Amah Rock and Lion Rock Country Park Hike

Experience the spectacular views of urban and rural Hong Kong with this walk that takes you to two of Hong Kong's best-known peaks.

The walk starts with a visit to the Che Kung Temple in Sha Tin. The temple is dedicated to General Che, who earned fame for his loyalty during the last days of the Sung dynasty (AD 960-1279). You'll also see one of the few remaining walled villages in the New Territories.

From the temple, the walk heads uphill to the legendary Amah Rock, said by legend to be the petrified remains of a fisherman's wife still waiting for her drowned husband to return. From here you'll have a westward view of Tai Mo Shan, Hong Kong's tallest mountain. Following the mountain ridge that separates Kowloon from the New Territories, the walk heads up to the 495-metre-high Lion Rock. From there, on a clear day, you will have an incredible view of urban Kowloon, Victoria Harbour and Hong Kong Island.

After taking in the views, the walk heads down to the MacLehose Trail running along hilltop ridges. You go round Eagles Nest mountain with its troupes of monkeys to the Kowloon Reservoirs and finish at Old Tai Po Road.