Lion Rock

Route
Sha Tin Pass Road>Maclehose Trail (Stage Five)>Lion Rock Peak>Kowloon Pass>Amah Rock>Hung Mui Kuk>Tai Wai MTR Station

Recommendation
★★★★★

Difficulty
★★★☆☆

Length
8 KM

Duration
4 hours

Support
Restaurants and shops in Tai Wai (end point)

Transport
Start Point
Green Mini Bus No. 18M (Link Click Here), alighting at Sha Tin Pass Estate
End Point
Tai Wai MTR Station

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Elevation (reference only)

Lion Rock is located in Kowloon, with a height of 495 meters. Lion Rock is the signature mountain in Hong Kong, because of the TV series and its theme song “Below the Lion Rock”, “Lion Rock Spirit” is considered to represent the spirit of Hong Kong people.

The hiking paths of Lion Rock is maintained very well, with its medium difficulty and length, and convenient transportation. Lion Rock is one the most popular hiking trail in Hong Kong.

Get off the minibus and walk upward along with the Shatin Pass Road

Enter via the wooden archway of Lion Rock Country Park

Follow the waysign to Beacon Hill first

At this fork, change the way to Lion Rock Peak

The summit of Lion Rock, with a height of 495 meters

Grand View of Kowloon Peninsula and Shatin

Lion Rock

At the pavilion of Kowloon Pass, follow the way to Amah rock this time

Overlooking Amah Rock
According to a legend, the faithful wife of a fisherman climbed the hills every day, carrying her son, to watch for the return of her husband, not knowing he had been drowned at sea. In reward for her faithfulness she was turned into a rock by the Goddess of the Sea so that her spirit could unite with that of her husband. Similar legends abound throughout the whole of China—the number of rocks called Mong Fu Shek in the country is high. Many Chinese classical poems were dedicated to this kind of rock. (Source: Wikipedia)

Closer to the Amah Rock

Staircase under the Amah Rock

Follow the waysign of Lion Rock Tunnel Road to Hung Mui Kuk Barbecue Area

At the Hung Mui Kuk Barbecue Area, turn right to Hung Mui Kuk Road

Walk downhill along the Hung Mui Kuk Road to Tai Wai MTR Station