Wineshark Go Hiking - Nei Lak Shan Country Trail 彌勒山郊遊徑

Difficulty : 2/5

Distance: 5.19 km

From: Ngong Ping Campsite

To: Ngong Ping Campsite

Date: 25 Dec 2020

Transportation:

• Take Ngong Ping 360 cable car from Tung Chung to Ngong Ping, then walk past Ngong Ping Village towards Po Lin Monastery, continue along Ngong Ping Fun Walk to Ngong Ping Campsite.
• Return by the same route. 

Taking the cable car up not only will save you lots of time waiting for the bus, it is also much quicker and more comfortable. On the way, you can look at the airport, Tung Chung village and other scenery, a very relaxed and joyful ride.

Then proceed along the Ngong Ping Village and now with no tourist the place is much more quiet and offer a different leisure when strolling along. But our purpose is not to shop so we continue on and soon walk past Po Lin Monastery and Tian Tan Buddha. 

Along Ngong Ping Fun Walk, very soon you will reach Ngong Ping Campsite. You will find a signpost indicating the trail, going uphill on the left. The trail generally is quite easy to walk, with this initial section mainly of stony slopes.

As the trail will come back to the starting point, at the first junction you can decide whether you follow the official way (to the left) or to do the reverse like what we did today. Taking the right path, you will also see a distance post, ranges from C1801 to C1810. 

On the way up one can get good looks of the Lantau Peak, as well as other monasteries and temples scatter around. Further on there is a good glimpse of Tung Chung and the airport too. There are also many silver grass throughout, and for those who want to take photos it is actually a nice place.

For the most part the trail is relatively flat and did not have big ups and downs. After walking for about half of the trail you will begin to see the cable cars. And then the trail merges with the popular and busy Ngong Ping 360 Rescue Trail for a while, with the cable car passing over our heads.

Then the trail branches out and heads uphill, and we are able to enjoy a more quiet hike. Continuing on you will begin to see the Ngong Ping village and the Tian Tan Buddha in the distance. There is also a view compass showing all the landmarks. 

Near the end of the trail there are a few large rocks which I found interesting. One I name a Rubik's Cube Rock because of the square shape and the fissures as if it is split into different pieces. There is also a small trail going to the top of Nei Lak Shan if you want to reach the pinnacle.

After a short descend the trail rejoins the junction I mention at the beginning. And finishing the hike you can return to Ngong Ping 360 and take the cable car back to Tung Chung.