Hong Kong Hiking Guides

Discover new hikes that you'll actually love by selecting your preferred scenery type, difficulty and district of choice. Each hiking guide includes live maps, transport information, detailed photos, difficulty rating, secret viewpoints and much more!

Type: Island Hikes
lamma family walk cover image
Jan 14, 2024
Kamal Mirwani
Lamma Island Family Walk Loop Hike: Easy, Scenic and Perfect for Kids

This hike takes place almost exclusively on flat trails that go past historic villages and pristine beaches. The short uphill climb offers awesome ocean vistas.

Type: Nature/Wildlife
Type: Coastal Hikes
Type: Historical/Cultural
Type: Island Hikes
Difficulty: Easy
District: Outlying Islands
Type: Nature/Wildlife
Type: Coastal Hikes
Type: Historical/Cultural
Type: Island Hikes
Difficulty: Easy
District: Outlying Islands
new collage
Nov 28, 2023
Kamal Mirwani
Six Easy, Beautiful Reservoir Hikes in Hong Kong

Hong Kong's best, easiest and most scenic reservoir hikes: Upper Shing Mun, Lower Shing Mun, Tai Lam Chung, Tai Tam, High Island and Kowloon Reservoir.

Type: Nature/Wildlife
Type: Coastal Hikes
Type: Mountain Views
Type: Historical/Cultural
Type: Island Hikes
Type: City Views
District: New Territories
Type: Nature/Wildlife
Type: Coastal Hikes
Type: Mountain Views
Type: Historical/Cultural
Type: Island Hikes
Type: City Views
District: New Territories
Thousand Island Lake
Nov 26, 2023
Kamal Mirwani
Tai Lam Chung Reservoir: A Scenic Hike Around Hong Kong's 'Thousand Island' Lake

This well-hidden gem of a hike in Hong Kong takes you past lush oio tree woods, azure waters and even offers epic mountain views that stretch into China!

Type: Nature/Wildlife
Type: Mountain Views
Type: Island Hikes
Type: City Views
Difficulty: Easy
District: New Territories
Type: Nature/Wildlife
Type: Mountain Views
Type: Island Hikes
Type: City Views
Difficulty: Easy
District: New Territories
Po Pin Chau cover image
Nov 16, 2023
Kamal Mirwani
Po Pin Chau Hike: Incredible Ocean Views at the Very Edge of Hong Kong

Situated right beside East Dam, Po Pin Chau offers gorgeous views out over the South China Sea. It's a really easy and short hike, which makes it overcrowded on weekends.

Type: Coastal Hikes
Type: Island Hikes
Difficulty: Easy
District: New Territories
Type: Coastal Hikes
Type: Island Hikes
Difficulty: Easy
District: New Territories
When and how were Hong Kong's hiking trails built
Oct 31, 2023
Kamal Mirwani
Who Built Hong Kong's Epic Hiking Trails?

In an exclusive interview with the AFCD's Fai Fai (Felix) Yeung, we learn how Hong Kong's incredible network of hiking trails were planned, built and maintained.

Type: Nature/Wildlife
Type: Coastal Hikes
Type: Mountain Views
Type: Historical/Cultural
Type: Island Hikes
Type: City Views
Type: Nature/Wildlife
Type: Coastal Hikes
Type: Mountain Views
Type: Historical/Cultural
Type: Island Hikes
Type: City Views
Ap Lei Pai from Mount Johnston view
Jul 07, 2023
Kamal Mirwani
Ap Lei Chau to Ap Lei Pai: A Gorgeous Island Hike with Steep Climbs

Enjoy views of Lamma Island, Aberdeen and Ocean Park before traversing a small sandbank to Ap Lei Pai, where you can look out across the South China Sea.

Type: Coastal Hikes
Type: Island Hikes
Difficulty: Hard
District: Hong Kong Island
Type: Coastal Hikes
Type: Island Hikes
Difficulty: Hard
District: Hong Kong Island