Pok Fu Lam Reservoir to The Peak Information

The trail begins along Pok Fu Lam Family Walk, which starts at the Pok Fu Lam Management Centre. The Pok Fu Lam Family Walk goes around the middle slopes of High West, and then back to Pok Fu Lam Reservoir Road. Much of the Family Walk is almost level, so allowing visitors to proceed in leisure amidst the greenery. The walk up to The Peak is quite strenuous, but once you get up your tiredness is swept away by the magnificent scenery.

In Hong Kong, the lack of natural fresh water sources has always been a constraint. In the early years, hill streams and wells were main sources for potable water, and in the 1850's, the government even offered monetary rewards for new water solutions. Pokfulam Reservoir was designed in total concord with the topography of the valley in which it lies. Completed in 1863, it was the first water storage facility in Hong Kong.