A Family-Friendly and Very Short Walk in Shing Mun Reservoir West

Today I went for a very quick walk at Shing Mun Reservoir.  As usual, I began at the Pineapple Dam and spent fifteen minutes on the Pineapple Dam Nature Trail.  Once at the end, you will see this sign.  At that point, make a left on the paved road, and head on upon a gentle incline.

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Left: at the end of the Pineapple Dam Nature Trail, you will see this sign.  Make a left onto the paved road.

Right: A gentle incline once you head left from the Pineapple Dam Nature Trail.

Very soon you will come upon a crossroad, as shown below.  Head on the trail to the left.

A few minutes later, you will come by the Butterfly Garden.  I highly doubt that this is butterfly season, due to the cold weather.  Therefore I did not visit the Butterfly Garden.

Very soon after, I passed by the Shing Mun Reservoir entrance of the Lung Mun Country Trail.  The Lung Mun Country Trail is a three-hour walk from the Shing Mun Reservoir to Chuen Long.  Bloggers say that the views on this trail are moderately interesting.  I have walked 1/3 of it when I was lost in Tai Mo Shan last time.

But we are not going onto the Lung Mun Country Trail.  Instead, we head on a little bit farther to reach another Butterfly Garden.  This is where the large pasture allows for a very nice rest.  Although it would have been perfect for picnic, be mindful of the high population of active monkeys there. My advice is not to spread food when they are around.

At this point here, head down for the Pineapple Dam Nature Trail.  The stairs are very easy and they will take you back down to the Pineapple Dam.

The walk really was too short for me.  However, the sun was setting so I thought it was a good and pleasant stroll before the sunset.  To make it worthwhile, I stopped at the shore of the Shing Mun Reservoir along the Pineapple Dam Nature Trail and savored some pretty nice views.

Photos: a panoramic view at the shore of the Shing Mun Reservoir.  Accessible from the Pineapple Dam Nature Trail.

My guidebook said this would be a 1.5-hour walk, but I took only 35 minutes from start to finish.  I think this is suitable for a family with very young children.  There aren’t so many views to speak of, but the shore of Shing Mun Reservoir on Pineapple Dam is a nice viewing point.