May 26th: Chek Keng

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.


Dear Fridayhikers,

Let's go to Chek Keng this Friday.  The route is paved and the weather will soon be too hot for Chek Keng.


Meeting time:  9 am (bus departs at 9:15)

Meeting place:  Village bus stop outside MacDonald's


Please queue for the village bus to Sai Wan Ting when you arrive.  You may try to be there early and use the toilets near the Sai Kung bus terminal.  There are just two primitive toilets at Sai Wan.

Halfway on the hike, we will lunch as usual at the little eatery on the beach.  The hike is estimated to take about 3.5 hours.  We can choose to walk up to Pak Tam Au for the bus or we can call a boat to take us to Wong Shek Pier when we reach the foot of the slope up to Pak Tam Au.

Please bring enough water, rain gear, sun gear, etc.

The hike is automatially cancelled if the thunderstorm or heavy rainstorm signal is up by 8 am, or if less than three hikers register.



Belinda

19 May 2017, Tuen Mun "HK Grand Canyon"

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.



Hiking Date: 19 May 2017, Friday

Hiking Route: Tuen Mun 菠萝山"香港大峽谷"

(Many thanks to Michael YIK who kindly agrees to lead the way.)

To start from Tuen Mun "良景" walking towards 菠蘿山  往  "香港大峽谷", finishing at 下白泥,
about 3.5 hours, will take minibus to 流浮山 for lunch, hopefully before 1 pm.


Meeting Time: 9am

Meeting Place: West Rail, 兆康站, 輕鉄站出口, (乘輕鈇往良景)



Cheers,
SS

May 12th: Middle Gap

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.


Dear Fridayhikers,

I have picked the D10 route from 行山樂 for tomorrow.  It's gentle and shady in parts which should be suitable for a hot Friday.

The route starts from Wanchai Gap Park.  We walk up Middle Gap Road, at the road's end, we turn on to a trail, and then we join Black's Link which takes us back to Wanchai Gap Park.  Depending on how fast we walk, we can stop there or extend the walk.  We can decide to walk down to Aberdeen, or we can walk down to Wanchai or Admiralty via Bowen Road.  The circular route from Wanchai Gap Park to Wanchai Gap Park takes about 3 hours.

This is a description from 頭條日報:
 放步中峽道一小時，屋宇漸疏落，到中峽道二十四號附近，留意左行進入一禁車駛入林中大道（有鐵欄杆），遊人可從閘側進入。此段公路極為清幽，完全沒車輛來往，右望黃竹坑南塱山，海洋公園吊車上落頻頻，而山下一帶亦大廈林立，特別密集於黃竹坑工業區。鴨脷洲大橋右為香港仔灣畔大廈，後鄰接為班納山及香港仔水塘；而南塱山東即為深水灣海域，外海中熨波洲及銀洲可視為海上仙洲。

　　　　 此中峽道途中明顯岔路，直下通香港仔水塘，宜取道左入（岔路處有指示路牌）公路盡處，即左轉入蜈蚣嶺南腰山徑，此單向山徑步道直通布力徑，費時約四十分鐘。當離開山徑足踏布力徑時，路邊涼亭可作小休，其後沿布力徑東行，放步半小時即出黃泥涌峽，附近巴士站有車往中環、黃竹坑、淺水灣等地，遊者可自選歸程。

　　 從灣仔峽起步，經過中峽道出布力徑下黃泥涌峽，全程漫步約三個半小時，舒適步道老少咸宜，沿途野花爭艷，近山遠海湖光山色，是初夏半日遊程最佳選擇。

Meeting time:  9:15 am

Meeting place:  Wanchai Gap Park


To go to Wanchai Gap Park, you can take Bus No. 15.  The terminal is at Central Pier 5.  There is a stop at Exchange Square and at Admiralty and it goes along Queen's Road East and Stubbs Road.


Please bring rain gear, sun shade, and plenty of water.  This is an easy walk suitable for all.



Belinda

May 5th: Eastern Nature Trail

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.


Dear Fridayhikers,

The forecast for tomorrow is for showers and thunderstorm.  Please check the weather before you leave for the hike tomorrow morning.  If any of the heavy rainstorm signals or the thunderstorm signal is up by 8 am, the hike is automatically cancelled.

The route:
From Parkview, we will walk down to Tai Tam Reservoir, and then up to 大風坳 , and then down to Quarry Bay.  The walk is estimated to be about 3 hours.   Most parts are on concrete road.  Should we start off and then the weather becomes unstable, we will exit at Tai Tam Reservoir.


Meeting time:   9:15 am

Meeting place:  Outside the public toilets at Wong Nei Chong Reservoir Park ( the usual meeting point for walk to Voilet Hill)



Please bring water, rain gear, sun gear and walking stick as needed.


Belinda

April 28: Nam Long Shan Road

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.