete pillars on the left, at a turn in the road, as well as a rain catch. This is where you enter. Walk on the concrete catch. |
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| There's a sign stating the obvious. At this point, if you feel uncomfortable continuing, DON'T ! There is no shame in aborting. Don't be peer pressured. |
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Keep on the catch-water concrete structure. It will stop, keep straight. You will see a red ribbon, go slightly left.
You should hear the stream.
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Refer to the big slanted tree. In any case, the stream is right ahead of you.
Careful, slippery
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| Ribbons. Not always very visible because the colors are worn-off |
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Another catch-water structure on the way down to the stream.
You are about 30m away from the stream, which you should hear clearly by now.
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You should be entering the stream about here.
No real chance to get lost. Just go up the stream and stay right at any of the forks
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| Bypasses are generally quite obvious but beware of loose rocks. Always keep 3 points of contact, and test your anchor points; make sure it is firmly secured to the ground and not brittle. Most of the tall waterfalls are bypassed on the right. |
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| Climb on the right of this one. Most of the holds are actually roots |
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| Climbing on the right. This gives you have good idea of the difficulty level. |
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| Still bypassing on the right. |
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| Climb the hill just enough so you can see behind to your right... |
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| … you should see poles/pylons. The trail is there. On a weekend, there should be quite a few hikers there. You may have to bushwhack your way there but it is at most 150m. |
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| You are mostly home-safe! Go right on the path, towards the weather-radar station's dome. Then, follow the path all the way down to Road Twisk (about 5km) where you will see the bus 51 stop which will bring you back to Tsuen Wan/Tsuan Wan West MTRs |
