Hiking routes across Sai Kung — the MacLehose Trail, Sai Wan, Tai Long Wan: distance, difficulty and transport.
The first two sections of the 100 km MacLehose Trail run through the best of Sai Kung: the High Island Reservoir and its hexagonal columns (Section 1) and the wild surf beaches of Tai Long Wan (Section 2).
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Tai Long Wan, or 'Big Wave Bay', is a remote arc of golden beaches on Sai Kung's eastern coast — Sai Wan, Ham Tin, Tai Wan and Tung Wan — reachable on foot via the MacLehose Trail or by boat.
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Sai Wan is the most accessible of the Tai Long Wan beaches — a beautiful crescent of sand reached by a scenic 90-minute walk from Sai Wan Pavilion, with seasonal stores and a famous natural pool nearby.
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Sharp Peak (Nam She Tsim, 468m) is one of Hong Kong's "three sharp peaks" — a savagely steep, eroded scramble above Tai Long Wan with breathtaking views and serious risks for the unprepared.
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High Junk Peak (Tiu Yue Yung, 344m) is a classic Clear Water Bay ridge walk and one of Hong Kong's "three sharp peaks" — moderately strenuous, with steep exposed sections and superb sea views.
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Sai Kung East Country Park is one of Hong Kong's premier protected areas — home to the High Island Reservoir, MacLehose Trail Sections 1–2, the wild beaches of Tai Long Wan and the Pak Tam Chung gateway.
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Sai Kung West Country Park is the gentler half of Sai Kung's wilderness — rolling hills, reservoirs, family-friendly trails and the continuing MacLehose Trail, all within easy reach of Hebe Haven and Pak Tam Chung.
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The Pak Tam Chung Nature Trail is Sai Kung's gentlest country-park walk — a flat, family-friendly loop past mangroves, a stream and a restored Hakka village ending at the Sheung Yiu Folk Museum.
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