Temple Crag/Miu Tsai Tun 廟仔墩, is a mountain lying in the Chi Ma Wan 芝麻灣 (Sesame Bay) Peninsula, on southeastern Lantau Island. Apart from the beautiful Lantau Peak and Sunset Peak, the twins of Lantau, Chi Ma Wan Peninsula is absolutely a gem which many people are not aware of.

Many hikers would go to Lantau Peak or Sunset Peak for sunrise and sunset watching. But do you know you could get a splendid sunset shot at Temple Crag 廟仔墩 too with both Lantau Peak and Sunset Peak in your frame?

What a splendid sunset on Temple Crag with Lantau Peak and Sunset Peak in it!

My Trail:

” Mui Wo Pier 梅窩渡輪碼頭 > Ngau Kwu Wan 牛牯灣 > Wang Tong 橫塘 > Sap Long Village 十塱村 > TEMPLE CRAG/ MIU TSAI TUN 廟仔墩 (302M) > Pui O 貝澳 ”

Distance: 10.5 KM
Duration: 4 hours
Elevation Gain: 544M
Difficulty: 2/5
View: 4.5/5

How to get there & return:

1. Take the ferry from Central Pier No.6 to Mui Wo. Fast ferry takes 35 minutes and slow ferry takes 55 minutes.

Ferry schedule of “Central – Mui Wo” vice versa.

If you are coming from Tung Chung, you can go to the main bus terminal and take the 3M bus, journey is about 40 minutes.

2. Your hike begins at Mui Wo Pier, enjoy!

3. Your trail finishes at Pui O San Wai Tsuen 貝澳新圍村, you can either cross the road and take ANY bus to Mui Wo Pier, you’ll see the bus stop is just right next to the public toilet. Once you are in Mui Wo, catch the ferry to return to the city. Refer to the ferry schedule above.

4. OR, you can take 3M bus to Tung Chung, the bus stop is next to the Pui O Public School. The schedule below shows 3M bus departing Mui Wo, it takes about 15 minutes to reach Pui O San Wai Tsuen stop.

Hike Overview:

From the Mui Wo Pier, take your left turn and you will see McDonald’s, follow on the Mui Wo Ferry Pier Rd. around the sea until you reach the starting point of the Lantau Trail Sec. 12, it is on the opposite of the New Lantau Bus Mui Wo Depot.

The first 5 kms of the trail is very easy and scenic, you will be walking along the coast. The sea breeze, birds’ singing, greens around you, sound of the waves, fresh air, etc., all of these open up your senses entirely and it is absolutely soothing. This walk into the nature is rejuvenating!

You’ll come to a junction where you see sign pointing you to Pui O direction to the right, you have the choice to take either straight or follow the sign. Both ways will lead you to Temple Crag.

If you would like to continue to enjoy the trail by the coast, keep going straight! Approximately 1 km later you will see an abandoned house with a nice rocky beach, you can take some rest there.

This trail is rather quiet, you might see some trail runners training and also mountain bikers having fun at the newly opened Chi Ma Wan Mountain Bike Park. Pay attention to the signs and stay on the hiking trail to avoid any accidents with the bikers.

Soon you’ll arrive at Sap Long Village 十塱村 , it is a small and quiet village with a beach. If you need to go for bathroom break, there’s a public toilet.

Get to Chi Ma Wan Rd. and walk towards Pui O direction, about less than 1 km later and look at your left, you’ll see the entrance of Chi Ma Wan Country Trail.

This is where you’ll hike to Temple Crag for the gorgeous sunset. The path is nicely paved until the top.

Just about slightly over 1 km and you will reach the top, and there you are, at Temple Crag 廟仔墩. The spectacular view of Lantau Island will blow your mind away.