1. Oxfam Trailwalker 2010
Dr. Chow Yuen Hon Francis

2. Suggested itineraries2

3. 18hrs
20hrs
25hrs
30hrs
35hrs
40hrs
45hrs
CP1
2:20
2:30
3:15
4:10
4:30
5:00
5:50
CP2
3:40
4:00
5:05
6:25
7:00
8:00
9:00
CP3
5:45
6:10
8:05
10:05
11:00
12:30
13:40
CP4
8:20
11:20
14:05
16:00
19:00
21:00
CP5
10:00
10:50
17:05
19:15
22:30
25:00
CP6
12:00
15:20
19:05
21:30
27:30
CP7
13:10
14:25
17:50
22:20
29:00
34:10
CP8
15:10
16:30
19:45
24:50
28:00
32:30
38:10
CP9
16:20
18:00
22:15
27:20
30:45
35:30
41:30
CP10
19:50
24:35
29:50
33:30
39:15
44:50

4. 18hrs
20hrs
25hrs
30hrs
35hrs
40hrs
45hrs
CP1
2:20
2:30
3:10
4:05
4:30
5:00
5:50
CP2
3:40
4:00
4:55
6:15
7:00
8:00
9:00
CP3
5:45
7:45
9:50
11:00
12:30
13:40
CP4
8:15
13:50
16:00
19:00
21:00
CP5
10:45
13:15
16:45
19:15
22:30
25:00
CP6
10:50
11:55
14:50
18:45
21:30
27:30
CP7
12:55
14:10
17:20
21:55
29:00
33:30
CP8
16:20
19:10
24:20
28:00
32:30
32:50
CP9
17:40
21:40
26:50
30:45
35:30
40:45
CP10
17:50
19:50
24:35
29:55
34:30
39:15
44:50

5. The new route in 2009
Shortcut 5

6. Turn right at DP 185+ (exit from the reservoir)6

7. Walk in the opposite direction as you used to do in the past7

8. View of Tai Lam Chung Reservoir on your right8

9. Upslope all the way in the forest for 20 minutes9

10. arrive at a hairpin turn10

11. Leave the road and enter a trail11

12. Follow the sign to Tai Tong12

13. If you find yourself walking downhill, turn back immediately You must have missed the trail13

14. The trail to Tai Tong 14

15. A view of the reservoir 15

16. Walking through a forest16

17. After a low mountain pass, you are looking at the valleys of Tai Tong17

18. then you come to a trail intersection18

19. On your left is the ruin of a temple19

20. On your right is the shortcut leading up from DP 17920

21. Again follow the sign to Tai Tong21

22. Go straight ahead and upstairs22

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24. You may soon see a road ahead24

25. You will soon come to the road Total walking time on the trail 30-45 minutes25

26. After walking gently up along the road for 10 minutes you come to a T-junction26

27. Follow the sign to Wong Nai Tun Tsuen Tai Tong bus stop27

28. and take the road on the left28

29. 15 minutes later you see some buildings & a football pitch on your left29

30. It is a country park management centre30

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32. Exit by a gate that restricts the traffic32

33. On your right is a BBQ site33

34. After the country park management centre you will come to another building34

35. 35

36. Then the road goes down, straight ahead is a large BBQ site36

37. You have a view of Yuen Long and Shenzhen37

38. The large BBQ site 38

39. Enter the BBQ site by either way to reach the toilet at the far end39

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41. Enter a forest behind the toilet41

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43. descend a short flight of stairs in the forest43

44. Join the road again and go downslope44

45. The finish is a short distance ahead45

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47. Takes 20-30 minutes from the T-junction to the Finish47

48. As there is no public transport, you have to walk out along the road48

49. Pass the ‘Lychee Villa’49

50. The final stretch of downslope50

51. you come to a more major road at this T-junction51

52. There is a store on your right52

53. At the junction is a bus stop bus K66 (to Long Ping, Yuen Long)53