Map

In the map and list below I will keep on adding all the routes (to be) written about.

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Meaning of each icon

• Ma Dai (馬大石澗). Ma On Shan, Mid, big pools
• Shek Lung. West NT, Mid, small climbing
• Wong Lung Hang. Lantau, Mid, big pools
• Ha Pak Lai stream & desert. West NT, Mid, small pools, special landscape
• Ping Nam (屏南) stream. North NT, Mid, tons of big pools & waterfalls
• Tso Kung Tam stream. Tsuen Wan, Mid, easily accessible and nice initial waterfalls & pool
• Gon Pak stream. West NT, Mid, mid-size pools, tons of waterfalls, some of which are really fun to climb (in)to
• Man Cheung Po. Lantau, Mid, big pools, several waterfalls
• Sai Wan – Double Deer (雙鹿石澗). Saikung, Mid, big pools, quite some waterfalls
• Streams ending in the Peak. Hong Kong Island, Mid, jungle-like
• SheungTam stream & TaiTam mound fall. Hong Kong Island, Easy, waterfall with swimming size pool
• Outpaths around HK trail s5. Hong Kong Island, Mid, mostly dry but with a little fall
• Tai Shing stream. NT, Mid, nice pools, shaded areas and waterfalls
• Nei Shan stream. Lantau, Mid to Hard, a big nice waterfall, big boulders to scramble
• Tai Cho (大曹) stream. Tsuen Wan, Mid, fun stream and waterfalls to climb IN
• Au Pui Wan (坳背灣) stream. Fo Tan, Mid, fun stream, waterfalls, pools to dip into
• Sir Cecil’s stream. HK Island, Easy, small waterfalls
• Lotus stream. West NT, Mid, couple of nice waterfall sections but too long for most to enjoy
• Tai Yuen 大圓 stream. Tsuen Wan, Mid to difficult, fun waterfalls to scramble up
• Tai Shing upper NW. NT, difficult, nice pools and waterfalls to climb into
• Ng Tung Chai full stream. NT, Mid, tons of pools, waterfalls, and fun
• Discovery Bay streams. Lantau, easy, accessible streams
• Wang Chung stream. NT, mid, mighty waterfall
• North Dragon stream (Celestial Book). Lantau, easy-mid, clean but low flow water, distinctive cliff on top
• Ma Sai stream. Saikung, mid-hard. Nice waterfalls but super dense vegetation
• Wong Nai Tung streams. NT, Mid, thin streams
• Tin Mei streams. Saikung, Mid, nice views with the High Island reservoir below.
• Secret Valley of the Twins. HK, Mid, can include some initial coasteering
• Tsing Tam stream. NT, Mid, jungle-like wider stream with nice pools and waterfalls.
• Lower Shing Mun reservoir. NT, Easy, walking on the pipeline
• Lam Tei – Hung Shui Hang. West NT, Easy, cute forest and boulders, small waterfalls
• Dai Sek stream 大石石澗. NT, very Difficult, tons of concatenated waterfalls
• Nei San stream. Lantau, Mid-Difficult, tons of concatenated waterfalls to walk into
• Flying Dragon & Flying Phoenix streams. Saikung, Mid-hard, little flow but spectacular after heavy rain.
• Qiu Feng stream. Saikung, Mid, cute with several pools and waterfalls
• Shek Lung Chai stream. Ma On Shan, Mid, pretty waterfall
• Tai Shing upper North. NT, difficult, nice pools and waterfalls to climb into
• Luk Chau stream. NT, Mid, short, good for combination with other routes around
• Caw Pond stream. Lantau, Difficult, not very interesting way up to Lantau trail
• South Heaven’s Gate. Lantau, Difficult, classic semi-dry route to iconic spot.
• Yin Ngam stream. NT, Easyish, small waterfalls, nice pools
• Ling Bai, Miu Miu & Tai Long streams. Lantau, Mid-Difficult, thin waterfalls
• Tsing Lung (Green Dragon) stream. Lantau, Mid-Difficult, spectacular cliff and falls
• Fa Tam stream. Saikung, easyish mid-level, cute pools and waterfalls
• Tung Lung (Sunset Dragom aka East Dragon) stream. Lantau, Mid, spectacular waterfalls
• Double Dragon. Lantau, Mid, lower section with pool, nice waterfalls up
• Loi Po Sai. Sha Tin, Mid, not especially interesting but the peculiar dick rock on top
• More streams to the Peak area. HK, easy to mid-level
• Big Wave Bay streams. HK, easy-ish streams with nice views to the beach
• Crouching Dragon. Lantau, Difficult, high cliff scrambling
• Dragon’s Jaw. Lantau, Mid-difficult, spectacular cliff/waterfall
• Pak Mong. Lantau, Mid-easy, crystalline water & tons of pools
• Hidden Dragon. Lantau, Mid-difficult, nice waterfalls, messy exit
• Tung Ma To. Sai Kung, difficult, massive waterfalls, jungle
• Wong Chung stream. Sai Kung, Mid-difficult, cute, short
• Banana stream. NT, Mid-difficult, clear water, nice waterfalls to climb in, jungle-like upper
• Ling Nau stream. West NT, Mid to easy, clear water, few high waterfalls, North badlands above.
• Tiger Roar rock river. Lantau, Mid difficult, spectacular rock formations
• Sai Kau Nga Hang. Lantau, Mid difficult, dryish brook starting from the reservoir up to Dog’s Tooth.
• Tei Shek stream. Lantau, Easy & short, clear water, one decent-sized waterfall section and tons of pools
