Wineshark Go Hiking - 大潭雨後潭泉飛

Difficulty: 1/5

Total Distance: 4.88 km

From: 黃泥涌水塘公園

To: 大潭郊野公園南門

Date: 25 Apr 2020

Transportation:

• Take CityBus No. 6 alight at Wong Nai Chung Reservoir Park, then walk up the stairs beside the gas station to Tai Tam Reservoir Road
• Take NWFB No. 14 back to Sai Wan Ho

Starting from Wong Nai Chung Reservoir Park, then walk along Tai Tam Reservoir Road to reach HK Parkview. This is in fact the most tiring part of the whole trail walking uphill. And then essentially it is all downhill and well-paved concrete road all the way to the end.

Continue on Tai Tam Reservoir Road will reach the entrance of Tai Tam Country Park, with a gate barring unauthorized vehicles. Walking gradually downhill, it is an easy walk for all ages, with also public toilet and barbecue sites. On the day we saw a boar searching for food.

Following the main road without any need to worry for missing or taking the wrong turn, very soon you will see Tai Tam Upper Reservoir on the left, as well as the Masonry Aqueduct. But instead of crossing the aqueduct turn left to continue along Tai Tam Reservoir Road, heading towards Tai Tam Road, with Tai Tam Byewash Reservoir on the right. 

Soon reaching the Tai Tam Byewash Reservoir Dam, looking down at the reservoir there are a lot of large koi fish swimming. At the end of the bridge there is a stone obelisk but the engravings are not clear anymore. 

Further along Tai Tam Reservoir Road, at one point on the right you can see the Dam of Tai Tam Intermediate Reservoir. After heavy rain when the excess water would be flown down from the dam creating an amazing sight. But with the current low water level we can only imagine how it would look like.

At this point it is already in the vicinity of Tai Tam Tuk Reservoir, and looking at the quiet and peaceful water in the reservoir brings a calm and relaxing mind, so in no time you will arive at the Tai Tam Country Park South Entrance, the end of this walk.