An easy, short, nice stream with several waterfalls and pools in Lantau. To add for a long day or good for beginners (explanation) on its own.

See full screen and the Garmin track, both showing the way down through East Phoenix stream.

Usually, I come here after being in other more difficult streams in the area. To enjoy the pools to cool down or directly hike downstream. I took some friends in the uphill version recently. Pics from that day.

Tung Chung MTR station. You could take a bus up till Shek Mun Kap stop.

Otherwise, around 45 min walk up to the “start” of the stream. You could start even lower. The water was very clear even around buildings, but a little upper the water is channeled out and without hikers the vegetation can grow dense.

So for beginners, this is the best entry.

Just next to the water channeling structure. You have the first pool surrounded by nice walls and a small waterfall

to climb.

To be honest, it is not necessary. You can find dry rock routes around. But that’s not fun!

Second deeper pool.

Arriving at the first shower type fall.

Easily passable on the right side.

The water tends to be crystal clear.

Twin falls.

With side path or climbable.

A powerful little

shower.

Arriving at

the main pool (you better swim it, otherwise high side path on the right side)

and waterfalls. Pic by Ina.

There are three concatenated falls. You can climb on the left side of them. Starting next to the water construction.

There are even old ropes and cables set around.

Not necessary but for non-experienced hikers. The only “tricky” section just above the second fall. Not very wide ledge over it.

In our case, we climbed the third one just for fun. Easily passable on the right side otherwise.

Moving forward

similar

landscape.

Up till you arrive at the little fall above. This is the only point that requires any kind of climbing skills. A 2m+ wall on its left. Every time there I have seen ropes. Bring your own if with weak hikers (a tiny one suffice). Pedro coming up through it.

Just a little further you will arrive at this small pool. You might not realize initially but the main concrete path is just 20 meters from it.

You could just turn left down (brown line on the map) and arrive at the stream starting point in no time. In our case, we headed to East Phoenix stream instead.

Feb 2021: Dry season. With Roland (HKoutsider) and friends up to Lo Hon Tower through the stream. Definitely a lot less water, but even in those conditions extremely clean. We wanted to do a short one before heading for lunch, so after Lo Hon down to the Buddha Temple. Garmin Track.

Late August 2022 downstream after going up Nei Tung Hung. We tried to check even further up (second pic), next to the Buddhist buildings, but it was too bushy and finally, we went the usual route instead.

Everything you should know before stream hiking.

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