Difficulty: 2/5
Distance: 5.55 km
From: Peel Rise
To: Wan Chai Gap
Date: 30 Oct 2020
Transportation:
- Take Citybus No. 7 departing from Central heading to Shek Pai Wan, alight at Tsung Man Street and then walk up Aberdeen Reservoir Road, turn into Peel Rise and continue on the road towards the starting point of Section 3
- Return by walking up Aberdeen Reservoir Road towards Wan Chai Gap Park, and take NWFB No. 15 departing from The Peak heading to Central
Walking up Peel Rise for about 1.2 km one would reach the start of Section 3, and turning right uphill continuing on Peel Rise, this is the most tiring of the entire trail, simply because of the ascend. In fact the road is wide, with good shades too, so overall it is very manageable even for the beginners.
Soon reaching a branch, following the sign and turning right, the trail becomes dirt tracks, again with good shades on both sides. This section is also quite flat throughout, without much up or down, and quite wide as well, making it ideal for cross-country runners.
There are some nice streams along the way, which are the main attractions since there are no that much scenes one can savor. It is easy to make good time walking on this section as a result. Finally though one can see the Upper Aberdeen Reservoir main dam between the trees.
Continuing on the trail you will see steps leading up towards Watford Villa, where on the side is a catchwater channeling the water down. Ignoring this and carrying on, soon there is another fork and taking the left towards Wan Chai Gap, you will soon see Aberdeen Reservoir Road on your right.
And quickly the trail will lead to the end of Section 3, rejoining the Aberdeen Reservoir Road. One can then retreat from the trail by continuing to go up 0.5 km towards Mount Cameron Road, where the slope is quite steep so particularly tiresome after completing the section.
But overall this is one of the easiest section of HK Trail.
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