The Eastern shoreline of Cheung Chau is by far the most technical. Similar rock formations to the rest of the island with the added difficulty “fun” bonus.
- Beauty/fun: 7.5/10. Nice peculiar rock formations and demanding fun walls to scramble on.
- Difficulty (check this link if new here, this is not your standard HK hiking web): 9/10 if you are trying to stay true to coasteering. Colin was able to do it with only one swim… High scrambles, complex wall problems that would require a 20m rope for safety. If you are swimming frequently it is, obviously, significantly easier. Relatively short and with several possible early exits with a bit of climbing and minimal (if at all) bush walking.
- The map (how to download to your phone offline maps)
See full screen and Garmin Track.
Ferries depart from Central arriving at Cheung Chau Pier. Cross to the Eastern shore, walk to Kwun Yam Wan beach and start the coasteering.
Soon we found the first tricky higher scrambles.
Arriving at the first peculiar rock formation.
The first emergency exit would be here.
Climbing up there and continuing without getting wet was tricky.
So there, after some checking around, is where we started to get completely wet. Windy wavy day. Up to 1.4m wind waves in the forecast.
Just a little further you have the Jade Seal rock.
Later this peculiar coal like layer. Another tricky scrambling area around.
Flatter later.
But not for long. Small cave and up climb.
More scrambles.
Last corner
before heading into Nam Tam Wan.
In this pic above, Tyler had decided to jump into the water. In my case, I continued on the rocks and climbed through a “chimney” (not completely vertical) that lets you access a tunnel and climbing wall segment. Marked on the map. Interesting. You can come out on the opposite side.
Continue for 15 minutes
and you will arrive at a concrete path from where to return to the starting point.
In our case, we went to the main bathrooms of Tung Wan Beach, for a shower and dry clothes before going to buy some local delicacies.
Video by Tyler. Did I mention that it was a wavy day? 😉
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