Mount Parker to Braemar Hill Information

The route starts at the bottom of Mount Parker Road, just off King's Road. The uphill route that starts here, and continues on to Quarry Gap, Mount Butler and Siu Ma Shan, is along climb so it is best to walk at a speed - comfortable for you. Going up along Mount Parker Road, visitors can see different animals and insects, including squirrels, greater coucals, butterflies and dragonflies.

Quarry Gap, with its bird' s eye views over Tai Tam, is popular for outings. Especially on fine days, the superb scenery of Tai Tam Country Park cannot be missed. Mounting the steps to Mount Butler, part of the Hong Kong Trail, one finally reaches its summit where there is a - scenic view compass. To the south, one overlooks Red Hill Peninsula, the southern Hong Kong Island hills and, far off, Lamma Island. On the other side is the crowded city, with Quarry Bay, Victoria Harbour, the old Kai Tak Airport and Lei Yue Mun. The section of the Hong Kong Trail between Mount Butler and Jardine's Lookout is a path of relatively high elevation. This vantage point presents far reaching views of nearby regions, highlighted by severely excavated slopes in the north : the Siu Ma Shan granite mines. Hong Kong is a territory of interconnecting granite and volcanic rock. Many early buildings were granite structures.