Aberdeen Reservoir Circular Walk Information

This circular walk starts at Picnic Site No. 2, close to the entrance of Aberdeen Country Park. Walking along the footpath by the entrance to the Country Park, and going on the Aberdeen Nature Trail, visitors are surrounded by superb scenery and varied, interesting vegetation. The scenic beauty of the Aberdeen Upper and Lower Reservoirs is best seen from the dam wall of the higher reservoir. After reaching Stage 2 of the Hong Kong Trail, visitors can turn back to Peel Rise. This section, with its easy gradients and gentle green paths, is ideal for families.

Aberdeen Reservoir on Western Hong Kong Island was planned in the late 1920's to meet an increasing water demand fueled by population expansion. Supplying water to the Western District, the reservoir consists of a purpose-built concrete upper dam and a lower dam converted from a reservoir that belonged to a paper mill. In the old days, water was piped to the Western Water Treatment Works before distribution to local users after proper treatment. With a capacity of 1.25 million m3, Aberdeen Reservoir is the latest water storage facility to have been built on Hong Kong Island.