2014-9-12 Tai Po Kau NatureTrails - Tai Po town 大埔滘自然教育徑 - 大埔市

The Fridayhikers are a group of friends who go hiking for leisure. Depending on the weather and road conditions, the hiking route may be subject to change without prior notice. Participants joining the hikes do so at their own will and at their own risk. They may consider buying their own insurance for better protection. The hike leaders, the organizers and any other participants in the hikes are exonerated from any liabilities and claims as a result of any accidents or losses arising.


The weather keeps on changing from day to day during summer.   Up till the latest moment, the forecast weather for this Friday is "27-31 deg. C, mainly cloudy with a few showers and moderate east winds".  In view of the unsteady weather, I do not prefer to take a mountain trail; instead I have picked a familiar easy trail we have done before, which offers flexibility and does not have a great demand on physique.  

The trails inside the Tai Po Nature Reserve 大埔滘自然保護區 are roughly circular and of different lengths, offering choices from nature trails 自然教育徑 to forest walks 林徑 or a combination of both.  The paths are shady and mostly paved but do not offer much for scenery viewing.  The length of the hiking route inside the Reserve plus the final part to Tai Po town varies from 2.5 hrs to 4.5 hrs, depending on our choice.

Tai Po Kau Nature Reserve uphill path

Assembly Place: Sha Tin MTR Station (Exit A)

Meeting Time: 08:45

Transport: We will proceed to Pak Ting Hok Street 白鶴汀街 adjacent to New Town Plaza and take the minibus No. 28K, which can take us to Tsung Tsai Yuen at Tai Po Road 大埔公路松仔園, the starting point of our hike

Please bring along sun and rain gears and sufficient drinking water plus mosquito repellents ( for the part inside the wood).  In the event of rainstorm or thunderstorm signals, typhoon signal (No. 3 or above) remain hoisted at 07:30 on Friday OR less than 4 persons signed up by 23:00 on Thursday, the hike will be automatically cancelled.

Regards,
Anson