Chua Ma Kong

Route
Lam Kam Road>Tai Om Village>She Shan Village>She Shan>Lin Au>Chau Ma Kong>Yin Ngam>San Uk Ka

Recommendation
★★★☆☆

Difficulty
★★★★☆

Length
10 KM

Duration
6 hours

Support
No

Transport
Start Point
Bus (KMB) No. 64K (Link Click Here), alighting at Shui Wo
End Point
Green Mini Bus No. 23K (Link Click Here)

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Elevation (reference only)

Chau Ma Kong is located north of Tai Mo Shan, with a height of 588 meters. No official hiking trail provided for Chau Ma kong, but there are many attractives nearby Chau Ma Kong, this blog will introduce some of them.

Get off bus at Shui Wo, then follow the waysign to Tai Om

Walk to the path in the center of the photo after passing the car park

Pass the house No. 10 Tai Om Village

The brick kiln in Tai Om

Walk through the grasses afterward

Turn left at this fork

Turn right at this fork

Turn left at this fork

Then follow the waysign to She Shan

Turn left after arriving the round-about of She Shan Road

Mark of Camphor tree on the ground

Turn right at this fork

The camphor tree is beside the She Shan Public Toilet

The camphor tree at She Shan is one of the biggest camphor trees in Hong Kong

Walk to the path right side in the photo

The Trigonometrical Stations of She Sha, with a height of 196 meters

Turn left at this fork

At this sign, move to the path right side that behind the sign to Chau Ma Kong

Turn right at this fork

End of asphalt road

The Trigonometrical Stations of Chau Ma Kong, with a height of 588 meters
To access the summit of Chau Ma Kong is the most difficult part in this route, it gains ascent with very high elevation

It will turn left to Yin Ngam Bamboo Grove in this blog
The path on right side will lead to MacLehose Trail Stage 6

At Yin Ngam Stream, walk to the right side in the photo to the Yin Ngam Bamboo Grove

Turn left to Yin Ngam Bamboo Grove
Right side will lead to the MacLehose Trail Stage 6 (again)

Turn left and down to Yin Ngam Bamboo Grove

The Yin Ngam Bamboo Grove, the largest Bamboo Grove in Hong Kong

Follow the waysign to Sheung Wun Yiu

It will arrive minibus stop at San Uk Ka