Beginner-friendly walks from HKTB’s top easy hikes, plus island escapes from the island-hopping guide. Trails and ferries change with weather. In an emergency call 999 or 112 and quote the nearest distance post.
Lau Shui Heung and Hok Tau
A Pat Sin Leng walk through woodland toward Lau Shui Heung Reservoir, which HKTB calls the Mirror of the Sky.
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Bride’s Pool
A family nature trail with waterfalls, Mirror Pool, and the stone bridge between Wu Kau Tang and Chung Mei.
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Lung Ha Wan Country Trail
Starts at a prehistoric rock carving and can catch sunset toward High Junk Peak before the kite-flying area.
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High Island Reservoir Geo Trail
Part of the MacLehose Trail, with volcanic columns, sea caves, and a view over Long Ke Wan. HKTB notes that some MacLehose sections are much harder.
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Shing Mun Reservoir
An easy family walk, with a wartime relics trail and a stand of paperbark trees.
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Tai Mo Shan
Hong Kong’s highest peak, at 957 metres. The summit itself has been closed; lower slopes still draw people for cloud, flowers, and sunset. Check current access before you go.
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Tai Lam and Thousand Island Lake
Sweet gum trees turn red in the cooler months, and the Reservoir Islands Viewpoint looks over the flooded hills of Tai Lam.
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Ngong Ping
A Lantau plateau walk among Po Lin Monastery, the Tian Tan Buddha, and the Wisdom Path, with views toward the airport.
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Dragon’s Back
A ridge above the south of Hong Kong Island that drops toward Big Wave Bay beach.
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Pok Fu Lam to The Peak
A gentler climb past Pok Fu Lam Reservoir to Lugard Road and, if you continue, sunset at High West.
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Island hopping
Hong Kong has more than 250 islands. Po Toi is reached by kaito from Aberdeen or Stanley. Tung Lung Chau has weekend boats from Sam Ka Tsuen and Sai Wan Ho. Other kaitos leave Ma Liu Shui and Wong Shek. Check franchised and kaito timetables, and carry your litter out.
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