Muk Yue Shan

Route
Ngong Ping>Ngong Ping Fun Walk>Muk Yue Shan>Wisdom Path>Ngong Ping

Recommendation
★★★☆☆

Difficulty
★☆☆☆☆

Length
3.5 KM

Duration
1 hours

Support
Restaurants at Ngong Ping Village (start / end point)

Transport
Start Point
Bus (New Lantao Bus) No. 23 (Link Click Here), alighting at Ngong Ping
End Point
Bus (New Lantao Bus) No. 23 (Link Click Here)

Map (reference only)

Muk Yue Shan is located in Lantau Island, next to the Po Lin Monastery and Tian Tan Buddha, with a height of 479 meters, a grave of bhikṣunī (female monastic in Buddhism) is built nearby the summit. Even Muk Yue Shan is very close to tourist spots of Tian Tan Buddha and Wisdom Path, Muk Yue Shan is not crowned and peaceful.

Get off the bus at Ngong Ping, walk back toward the bus stop direction

Cross the Po Ngong Drive

The entry of the trail is opposite to the Ngong Ping Sewage Treatment Works

Walk along the concrete road of Ngong Ping Fun Walk

Turn left at the first fork to a Buddhism grave

Back track after visiting the Buddhism grave

Turn right at this fork to Muk Yue Shan

A grave of bhikṣunī is built nearby the summit of Muk Yue Shan

A small path to the summit at right side of the grave, the path will get ascents a few meters, but note that the path is unpaved and slippery with dense grass, only suitable for experienced hikers

No landscape on the summit of Muk Yue Shan

But it has a grand view to Shek Pik Reservoir on the summit
As the paths to other places are faith, it is highly recommended back track to return the grave of bhikṣunī

Overlooking Tian Tan Buddha, back track to Ngong Ping Fun Walk
 
Turn right to Wisdom Path

Follow the waysign to Wisdom Path

Wisdom Path
Wisdom Path is a landscaped installation of wooden columns inscribed with the calligraphy of the complete verses of the Heart Sutra written by master Sinologist Professor Jao Tsung-I. (Source: Ngong Ping 360 (Link Click Here))

Follow the waysigns to bus stop after visiting the Wisdom Path
 
Tian Tan Buddha

Come to an end at Ngong Ping Village