The Sunset Dragon stream (東龍石澗) is the little brother of Wong Lung Hang. Usually a shorter route (you could continue up till the very Sunset Peak) but full of all kind of falls.

Good for canyoning or a very picturesque stream hiking. Can be used as a return way back towards Tung Chung after doing other routes if with good shoes and skilled hikers.

  • Beauty/fun: 8.5/10 Even when you are approaching you can intuit its beauty from the road. As soon as you arrive at the first significant waterfall get ready for over 150m of elevation gain with concatenated waterfalls.
  • Difficulty (check this link if new here, this is not your standard HK hiking web): 6.5/10 The navigation is simple but for the exit that can be slightly confusing the first time there (a bit more messy after Sep18 typhoon). There are ribbons guiding you through parallel side paths (mostly all on your left) that would allow you avoid most of the scrambling/climbing if you want. There is only a little segment of less than 10m ascent that is quite exposed. The rocks all around this stream are quite smooth and slippery. If with wet rocks you will need to rely on some old ropes to climb a 3m wall. Bring your own small rope just in case.
  • Map (how to download to your phone)

See full screen & the Garmin track of a long day visiting all mentioned here + Celestial Book.

The first thing to mention is that I did not know why it is called the East Dragon. It is on the West side of the rest of the Dragons: Wong Lung Hang, Crouching Dragon, Hidden Dragon etc. UPDATE 2020: local former climbers explained to Tyler the reason. It’s because the stream goes from Sunset Peak (Tai TUNG Shan) to Wong LUNG Hang. So better translation for the name could be the aforementioned Sunset Dragon stream.

Transportation. MTR Tung Chung Station. You could take a taxi from there and try to convince the driver to take you up till the barrier, marked on the map. Some are not willing to. If you are canyoning you can take the car till here, unload and then go back to find a place to park lower on the road. Otherwise, it is less than three km walking on concrete (grey line).

The entrance are those stairs next to the “Wong Lung Hang Shaft” sign.

You will walk on some old concrete path. Till you arrive at a little dam. Get your stream hiking shoes ready and start walking on the left side. Looking down.

Initially, the stream is flatter and the waterfalls small.

There are ribbons guiding you through lateral paths. I did it all within the stream. Easier to navigate without the slightly overgrown vegetation. 20-30minutes and 80 meters of elevation gain later you will arrive at the first real waterfall. Going up with the city behind.

Several pictures and videos.

The stream continues up till almost the top of Sunset Peak. Nevertheless the usual exits are way lower. I have marked two. The first one (marked on the OpenCyclemaps too) let’s you avoid some fallen trees and vegetation. The second one (brown line), just a little higher, connects with a bit wider ancient trail. Both options are OK, they merge, going East (獅龍古道 = Lion Ancient path). The Western option was affected by the typhoon too, but recent groups that have passed through there have partly reopened it. Still some dense vegetation present (Mar19) so cover yourself accordingly.

I have marked on the map also a possible linked exit or entry path, purple line. In case you want a longer day or less concrete. This path starts next to Chek Lap Kok new village, up a faint dirt path

through Wo Liu Tung & Shek Sze Shan peaks on the “Big Rock path” (大石脊) up till Sunset Peak. From Sze Sze Shan onwards it gets significantly steeper and can be a little bit muddy slippery after rain. Green line after Wo Liu Tung takes you down through a clear (find the entry I marked instead of the OpenCyclemaps) dirt path to the start of the stream.

More pics, this time with company, in late March 2019 going down after Double Dragon.

September 2022 downstream after going up Hidden Dragon.

Everything you should know before stream hiking.