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Temple Crag 廟仔墩 – An Overlooked Sunset Spot on Lantau Island

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

With Pui O and Sunset Peak at the back!

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 entrance of Lantau Trail Sec. 12!

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.

Wait for the sun to set and the view will only get better!

Below are some nice drone shots I took:

The Chi Ma Wan Peninsula!

“ The richness I achieve comes from Nature, the source of my inspiration. ”

– Claude Monet

Pui O and Pui O Beach!

Take the same way to go back down to Chi Ma Wan Rd. and walk to Pui O, that is your final 3.5 kms.

I hope you’ll find this trail enjoyable!

Please check out my Suicide Cliff Hike, Sunset Peak Hike &  Lion Rock Hike if you are looking for more trails for sunset watching!

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Tiger’s Head 老虎頭 – the “Discovery” Trail

View of the entire Discovery Bay from the top of Tiger’s Head!

Discovery Bay is a residential area, it is very popular among the expatriates because of the secluded location and the resort living lifestyle. Many locals go there for a day trip from the city to chill and enjoy quality time with family, there are many beachfront bars & restaurants with cuisines all around the world and a public beach. During weekend, Discovery Bay is very crowded with both the residents and tourists, go there and get energized.

There are 2 hiking trails between Mui Wo and Discovery Bay, one via Tiger’s Head/ Lo Fu Tau and another one via the Trappist Haven Monastery, the latter trail is an easy one. I am doing a circular hike beginning and ending in Mui Wo covering both trails , it is achievable within 4 hours. Give yourself a challenge, I am sure you can do it too.

My Trail: 

” Mui Wo Wet Market > Pak Ngan Heung > A Po Long 亞婆塱 > TIGER’S HEAD/ LO FU TAU 老虎頭 (465M) > Discovery Bay 愉景灣 > Nim Shue Wan 稔樹灣 > Trappist Haven Monastery > Tung Wan Tau 東灣頭 > Mui Wo 梅窩”
*Alternately, you can finish your hike in Discovery Bay, enjoy a good meal at the beachfront restaurants and take the ferry to go back to Central/ Mui Wo. 


Distance: 16 KM
Duration: 4.5 hours
Elevation Gain: 986 M
Difficulty: 3/5
View: 3.5/5

Picture spot before arriving at Tiger’s Head!

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.

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. Once you are in Mui Wo, find the Olympic Trail. You will first have to walk to Mui Wo Municipal Building, Olympic Trail is very close from there. Follow the trail and you will walk pass Pak Ngan Heung Village, Silvermine Waterfall and Silvermine Cave.

3. Follow the sign to Tung Chung, when you arrive at the A Po Long 亞婆塱 pavilion, turn right into the Lo Fu Tau Country Trail. You will see 2 pavilions before the one at A Po Long.

4. After arriving DB, find your way to Nim Shue Wan 稔樹灣, follow the beach path heading to Trappist Haven Monastery, and then to Mui Wo.

5. You’ll finish at Mui Wo Beach, you can then take either ferry to go back to Central or the 3M bus to Tung Chung.

Hike Overview:

The first 3 kms of the trail from Mui Wo is mainly concrete road & stairs, you’ll walk through some villages and the famous Silvermine Waterfall & Silvermine Cave. After getting to the Pavilion at A Po Long, turn right into the Lo Fu Tau Country Trail and you’ll walk for another 3 kms before you reach Tiger’s Head. This part is the best part because you are walking in the nature with sea view on both sides, Hong Kong International Airport on your left and DB Golf Course on your right.

“ Leave the road, take the trails. ”

– Pythagoras

Keep walking and you’ll get to a nice picture spot, a rock that look like a diving board. You can climb up there and strike a pose for your instagram post. Be careful though!

Soon, you’ll arrive at Tiger’s Head/ Lo Fu Tau, take your time to admire the beautiful scenery of all directions. On a clear sunny day, you can see as far as Hong Kong island and Kowloon.

The most challenging part of this entire trail is going down to Discovery Bay from Tiger’s Head, the descent on some parts is steep and slippery, please take all your time to go down.

Going back to Mui Wo via the monastery is an easy hike, you will reach a great spot for watching sunset with the whole Silvermine Bay. It’s breathtaking!!!

Enjoy the Mui Wo tranquility after you complete your hike and get a good meal to reward yourself before returning home, there are some nice restaurants like the Kitchen, High Tide, Wah Kee Seafood, China Bear, etc.