• Pok To Yan North stream. Lantau, Mid difficult, only for those wanting to see all the streams
• East Phoenix stream. Lantau, easy-ish but not for those with vertigo
• Tai Cheung stream. Lantau, relatively easy and short
• Cheung Lin stream. HK, Mid difficult, short good one after heavy rain
• Ting Kau streams. West NT, Mid – hard, lower flow
• Kau Keng West stream. West NT, Mid, low flow but nice falls just above the city
• Tso Shing stream. NT, Easy-Mid, nice pools, shaded areas and waterfalls
• Tai Shing unnamed. NT, Mid difficulty, no go but for the most hardcore want-to-see-them-all
• Hidden Dragons Saikung. Saikung, Mid-High difficulty, impressive waterfall in a smaller stream
• Hau Tong Kai. Saikung, Mid-easy, beautiful reflections, pools and small waterfalls
• Shek Pan Tam. North NT, easy, beautiful rock formations and extra fun around
• Kap Lung stream. North NT, mid-easy, tons of waterfalls good even with heavy rain
• Tai Koo streams. HK, various difficulties, fun next to the city
• Kai Kung Pit. NT, mid-easy, small waterfalls within cute jungle
• Tai Yuen Right. NT, mid-difficult, a couple of nice waterfalls and challenging climbs
• Tai Yuen Left. NT, mid-difficult, spectacular views with the right conditions
• Tai Lui. NT, easy, not very interesting way up to Tai Mo Shan
• Wo Lei pit. NT, easy, cut good for going downhill
• Ma Hang creek. HK, easy, uninteresting
• Nei Tung Tung. Lantau, mid-easy, crystaline water, high waterfalls, low flow
• Right Dragon. Lantau, mid-difficult, possible exit for Wong Lung Hang
• Tai Ho slab = Tin Zi stream. Lantau, mid-difficult, red stream and fun slab with tons of bushwalking
• Ngon Sam stream. Lantau, mid-difficult, beautiful waterfalls after some rain
• Shek Fa stream. NT, mid-difficult, a couple of nice falls and a messy exit
• Chek Hang & Pak Hang streams. Sai Kung, mid-difficult, nice waterfalls and mini gorge but small streams with no much flow
• Mong Hau. West NT, easy, cute small stream in the furthest West
• Heung Fan Liu. NT, easy, cute stream with a couple of big waterfalls next to the city
• Seven Chords. NT, easy, cute stream with tons of small waterfalls & pools next to the city
• Shen Xiu. NT, mid-difficult, an impressive cliff above the city, and a little more
• Shen Xiu Left. NT, mid-easy, small stream with nice waterfalls after significant rain
• Lei Muk Shue. NT, mid-easy, small stream with just a few interesting man-made walls and trees
• Feng Bi 鳳壁. Lantau, difficult, jungle uninteresting lower stream that becomes a spectacular gorge and then a pretty dry creek on top
• Tai Shing Left. NT, easy, uninteresting flattish stream, with clear water but low flow
• Lion Rock streams. NT, easy, a few nice pools and rocks
• Jar Tai. HK Island, easy, short with a few nice waterfalls, good to end up a longer route
• Ghost Anger stream. West NT, easy, a huge final waterfall after easy jungle flat stream
• Snake Tongue stream. West NT, mid-easy, a few nice waterfalls within a short stream
• Fei Lou/Po stream. NT, easy, unremarkable small stream
• Chou Shing stream. NT, mid, cute falls and pools
• Ha Kung Hang. NT, mid but jungle-y, nice pools and a few waterfalls
• White Waterfall. Saikung, mid-difficult because requires coasteering and specific weather conditions, spectacular waterfall raising from the sea.
• Organ creek. Saikung, easy with short coasteering, pretty bottom, and not much more
• Wo Yeung. NT, mid-difficulty, better looking the upper you go after rainy days, mini rock forests atop
• Tsak Yue Wu. Saikung, mid-difficult, nice waterfalls. Upper ones require some rain to be at their best
• Yuen Tun West. West NT, easy but for slippery rocks, very short and only good to combine with other spots
• Little Hawaii. East NT, beautiful waterfalls but for the pollution…
• Deep Water Bay stream. HK, easy, cute small
• Swallowtail stream. Saikung, easy but not interesting with dense bush navigation
• Ta Lam Wu. Saikung, easy-ish, cute after some rain
• Ma Niu Ho. North NT, easyish, small stream in the middle of nowhere
• Shek Shui Kan. North NT, easyish but for the bush walking, small stream
• Sai Keng Left. Saikung, mid-difficult, small creek quite pretty after significant rain
• Sai Keng stream. Saikung, mid-difficult if taking the side paths, big waterfalls & pools
• Wu Lei Tau stream. Saikung, mid-difficult, nice pools & falls to test beginners moving to more complex routes
• Wu Lei Tau Left Left stream. Saikung, easy, completely not recommended unless you are into gardening and want to open your way up through bamboos & bush in a minuscule stream
• Wall Mountain stream. Saikung, mid-difficult, nice pools, falls & peculiar man made constructions

