Dragon's Back
Ridge in southeastern Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong
The Dragon's Back (Chinese: 龍脊) is a mountain ridge in southeastern Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong that passes through Shek O Peak. It lies within the Shek O Country Park. In 2019, the Dragon's Back Trail was selected by CNN as one of the world's 23 best trails. Dragon's Back is part of Stage 8 of the Hong Kong Trail.
01Hiking information
Destinations in the vicinity
Highlights
- Paragliders hanging in the air and eventually drifting down to a beach at Shek O.
- People flying radio-controlled gliders.
Overview
| Area: | Southern District |
| Starting point: | Shek O Road near To Tei Wan Village |
| End point: | Big Wave Bay or back at the start point of To Tei Wan |
| Average hiking time: | 4 hours |
| Distance: | About 8.5 km |
| Refuel: | There are no refueling stops along the trail. |
| Difficulty: | Moderate
Most of the route is on dirt paths. The first half has very little shade, and there is also a steep 200-metre-long uphill stretch. The flight of descending stone steps in the last section is quite steep too. |
Information and hiking etiquette in Hong Kong
- Hong Kong's Country Parks have no trash bins, so hikers are asked to hang on to their litter until they exit the Country Parks
- Hikers in Hong Kong tend to keep to the right side when walking on trails.
- Try to limit boombox music volume to a minimum in Country Parks to let everyone enjoy the sounds of nature.
- Big Wave Bay Beach (the End point) and nearby Shek O Beach are two different beaches. There is a short bus service that links the two beaches.
- Some parts of this trail are rocky, so travellers should use proper footwear. Slippers and sandals are not advisable.
- At Pottinger Gap yue, hikers can extend the hike by walking along the easy Pottinger Peak Country Trail eastward for about 20 minutes and then make a 90-degree right turn onto a newly made path that descends southward for another 20 minutes to the Big Wave Bay Prehistoric Rock Carvings de, yue.
Sources and credits
This article is adapted from the Wikipedia article “Dragon's Back”, written by its contributors and licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Fathomly has changed the layout, removed citation markers, navigation and maintenance notices, and adjusted punctuation. This adapted version is shared under the same license. For references, see the original article.
Images, from Wikimedia Commons:
- 龙脊径起点 - Starting Point of Dragon's Back Trail - 2015.01 - panoramio.jpg by rheins, CC BY 3.0
- Dragons-Back-Northwards.jpg by Bjørn Christian Tørrissen, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Dragons back.jpg by Ngchikit, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Shek O Country Park Entrance.jpg by Chris Yau Tsz Wai, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Dragon's Back trail.jpg by Chris Yau Tsz Wai, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Dragon's Back Trail.jpg by Chris Yau Tsz Wai, CC BY-SA 4.0
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