Cover Here's where to go mountain biking this season (Photo: Courtesy of Unsplash)
Here's where to go mountain biking this season (Photo: Courtesy of Unsplash)
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Calling all adrenaline junkies—here's where to find the best mountain bike trails in Hong Kong for your next weekend adventure fix
With a staggering number of 552 mountains in Hong Kong, there’s no shortage of peaks to conquer if you’re looking for a challenge. While hiking is the obvious go-to for taking in Hong Kong’s beautiful natural scenery with friends on a weekend morning, adrenaline junkies may prefer something a little more challenging. Enter: Mountain biking.
Mountain biking is certainly not a hobby for a cycling beginner. Requiring endurance, balance, and plenty of core strength, you’d be riding bicycles over bumpy, sharp and inconsistent mountain trails that’ll take a lot more effort than your regular roads.
Up for the challenge? Get familiar with mountain biking by going on a guided tour with Wild Hong Kong, which offers Mui Wo mountain biking trips, or try it out with a few friends after doing the appropriate research and getting the right equipment. Here, we list out the best mountain bike trails you can visit in Hong Kong for an adventure-filled bike ride.
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Snake Trail
A popular singletrack trail located on Lamma Island, this trail only takes an average of four minutes to complete. From the Yung Shue Wan pier, make your way to Lamma Winds, the giant windmill on the path of Family Walk. Head uphill to find the entrance on the right of the windmill. The trail heads towards Sok Wu Wan, giving you the best view of Hong Kong’s sparkly waters.
Mui Wo to Pui O Trail
The 3.5 kilometres Mui Wo to Pui O mountain bike trail goes along the seaside, allowing you one of the best coastal views in town. After you get off at the Mui Wo ferry pier, walk along the waterfront, passing by McDonald's on the left-hand side. Continue walking down the curved road until you see a signpost of the trail.
Chi Ma Wan Country Trail
Spanning 14.3 kilometres, Chi Ma Wan Country Trail is the longest official country trail in Hong Kong. Located in Lantau South Country Park, the trail passes by Mount Miu Tsai Tun and Lo Yan Shan. Parts of the trail overlaps the hiking trail, so be sure to look out for hikers as well. You’ll find the start of the trail when you spot a green-and-yellow Lung Mei statue (meaning dragon tail).
High Junk Peak Country Trail
A 6.3 kilometres trail located in Clearwater Bay Country Park, the High Junk Peak Mountain Bike Trail is one of the 15 official mountain bike trails in Hong Kong. Not open on Sundays and public holidays, visit on a Saturday so you’ll have plenty of time to rest up the day after. If it’s your first few times mountain biking, you might want to avoid this trail as it features steep paths that could get tricky for beginners. To get there, head over to Ng Fai Tin in Clearwater Bay and go down a flight of stairs near the pagoda to the country park entrance at Sheung Yung Shan, where your adventure awaits.
Ho Pui Mountain Bike Trail
Tucked inside Tai Lam Country Park, the Ho Pui Mountain Bike Trail is for the ultimate daredevil. Rated as a black diamond route, indicating its supreme difficulty, the government recommends only experienced riders with advanced skills take on this challenge. Built in 2017, the trail was built by the government as well as mountain biking volunteers and bike groups.
It’s a journey to get to the trail alone—bikers will have to go through the Kap Lung trail to access the Ho Pui Trail. Turn left when you leave the car park from Tai Mo Shan Country Park entrance, ride for around 500 metres before making a right turn to get to the trailhead.
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Born in Hong Kong and raised between the +852 and Vancouver, Doris is a lifestyle writer and Literature grad who loves piecing together words and visuals to tell a story. Passionate about food, wellness and chihuahuas, you'll most likely find her slurping up a bowl of ramen, or escaping the city's hustle and bustle by exploring the quiet parts of Hong Kong on the weekends. Follow her on Instagram @lamgrams.
