Wineshark Go Hiking - Lung Mun Country Trail 龍門郊遊徑

Difficulty: 3/5

Distance: 5.09 km

From: Chuen Lung

To: Shing Mun Reservoir

Transportation:

• Take KMB No. 51 departing from Nina Tower Tsuen Wan heading to Sheung Tsuen, alight at Chuen Lung.
• Return by taking green minibus No. 82 at Shing Mun Reservoir heading to Tsuen Wan.

Date: 28 Feb 2021

Following the road at Chuen Lung and walk on, you will see the local Sam Seng Wine, producing an assortment of yellow wine and other tonic spirits. After passing the AFCD Chuen Lung Management Centre, follows the signs showing the direction of Lung Mun Country Trail. 

Walking for about 1.8 km you will reach a junction, with the road going straight towards Tai Mo Shan Road. Turning right will go down towards the start of Lung Mun Country Trail. 

There is an arch showing the start of the trail, and from this point onwards the trail is of dirt and broken stones path. The distance posts of this trail ranges from C3401 to C3410. 

You can see glimpses of Tsuen Wan through the trees. 

The path is a bit rough, with some up and downhill sections with pebbles so it would be good to wear proper hiking shoes to protect and get better traction. 

As the trail passes through a number of streams, there are three bridges built to ensure hikers can safely cross the streams even in rainy seasons. 

There is not that many branches on the trail, and each junction there is clear waymark showing the direction, so there is no chance to get lost. 

At the bottom of a power grid post, there is a large rock full of holes, and making one wonder whether how that comes about?

The trail in general is well-shaded, except for a small section, so even in summer it will not be too hot walking on the path. 

Throughout the trail there is no long ascend or descend until the end. At one junction you can see the path leading towards Lead Mine Pass to the left, but we would take the right one towards Shing Mun Reservoir.

This last section is a long descend, with a lot of stone steps. After overcoming the tiring downhill hike you will reach the end of the trail, re-joining a concrete road. Going straight will lead to Butterfly Garden and one can take this shortcut to Shing Mun Reservoir, or follow the road downhill and take a longer path.