Sunset at Lam Hang Shan, Tin Shui Wai

I was looking for easy hiking trails in Tin Shui Wai and found sources online discussing Lam Hang Shan.  It is a small hill in northwestern Hong Kong.  The location presents wonderful views of the Hong Kong-Shenzhen Western Corridor (Route 10), which includes the Shenzhen Bay Bridge.  Certainly, the Deep Bay (Shenzhen Bay) and skyline of Shenzhen are also in full view there.

I parked at Tin Chak Estate.  After exiting the carpark, I went toward the jogging and biking trail by the drainage channel.  There is an overpass northward, providing the way over the drainage channel.  On the overpass, if you look west (straight ahead), Lam Hang Shan is right there.

Photos from left to right: the jogging trail west of Tin Chak Estate; Go up the overpass; View on the overpass; Lam Hang Shan in view.

Photos above: Views of the drainage channel on the overpass.

I turned left at the end of the overpass and descended onto ground level.  Right there you will see a somewhat obscure opening onto the motorway (Tin Ying Road).  Although it does not look like an official exit, do take this path and cross the motorway.  Beware of oncoming traffic on both directions.  It is not a proper road crossing.

Photos above: Once at the end of the overpass, turn left and descend onto ground level.  You will notice this somewhat obscure opening on your right.  Go through it, and then cross Tin Ying Road (photo on the right), be very careful.

Because Lam Hang Shan is not a standard trail, things do not seem official but the paths are clear.  This is the entrance into Lam Hang Shan.

There are a number of ways to go up the hill, and I took the quickest shortcut.  I went straight and headed up the mountainous path.  After these steps (the photo far right), I turned right.

This is the view of the path on the right (photo on the left).  Very soon I came upon this path on my left (photo on the right).  I started climbing it.

However, this way is somewhat challenging, especially if you are going with children.  If it is too rugged, please do not turn left and keep on going on the path (photo on the left) and it will eventually lead you to the top of the hill.

Allow 40 minutes to 1 hour of walk from Tin Chak Estate to the top of Lam Hang Shan.

The View

When you are up on the hill, you will see 360 degree views of Tin Shui Wai’s heavily-populated housing estates, but with nature as its background.

Photos: Left – Views of the south in Lam Hang Shan.  Right – Views of the north.

Looking west, there are unobstructed views of Shenzhen’s skyline, seemingly extending to eternity.  And this would be the perfect backdrop for the sunset watching.

There were many photography enthusiasts there on the day that I visited.  A photographer that I met told me that it is actually better views when there are clouds.  It was a clear sky that day.  Next time I know what day to pick.

About Route 10

I think it suffices to simply quote the Wikipedia on Route 10:

Route 10 is the newest trunk route in the Hong Kong Strategic Route and Exit Number System. It is a 10.9 km dual carriageway with three lanes in each direction, consisting of the Kong Sham Western Highway (formerly Deep Bay Link) and the Shenzhen Bay Bridge of the Hong Kong–Shenzhen Western Corridor, connecting the Yuen Long Highway (Route 9) in Lam Tei to Shenzhen via border checkpoint Shenzhen Bay Port. The trunk route is the only[citation needed] one in Hong Kong that terminates at a border crossing (and is partly built within the area of Shenzhen Municipality).

See Wikipedia’s entry on Route 10 here.

How To Get There

Bus Routes 265B, 265M, 276A stop at Tin Chak Estate.  By rail, Light Rail Route 706 stops at Tin Yat Estate and you can walk about 10 minutes to Tin Chak Estate from there.

Reminder

Perhaps bring a good flashlight with you if you plan on visiting Lam Hang Shan for sunset watching.  In March, the sun sets around 6:30pm.  But if there are clouds, they will remain colorful for a while.  Some people stay for a little longer to watch the majestic colors of sunset.  However, there was no such view on the day that I visited.

The quick shortcut that I did going up would not be suitable for coming back down.  Therefore go down via another safer path.  There are many pathways there that will lead you back to ground level reasonably safely.