Ma On Shan Country Park
Taking in 2,880 hectares of central Sai Kung Peninsula, Ma On Shan Country Park in the Eastern New Territories is a fetching terrain of grand uplands and ridges. Named after Ma On Shan, the mountain range that sits largely inside the park, it forms a wide green belt for leisure and recreation activities in the Ma On Shan region with the neighbouring Sai Kung Country Park and Lion Rock Country Park.
Designated in 1979, Ma On Shan Country Park covers inland uplands as well as Hebe Haven that lies between Pak Sha Wan and Port Shelter. At the many high points, sweeping views of coasts and islands feast your eyes. More prominent landmarks of the region are Ma On Shan, the Hunch Backs, Pyramid Hill, Tate's Cairn and Kowloon Peak. The park has quite a few famous sights : Kowloon Peak with its panoramic cityscape, Grave of Dr. Sun's Mother in Pak Fa Lam, and the ever popular Gilwell Campsite.
Ma On Shan is a notoriously treacherous terrain, with rugged hill trails conquerable only by the fit and experienced. More beaten tracks include the Ma On Shan Country Trail, Kei Ling Ha Tree Walk, Stage 4 of the MacLehose Trail and Stage 4 of the Wilson Trail. Stage 4 of the MacLehose Trail and Ma On Shan Country Trail pass through the scenic Ngong Ping Plateau where broad vistas extend to the far distance.
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