• Tai Tau Chau (Shek O). HK, Mid
• Chai Wan – Big Wave Bay. HK, Mid
• Cape D’Aguilar waterfall. HK, Hard
• Ap Lei Pai. HK, Easy
• Yau Tong – Tiu Keng Leng. Kowloon, Easy.
• Repulse Bay – Chung Hom Kok. HK, Easy
• Middle Island. HK, Easy
• Shek O. HK, Difficult, tons of distinctive features
• Peng Chau. Islands, Easy, cute beaches
• Grass island. SaiKung, Mid
• Ocean Park. HK, Mid to Mid-hard
• Bluff Island short coasteering. Saikung, Easy to Mid
• Cape D’Aguilar coasteering. HK Island, difficult
• Stanley coasteering. HK Island, short and easy exit through stream
• Basalt Island. 30m arch to swim through, caves, nice rock formations
• Big Wave Bay – Shek O. HK Island, surprising, mid-level, easy if very calm
• Sharp Island. Saikung, easy, short
• East Dam coasteering. Saikung, mid-difficult, most spectacular shoreline
• Long Ke coasteering. Saikung, mid-level, nice volcanic columns, caves & beach
• Sung Kong & Waglan. Islands, mid-level, remote islands infrequently visited
• Chung Hom Kok. HK Island, mid-level, several volcanic rock areas
• Cheung Ngam Wan. Saikung, mid-level, tons of cliff jumping spots
• Tung Lung Chau, Islands, difficult, specatular route including streams & waterfalls
• Cheung Chau SW. Islands, mid-level, cute route with several “funny” rocks
• Cheung Chau North. Islands, mid-difficult, nice rock formations, small beaches and some nice walls for scrambling
• Lamma East. Islands, difficult, nice rocks including Dinosaur Egg
• Round Island. HK Island, mid-level but for the long swim
• Lantau SW. Lantau, mid-level but for the distance
• Beaufort Island. Islands, complicated long route with public transportation, way easier with a boat
• Ng Fan Chau. HK Island, mid-level, nice short route next to Shek O beach
• Shek Pik – Shui Ha Wan. Lantau, easy to mid, longer route with several beaches en route
• Cheung Chau East. Islands, difficult even if shortish and with possible early exits
• Shelter Island. Saikung, difficult, very distinctive rock structures and some corals
• Ninepin islands. Saikung, difficult, remote spectacular islands
• Tung Lung Chau West. Islands, mid-level, nice cliffs and deep caves
• Kat O – Crescent Island. Islands, easy to mid-level, remote with caves
• Trio Beach. Saikung, easy, good cliff jumping spots and cleaner water
• Clear Water Bay Headland. Saikung, difficult, fun caves and walls
• Long Ke Wan West. Saikung, mid-level, impressive start, caves and beach
• Disney to Kap Shui Mun bridge. Lantau, easy, tons of beaches en route
• Stanley Headland. HK Island, difficult, impressive rock formations but next to the prison and PLA barracks
• West HK Island. HK island, easy, historical sites and a few nice rocks & waterfalls
• Tung Ping Chau. Islands, cute, corals and a nice cliff
• Tai Tam coasteering. HK island. Easy route, nothing spectacular
• Mui Wo South. Lantau, easy, additional scrambling optional
• Ma Wan. Islands, easy, historic site with so so coasteering
• Mui Wo – Discovery Bay. Lantau, easy but long swim required
• Discovery Bay – Disney. Lantau, easy, only fun next to Disney itself
• North Lantau. Lantau, easy, not especially interesting
• Siu A Chau. Islands, difficult and remote, really beautiful rock formations
• Port Shelter. Saikung, relatively easy if wet, tons of beaches and nice water en route
• Green Egg – Silverstrand. Saikung, relatively easy, nice water and a bat cave
• Hoi Ha – Tolo. Saikung, easy but for the long distance, nice water, beaches & some corals
• Chi Ma Wan West. Lantau, mid-difficult, tons of nice rock structures
• Pui O – Cheung Sha. Lantau, easy, connecting two main beaches
• Po Toi North. Islands, huge route with tons of slabs and deep caves
• Wang Chau. Saikung, big arch, tunnel & hexagonal columns, top notch
• South NinePin. Saikung, difficult, remote spectacular island
• Ma Shi Chau. North NT, easy coastal walk
• Tung Chung – Sham Wat. Lantau, easy if slightly wet, mix of nice rocks and so so sections
