Not an especially interesting route but for the slabs just in front of Disney. Surprisingly fun ending to a short route if done on its own.

  • Beauty/fun: 5/10. Nothing spectacular, so so water, but fun interesting slabs and rocks at the end. It is fun also to appear from the middle of nowhere completely wet with all the coasteering gear vs all the people in Disney mood 😉
  • Difficulty (check this link if new here, this is not your standard HK hiking web): 4/10. Relatively protected from winds and swell. Easy scrambling, but for a few spots in high tide. Short. One swim is required if taking our exit, you could go higher up the stream and avoid it, but most surely with several wades or scrambling really high into the vegetation above (in 2023 I was able to do it fully, tricky but doable in low tide). Update Sep 2021 (see bottom): You can avoid completely the swim if going on the ridge, but you will miss the best rocks.
  • The map (how to download to your phone offline maps), including starting from Mui Wo

See full screen & Garmin track.

As mentioned, in our case we did this last time starting from Mui Wo on a long day out. If you are here only for the short route, the usual public transportation would include a bus or ferry ride to Discovery Bay.

The walk from the pier to Sam Pak Wan beach is a relatively long and boring one.

After half hour of concrete and already on the beach

get ready for coasteering.

Really easy initially.

A little bit further

finding a few fun scrambling spots as we were there in high tide and he was trying to keep dry.

But easy, easy in general. With several

beaches en route.

In front, the last tiny beach and the promenade of Disney after.

You could swim to the opposite side and go out there.

As mentioned though, the nicest area is here.

With several fun scrambles,

nice-looking slabs

and rocks.

The higher up the river you go the difficulty increases.

Too long a day for Tim already. So we just decided to end here. Swim to the ramp on the opposite bank.

And just check the rocks from there. Not bad looking, although they might need some wades or even swims.

Go to the bathroom next to Inspiration Lake which has a shower available. Change. Eat something from the 7 Eleven next and go to the MTR for the return trip.

If you do not want to do this on its own, it could be combined with other routes around. D-Bay’s waterfalls, or continuing coasteering North up to Kap Shui Mun bridge for example.

Update: In early March 2021 after coasteering Peng Chau, I left the ladies behind, I took the boat to D-Bay, and checked the little peninsula that I had not visited before. Orange line on the map above. The route is not specially interesting. It starts on Tai Pak beach. Vegetation getting almost into the water, so a big part wading.

The further you go the better the water and sand quality, although I could find quite some garbage. Second pic turning North.

Heading West, almost fully man made shoreline. A little tidal river just before connecting back with the concrete.

Just for those wanting to visit all or do the D-Bay to Disney route a bit longer.

Update Sept 2021: I checked the ridge path above Disney. Added on the map above. Cute path in the woods with views to Disney every now and then. Steep sandy initial section with some ropes. Tons of plastic ribbons in all the brown. The second section, in red, was a bush mess. Going up West to Tai Shan I guess must be more open. But I was rushing to arrive to Disney. Green runnable already.

Update May 2023: After coasteering the Northern route till Disney Alexa and I continued up the stream. She was not able to finish it all. I did. Low tide. Tricky slippery sections, with mud on your feet and slabs. Fun anyhow.

Full day Garmin track.

Everything you should know before coasteering.