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Intro & Google Map of HK

Getting to & From the Airport: The Road option / The Rail Option

Public Transport. Ferries & Taxis: A cyclist's perspective

Brass Tacks: Maps, Bikeshops, Accommodation

Hong Kong island & Kowloon: Urban Jungle madness ***MAP***

      Central District (North HK Island) to the Peak (Mid HK Island): Via Queens Road Central & Stubbs Road

      The Peak (mid HK Island) to Shek O (South HK Island): via Repulse Bay and Stanley

      Shek O (South HK Island) to Kowloon: Crossing the harbour on the Star Ferry

A Circuit of Lantau Island *** MAP ***

      Km 0 - 4: Mui Wo to Pui O: 2 kms up to 200m over sea level, and 2 kms down to sea level....

      Km 4 - 15: Pui O to Shek Pik Resevoir: on the South Lantau Road

      Km 15 - 22: Shek Pik Resevoir to Sham Shek Tsuen village: With an "optional Extra" 4 km detour to go up to the Big Buddha

      Tai O: The "Venice" of Hong Kong

      Km 22 - 30: Sham Shek Tsuen to Tung Chung Road: 8 km of concrete track through the "wilderness"

      Km 30 - 38 Tung Chung Road (back) to Cheung Sha Beach: Over the "big Mama" hill

      Km 38 - 46: Cheung Sha beach back to Mui Wo: on the South Lantau Road

      Paddy the porter-drinking Parrot: downs a pint of Murphy's in Mui Wo

The Northeastern Loop: Bike paths, resevoirs, border roads and nature reserves

      Sha Tin via Tai Po to Tai Mei Tuk: Hiring a bike, 19 km's of costal bike bike paths

      Tai Mei Tuk village: Chariots of hire, Colourful restaurants and acres of rented bikes

      Plover Cove Resevoir & Dam: So THIS is where Hong Kongers come for family exercise days out!

      The North Eastern Border with China: Plover Cove Country Park & Sha Tau Kok Border crossing

      Fanling to Tai Po: Fan Kam road and the Wishing Tree on Lam Kam Road

      Tai Po Kau Nature reserve to Tsuen Wan town: Via Lead Mine pass and Shing Mun resevoir

      Back to Sha Tin: Dusk and night fall...

Sai Kung Country Park: From Sha Tin

      Sha Tin to Sai Kung Country Park

      Hoi Ha village and Wan Tsai peninsula

      Wan Tsai peninsula to Wong Shek Pier: Police drama on the high seas

      Wong Shek -> Pak Sha O -> Sam Chung -> Yung Shue O: And back to Sha Tin

The Northwestern Loop: Including the 958m climb to the highest peak in Hong Kong

      Running the gauntlet through the highrises: On the way to the base of Route Twisk

      To the Top of Route Twisk: from 50m to 500m over 6km in 40 minutes

      From the top of Route Twisk to the Top of Ma On Shan and back: A further 30 min climb to the highest point in HK

      From the top of Route Twisk to Yuen Long town: North Western "New Territories"

      Hong Kong Wetlands Park: Mudflats, Mangroves, Border fences and Birds

      Deep Bay / Nim Wan Road to Tuen Mun: A quiet road along HK's North Western-most coast.

      Across the "holy hill" from Tuen Mun to Nim Wan Road: on a "holey" road

Mountain Biking in Hong Kong - Overview: And how to get a mountain bike permit.

      Tai Lam Country Park: Google Map of a whopping 60km of Mountain bike roads and trails

      Tai Lam Southern side: Twisk (5.8km) , Tsing Fai Tong (5.2km) & Tsing Lung Tau (3.7km) trails

      Tai Lam Northern Side: Ho Pui (13.8km) and Tai Tong (3.8km) trails

"Mainland" China land border with Hong Kong: Crossing the border with a bike

      Hong Kong to China by Train: From Sha Tin in Hong Kong to Lo Wu at the border

      Going through Immigration at Lo Wu: With a bike

      Around Shenzhen (mainland China): Featuring some creative Chinese uses of bikes!

      China to Hong Kong: Immigration, 3 minute train ride in HK and then Bike paths

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