I am not sure if I properly remembered our excursion last week but this is the map that I drew from the best of my recollection.
Part 1 (yellow dots): from home in Happy Valley to Parkview. I would cut this part out on a hot day. You simply walk up the road for 30 minutes.
Part 2 (orange dots): the beginning of the trail to Tai Tam. Take the trail to the right of the entrance, to Mount Butler, which begins to climb almost immediately. If you enter the picnic area you have missed the trail.
Part 3 (black dots): bushwhacking down the stream. At the bottom of a large set of stairs is a stream crossing. Go South and whack away. Remember to look for options and don't just take the path in front of you. There are several "escape" paths where you can skirt obstacles in the stream below.
Part 4 (pink dots): Tai Tam reservoir. Once the reservoir comes into view there will be maintenance paths for the slopes.
We walked to this interesting structure (can anyone tell me what it is?) and then climbed up the slope to the maintenance path. It brought us back to the main trails.
Part 1 (yellow dots): from home in Happy Valley to Parkview. I would cut this part out on a hot day. You simply walk up the road for 30 minutes.
Part 2 (orange dots): the beginning of the trail to Tai Tam. Take the trail to the right of the entrance, to Mount Butler, which begins to climb almost immediately. If you enter the picnic area you have missed the trail.
Part 3 (black dots): bushwhacking down the stream. At the bottom of a large set of stairs is a stream crossing. Go South and whack away. Remember to look for options and don't just take the path in front of you. There are several "escape" paths where you can skirt obstacles in the stream below.
Part 4 (pink dots): Tai Tam reservoir. Once the reservoir comes into view there will be maintenance paths for the slopes.
We walked to this interesting structure (can anyone tell me what it is?) and then climbed up the slope to the maintenance path. It brought us back to the main trails.
What is this?
View from the end of the stream hike
Maintenance trail
Where we found the trail again
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