• Sham Wat – Tai O. Lantau, easy, nothing interesting, connection route
• Black Point. West NT, easy, nice rocks but tons of trash
• Central Lamma. Lamma, easy, a few nice rock areas
• Lamma SE. Lamma, difficult, nice slabs and scrambling/bouldering/climbing areas
• Lamma SW. Lamma, difficult and very long, nice slabs, scrambling, waterfalls, and beaches
• Port Island. Saikung, easy, red colored beautiful rocks, short
• Tai She Wan. Saikung, easy, fun traverse with nice water
• Tai O Headland. Lantau, easy, very picturesque rock formation
• Kau Sai Chau. Saikung, mid but long, nice sand, water & streams in one route
• Lamma North. Lamma, mid-difficult, nice challenging traverse if you enjoy the fun
• Wu Kai Sha. Ma On Shan, easy, a few nice sandy areas, but mainly muddy & grassy
• Hoi Ha East. Saikung, easy, flattish with nice water
• Starling Inlet. North NT, easy, flat with nice colored rocks
• Devil’s Fist. North NT, easy but extremely long, beautiful colored rocks
• Chi Ma Wan East. Lantau, mid-difficult, nice boulder maze
• Pak Lap – Tung A. Saikung, mid-difficult, nice beaches & water
• Town Island. Saikung, difficult for distance and dangerous channel crossing, caves and small tunnels
• Clear Water Bay Golf club. Saikung, difficult scrambles under spectacular cliffs
• Steep Island. Saikung, mid-difficult but short, tiny but full of nice features.
• Po Toi South. Islands, mid-difficult options in case not ready for the long North route
• Tai O – Fan Lau. Lantau, mid-difficult, nice colored rocks and traverses
• Po Toi O – Clear Water Bay beaches. Saikung, easy, not interesting but for a few pic spots
• Long Ke – Sai Wan. Saikung, difficult, tons of caves & nice cliffs, also waterfalls
• Kung Chau. Saikung, mid-difficulty, very picturesque islets
• Tai A Chau. Islands around Lantau, mid-difficult, remote and nice rock formations. Siu A Chau better though
• Kau Sai Chau East. Saikung, easy, long and not specially interesting but for old fishing pools
• Tai Tau Chau. Saikung, easy, nothing interesting but fishing farm pools and small islet
• Po Kwu Wan. Saikung, very easy, nothing interesting but the Instagramy embarkment
• Kau Yi Chau. Islands, easy if with boat support, kayak + short coasteering otherwise
• Sunshine Island. Islands, easy if with boat support, kayak + short coasteering otherwise
• Jin Island. Saikung, mid-difficult, beautiful arch and coastline
• Ap Chau – Lai Chi Wo. North NT, easy with long swims, flat with peculiar rock formations
• A Kung Ngam. HK Island, easy with Coastal Defense museum start
• Bluff island full. Saikung, difficult if trying to swim as little as possible, impressive rocks, a long arch/tunnel
• North Tai Long Wan. Saikung, mid to difficult, best beaches, nice rock formations, caves and extra swim fun
• Tuen Tsui. Saikung, long difficult, nice beaches, nice rocks, quite a few caves
• Eagle Beak rock. Saikung, peculiar nice rock formation within short coasteering
• Plover Cove coasteering. North NT, easy, boring but for a couple of nice rock sections
• Hei Ling Chau. Lantau, mid-difficulty, nice boulders but with the correctional facilities all over
• West Ko Lau Wan. Saikung, easy, non-interesting but for the water clarity and a few rocks
• Double Haven. North NT, easy but for the distance, uninteresting unless you want to go for an easy hike and drone footage
• Fa Ton Chau. East Kowloon, short but not easy, surprisingly good coasteering with a few nice cliffs and sandy areas
• Mini Port. North NT, easy but for the logistics, cute but small islands
• Ko Lau Wan East. Saikung, easy if doing it on its own, longer and a complex swim if adding Wong Mau Chau, nice colors and some interesting scrambling but mostly flat
• Tung Sam Kei. Saikung, very easy but not interesting
• Crescent island. North NT, easy but for the logistics, several peculiar rock formations & big sandy areas

