Quite some people associate Clear Water Bay with relaxed, or party mode, junk boat days. The area offers way more including an iconic peak and a special looking island.

  • Beauty/fun: 5.5/10 the peak is one of the sharpest in Hong Kong. Pretty when approaching and with magnificent views from atop. Lobster Bay and all the Clear Water Bay country park is very picturesque. You can go down the bushes and find the Green Egg island too.
  • Difficulty (check this link if new here, this is not your standard HK hiking web): 4/10 if you try to do most of the route proposed here. There are ribbons almost everywhere. Sandy areas and dense bush in others. Get your GPS ready to check your way if heading to the Green Egg, as there are different forks that might be misleading for first time comers.
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On the map I have marked different tracks. Green ones are the easiest options, well maintained Government hiking paths. Partly shared with mountain bikers, orange shaded ones. Blue lines are a bit more complicated, just cause more rocky, sandy or bushy. Only a red line which combines all the three aforementioned + steep downhill.

I added a brown line that would be one of the simple ways to start from an MTR station (Hang Hau). Here on my way up looking back.

There is only one main fork and someone decided to make the sign to the correct way very “shiny”.

You will connect with a very open path on the crest of the hills. As mentioned, this is a shared path with mountain bikers in big sections, so be careful and take the correct (clearly marked) hiking side paths when possible.

Eventually you will arrive to a new crossing. With a sign telling you to continue instead and a “fence” just some few meters ahead (I guess to mark to cyclists not to continue that way).

Here onwards it gets steeper. Up till Miu Tsai Tun, where you will be rewarded with the views of High Junk Peak in front.

This section is within the blue line the steepest and with worst grip surface: rocks, partly sandy… Mid way towards High Junk peak looking back.

But for usual readers of this web, easy. Enjoy the views from atop. Here a video with some of what you will see.

You could hike down on the blue line, connecting with the green and down to the road or the Southernmost area of the ridge. Otherwise, for a bit more “adventurous” route head red down.

Looking back and up, descending through the red. Initially within rocks and on a bit sandy surface. Later within the woods. There are quite some ribbons (Jan 2019) guiding you through the vegetation that does not get too dense. You will connect again with the family walk and back to the road below.

If you want to continue exploring the area I would suggest you to head East. Lung Ha Wan country trail is an easy picturesque one. With quite some hikers enjoying the view of Lobster Bay. Most of the trail is very “civilized” although with no concrete. Something like this on the green line.

If you take the blue line instead you will be hiking within the bushes.

Quite some ribbons, some areas can get bit dense, but with no thorny vegetation. The upper part was partially burnt and therefore it is more clear.

You will end up connecting with the Lung Ha Wan country trail almost at the peak of Tai Leng Tung. From where to go down.

If you want to have a bit more of out paths, turn East on the blue line and in little time you will see the Green Egg island.

The path is initially quite clear going next to some interesting looking rocks

but little by little becomes fainter. So check the GPS and look for the ribbons if not sure if you are in the good way. The way down to the beach next to the island is quite steep but full of ribbons and some flimsy ropes. In lower tide you can cross really easily to the island itself.

It used to be a white sand beach with clear water.

Last time there, it was full of plastics though and looked way less appealing…

Go up again. Continue on the track to see the peculiar form clearly.

The vegetation in this part of the hiking might be the densest. You will cross several creeks and finally arrive at the Equestrian centre and the connection with the Lung Ha Wan road. There is no public transportation that I am aware of here. Therefore you will need to walk on concrete for almost 3 km to Clear Water Bay Road.

P.S. In my case I like to use High Junk as a “fun” end to junk boat days with friends. When they are going to start the return trip, I jump to the water with the waterproof bag and hike / run back to the MTR station of Hang Hau or Lohas Park.