Shing Mun Valley Information

Taking a circular route around Shing Mun Reservoir, this hike offers beautiful scenery and clear direction signs. Walking up from the minibus stop, watchout for vehicles on the road. After passing the grass-covered dam, and then the main barbecue areas of Shing Mun Country Park, you should turn onto the Shing Mun Jogging Trail. The Jogging Trail is level, easy to walk along, and has wonderful views across Shing Mun Reservoir to the woodland slopes rising up to Tai Mo Shan. Turn left when you leave the footpath onto a forest trail, and you will find a pavilion downhill at a short distance. The picnic site here has spacious grassland, and makes a fine place for friends to enjoy time together.

Farther on is the well-known Tai Shing Stream. This watercourse, with its ample water flow, is the main stream of Shing Mun valley - and nowadays it is the main source of water for the reservoir. This area has many luxuriant Paper-bark trees, whose straight trunks and peeling bark make the woodland here particularly attractive.

Hong Kong's country parks are visited by about 11 million people every year. The keen demand for green country side and recreation is obvious. Boasting a wide range of facilities, our country parks are designed to meet such demand. Whether you are interested in hiking, nature study or simply enjoy being in a natural environment with your family, you will find sites and facilities geared to your needs. Shing Mun, Lion Rock and Kam Shan are the first generation country parks of Hong Kong, designated nearly 30 years ago on 24 June 1977. Today, Hong Kong has 23 country parks that harbour undisturbed habitats for diverse wildlife and provide a variety of recreational sites for the general public.