• Cape D’Aguilar waterfall. HK
• Bluff island sea cave. Saikung
• Wu Ying Pai. Lantau. Tiny coasteering on a cute double islet. 450mx2 swim

• Suicide Cliff. Kowloon, Easy-Mid-Hard, bushwalking, small climbing
• High West. HK, Easy-Mid, bushwalking
• Mount Davis night hike. HK, Easy, WW2 remains
• Causeway Bay jungle. HK, Easy, Little streams
• Dragon’s Back reverse to Shek O. HK, Easy, bushwalking, little stream, beach end
• Mid Dog’s Tooth & South Heaven’s Gate. Lantau, Mid hard, small scrambling
• All Dog’s Teeth. Lantau, Mid, spectacular landscape
• The Hunch Backs. Ma On Shan, Easy-Mid, nice views
• Outpaths around HK trail s5. Hong Kong Island, Mid, mostly dry, little stream and fall, nice views
• Kai Kung Leng & Tai To Yan. North NT, Easy, exposed, nice views, on the ridge
• Abandoned villages route. NE NT, Very easy
• Sai Kung East. Sai Kung, Mid, nice views, beaches and more.
• Lion Rock & Tail. Kowloon, Mid, nice views, fun scramble.
• Pat Sin Leng. North NT, technically not complicated but long. Some of the best views in HK
• Lo Fu Tau. Lantau, easy but can be long. Nice views above D-Bay
• 10,000 Buddhas & a Cross. Shatin. Just a walk with different cultural/religious places to see
• Tai Tam reservoir. HK Island. To see it from within.
• South Lantau. Nice views with few hikers
• North Heaven Gate. Lantau. Mid. Several picturesque paths up to Lantau Peak
• Goose Valley lost trail. Ma On Shan. Mid-hard scrambling, alternative way up to the Hunch Backs
• Luk Chau rock forest. Ma On Shan. Mid, nice volcanic rocks to scramble on
• Woo Yang Shan. Tung Chung. Mid, big boulders to scramble on and nice city views below
• Pipe & Obelisks. HK Island. Easy, peculiar structures
• Teapot ridge. Lantau. Easier path to South Heaven’s Gate
• High Junk peak & Green Egg island. Saikung. Easy, iconic peak, peculiar-looking island
• Cape D’Aguilar peak from Shek O. HK Island. Easy, nice views and small rock section.
• Thousand islands viewpoints. West NT. Easy, nice views and little more.
• Central crags. HK Island. Mid, tons of different scrambling options
• Lamma South dry. Lamma. Mid, several scrambling options and nice paths
• Chi Ma Wan dry. Lantau, Mid, tons of scrambling options and nice hiking
• Triangular rock river. Ma On Shan. Mid, a slab, rock river & dry stream hiking
• Tai Lam slabs & caves. West NT. Mid-difficult, slabs, peculiar rocks, and tiny caves in one go
• Tsing Tip. West NT. Mid-difficult, high scrambling with city views below
• Needle Hill off path. Easy, nice views usually as connection to streams and others around
• Lung Kwu Sheung Tan. West NT. Mid-difficult, scrambling, mini caves & peculiar rocks
• Great Boulder forest. West NT. Mid-difficult, better scrambling and mini caves but with more bush
• Beacon Hill. Kowloon. Easy, climbing crag, scrambling, a gully, a couple of WW2 tunnels

