Middle Kau Nga Ling (Middle Dog Teeth Range)

Route
Shek Pik Reservoir>Shek Pik Country Trail>Middle Kau Nga Ling>Tsam Chai Au>Ngong Ping

Recommendation
★★★★☆

Difficulty
★★★★☆

Length
6 KM

Duration
4 hours

Support
Restaurants at Ngong Ping Village (end point)

Transport
Start Point
Bus (New Lantao Bus) No. 11 and 23 (Link Click Here), alighting at Shek Pik Police Station
End Point
Bus (New Lantao Bus) No. 23 (Link Click Here)

Kau Nga Ling (Dog Teeth Range) is located in southern of Lantau Peak, with a height of 539 meters. When viewed from Lantau Peak, the name comes from the mountains look like the dog teeth. There are three major ridges of Kau Nga Ling, West Kau Nga Ling, Middle Kau Nga Ling and East Kau Nga Ling, the Middle Kau Nga Ling is easier then the others. Kau Nga Ling is one of the most dangerous hiking trails in Hong Kong, highly recommend to walk accompanied by experienced leader.

Get off at Shek Pik Police Station bus stop
Walk to the way (right side) of South Lantau Road

Shek Pik Reservoir Water Tower

Turn left to Tong Fuk Catchment

Cross the bridge, it comes to Shek Pik Country Trail

At this fork, the path on right side with a warning sign is the entrance of Middle Kau Nga Ling

No shade after leaving Shek Pik Country Trail

The trigonometrical station of Middle Kau Nga Ling, with a height 426 meters

The path is clear

From right to left, West Kau Nga Ling, Middle Kau Nga Ling and East Kau Nga Ling

The meeting point of Middle Kau Nga Ling and East Kau Nga Ling, this is the summit of Kau Nga Ling by the official map, with a height of 539 meters

Keep climbing up

The “Lifeline” (一線生機), the iconic landscape of Kau Nga Ling

Hades’ Wall (閻王壁)

The Bird Rock (小鳥回頭石)

Tsam Chai Au, meet the Lantau Trail here, walk downhill to Ngong Ping afterward

Wisdom Path, follow the waysign to bus stop

Come to an end at Ngong Ping Village