鶴藪 Hok Tau
Hok Tau offers a serene pastoral escape with farmhouses and local cabbage fields, ideal for family weekends. The Hok Tau Country Trail begins amid neat plantations, climbs ridges to scenic lookouts over Hok Tau, Lung Yeuk Tau, and Fanling, passing charming villages and lively fields. Beside Hok Tau Village lies vast farmland growing papayas, bitter melons, and seasonal produce, buzzing with summer dragonflies—perfect for kids to explore crops and insects.
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Lau Shui Heung’s circular trail, though tree-shaded, climbs 300 meters and demands decent fitness. From the start, veer left up steps; after 300m, pause at the viewpoint overlooking the serene irrigation reservoir. Ascend 1km more, bear right toward Kau Lung Hang Shan to reach the route’s summit at the second junction. Continue to Kat Tsai Shan Au—once fragrant with pre-war calamondin groves. Another kilometer passes the campsite and Lung Shan Bridge, where rushing water signals the reservoir’s proximity. A left-side bridge leads to the bald cypress grove. Dubbed the “forest sky mirror,” this post-WWII reservoir enchants with morning mists and windless reflections of towering paper-bark trees. Now a beloved spot, holiday-goers picnic and snap photos by its magical shores.
Hok Tau Reservoir, built in 1968 in Pat Sin Leng Country Park, transformed former streams and marshes into an irrigation source. Choose the gentle left uphill path or the steep “68 steps” right route—both reward with sweeping reservoir views from the ridge. This narrow, winding 0.18-million-cubic-metre body features an arched bridge, aerial dam vistas, diverse butterflies and dragonflies (including rare Macromidia ellenae), plus Hong Kong’s unique fish Macropodus hongkongensis. Barbecue and camping spots make it perfect for family nature escapes.
Many remote border areas in Hong Kong remain sparsely visited, preserving rich wildlife habitats. In spring and summer, Sha Tau Kok Hoi hosts large flocks of egrets and herons at the famous A Chau egretry. From Fung Hang Family Walk by the sea, these waterbirds are easily seen foraging low over wetlands. The trail soon enters woodland, leading to a knoll viewpoint overlooking the unspoiled marshes and fields of Kai Kuk Shue Ha, Fung Hang, and Nam Hang Mei—shielded by mountains from urban noise, creating a serene paradise for wildlife and visitors alike.
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