Caving

• WW2 Japanese tunnels. HK, Easy
• Cape D’Aguilar cave. HK, Easy
• Small WW2 tunnel. HK, Easy
• Lamma island. WW2 tunnels, Easy
• Lin Ma Hang. Old lead mine next to the border, Easy
• Gin drinkers line tunnels. Kowloon, WW2 remains, Easy
• Ma On Shan mine. NT, “Speleology”, be careful
• Tungsten mines. “Speleology” in shorter doses, be careful anyhow
• Jardine’s Lookout NE tunnels, 6 in total in this route. HK, Easyish
• HK Island East tunnels, two big ones in this route. HK, Easysih
• Jardine’s West tunnels. HK, Mid, narrower & trickier
• Leighton Hill ARP. HK, Easy, within the city itself the WW2 bombardment protection tunnels.
• Lin Fa Shan mines. NT, Mid, huge complex, bat sanctuary

Swim run

• Northern Islands. North NT, hard

Kayaking

• Sha & Lung Kwu. West NT, peculiar formations, big tombolo included in the far West
• Tolo Islets. East NT, easy routes with tiny islets, not specially interesting but for the sand strip pics

Biking

• The Wetlands. North NT, really easy. Just interesting for ecological reasons

If you are new to this web and activities, please check the Difficulty explanation first and if not sure start with some easy hikes from Hikehongkong.