Sha Tin Pass Information

From Tai Po Road, opposite the Kowloon Reservoir, this trail goes along Stage 5 of the Wilson Trail, up to Sha Tin Pass, and then to Pok Hong Estate in Sha Tin. The starting point beside Tai Po Road is also the start of the Kowloon Hills Fitness Trail. This Fitness Trail is level and has exercise facilities along its way for visitors. Shelters are also available for rest. There are interpretative signs along the Hung Mui Kuk Nature Trail for learning about nature ecology. The footpath becomes steeper where the catchwater ends and the trail continues uphill past Sha Tin Tau village.

Hikers need to be quite careful on some gravelly sections along here. There are fine views over Sha Tin and Tai Wai. At Sha Tin Pass there are food kiosks, and a cooked food stall. With its wonderful views over Kowloon, Sha Tin Pass is a good place to rest - before going down Shui Chuen O footpath to the finish at Pok Hung Estate.

Amah Rock, so named for its resemblance to a woman with a young child on her back, sits atop the northern crest of Lion Rock. It is in fact an outcrop : the remnant of eroded granite core. This geological feature is the result of long period of weathering, during which the material has gradually eroded to expose a mass period of granite core.