On my way to Saikung country park from New Territories I saw clearly from the bus a big waterfall. I added it to the long check / to do list.
- Beauty/fun: 5/10 pretty waterfalls but the water has too much sediment, making it brown to red color. Mixture of clay and iron, my guess. Not the most appealing to cool down in.
- Difficulty (check this link if new here, this is not your standard HK hiking web): 6/10 slippery rocks due to the sediment, I scrambled therefore on the side of the waterfalls. Initial one is very high. Some bushy sections if you try to hike to the top. If avoiding the initial waterfall 4/10
- The map (how to download to your phone offline maps)
See full screen & the Garmin track (going up Cheung Ching Hang, upper part of Ma Sai, and downstream Sai Keng).
As mentioned, just a bit after Sai Keng village you can see the waterfall. Faint in March when this photosphere was taken.
A lot more clear in summer time.
So on June I went down on the bus stop next to Kei Ling Ha and walked on the road to that very same spot. Video.
The easiest entry is on the left side of the stream. It seems that usually hikers skip the first part. In my case, I scrambled the big waterfall on its right. Very doable if not wet. It looks extremely slippery otherwise. Already in the very bottom you can see that the water is brownish full of sediment.
There are water management structures & a dam (0:35 onwards) just above the waterfall. Upper there are several waterfalls but finding the side paths is relatively easy with clear signs of previous hikers.
The one at 1:22 was quite pretty with the sun creating a rainbow on it. There are pipelines going further up. And as soon as the slope starts to decrease the water color intensifies. At (3) on the map it is completely red and with a clear exit path that seems most hikers use (2:01 in the video). I continued on the stream itself. But there is nothing worthwhile checking. Unless you are into jungle photography. At (4) the water completely disappears. Easiest path is on the right or left side, but I decided to continue on the grassland in front. Completely overgrown, but mainly with tall grass, no thorny. So relatively fast I was able to arrive at the village further South West. From here I head up MacLehose to go to Ma Sai. But you could easily walk down Sai Kung main area or Kei Ling Ha if in (4) you take the path East direction.
More pics and the video of the mentioned overgrown path I took.
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