Route Introduction

Grade: 　Distance: 18 km　Time: 5 Hour(s)

Starting Point: Tsak Yue Wu 　Finishing Point: Pak Sha O

This hike, through Sai Kung West Country Park, begins at Tsak Yue Wu by the road junction information map. Small orchards and abandoned farmland are seen along the initial section, and the Lady MacLehose Holiday Village is passed. Near to Pak Tam Tsuen, there is cultivated land with vegetables and melons, part of a gospel drug treatment and rehabilitation center. Beyond Pak Tam Tsuen, and getting to Yung Pak Corridor, walk uphill along stony steps to reach a gap at the junction of Yung Pak Corridor. Beyond several watercourses hikers come to Yung Shue O village. (Those who want a shortcut can go along the catchwater to get to Sai Sha Road, at Kei Ling Ha - which takes about 40 minutes.)

Long-distance hikers can walk to Sham Chung and Pak Sha O. Just before Yung Shue O village you see mangroves along the shore. There are fiddler crabs in mud flats and you can see Kei Ling Ha Hoi, Sam Pui Chau, Ma On Shan and Pat Sin Leng. When you get to Sham Chung Pier, walk uphill towards She Shek Au. There is a big rock with a snake-shaped stone on the surface -hence the name of the rock.

After a short break, walk across Nam Shan Tung and get to Pak Sha O village, the best preserved village in Sai Kung West Country Park. Some of its features, like bas-relief, murals and old doorposts, still have their old distinct characteristics. Going past Pak Sha O village, you reach Hoi Ha Road. Finish the trail by walking along Pak Tam Road. Shielded by hills on three sides, Yung Shue O is a pivot point where streams from the highlands of West Sai Kung merge to enter Three Fathoms Cove. With the abundant flows come rich sediments which have formed a fertile estuary plain over time. In the old days, the rich soil of Yung Shue O led to the stablishment of a large farming settlement.