Mount Gough

Route
Hong Kong Park>Tramway Path>Hospital Path>Severn Road>Plantation Road>Pollock’s Path>Mount Gough Radio Station>Plantation Road>The Peak>Old Peak Road>Hong Kong Zoological and Botanical Gardens>Hong Kong Park

Difficulty
★★☆☆☆

Length
8.5 KM

Duration
3 hour

Support
The Peak Galleria

Transport
Start Point
Admiralty MTR Station
End Point
Admiralty / Central MTR Station

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Mount Gough is located in the east of The Peak, with a height of 479 meters, it is named for Hugh Gough, 1st Viscount Gough, Commander-in-Chief of British Forces in China. In fact, there is no any hiking trails for Mount Gough, only concrete service roads for the residents nearby, and most of the area of Mount Gough have been developed to private properties. Mount Gough can be regraded as an optional extension for the trail of The Peak.

Start at Hong Kong Park

Walk to the Peak Tram Station

Walk along the Tramway Path, it is also the Central Green Trail

Follow the waysign of the Central Green Trail

It can see the rail of the Peak Tram Station along the Tramway Path

Move to Hospital Path at the Victoria House of Barker Road

At Severn Road, walk to the inclined path on the right side in the photo

Keep walking ahead at Plantation Road

Turn left to Pollock’s Path

The view at Pollock’s Path

The radio station of Mount Gough at the end of Pollock’s Path
Back track to Plantation Road afterward

Walk ahead (left in the photo) to The Peak Galleria

Keep walking Plantation Road to The Peak Galleria

The Peak Galleria

There are tons of choices to walk at the Peak, such as the Victoria Peak, Mount Kellett and High West

In this blog, it choose to walk Old Peak Road to return Hong Kong Park

Like the Tramway Path, the Old Peak Road is also concrete service road

Walk toward Albany Road to Hong Kong Zoological and Botanical Gardens

The opening hours of Hong Kong Zoological and Botanical Gardens

Hong Kong Zoological and Botanical Gardens and Hong Kong Park are very close, and both are located in town area, you can choose your own way

Come to an end at Hong Kong Park this time