Today was a day of rest …Sunday, but restless me wanted to hike and explore new trails. So after having a humongous breakfast at Classifieds, Stanley I decided to walk up the escalators of Stanley Plaza and I crossed the road.
I kept walking and passed two parking lots till I came to a small slope. I was scared to venture into the unknown as I had passed signs of ‘Beware of Boars 🐗’ and ‘ Do not feed wild animals’ on the way. But I said my prayers and climbed up the slope.
I continued up the slope and came across lovely flowers , red leaves and lush greenery.
I came across some trees uprooted but that didn’t stop me, I continued to climb.
I came out on Stanley Gap road and spotted this old tree on a dilapidated structure to my right. I then turned left and walked to the sitting area just after Headland Road sign board.
I crossed the road to the bus stop on opposite side and found a set of steps. Curiosity got the better of me and I climbed up these not so steep steps.
At the end of these steps I reached the top which was the Stanley Catchment Water Reserve but instead of going right towards Wong Nai Chung I went left and continued walking.
I caught sight of these pretty trees with red leaves . 
I continued walking ….
I got a glimpse of Stanley from above.
Beautiful sights of the sea and some sailboats
Spotted some pine cones atop the fir tree.
If I was Tarzan I would swing on this.
I walked and walked till I finally reached a bridge.
There was an intersection-between the Twin peaks that’s Stanley peak and Violet Hill ( will cover in another blog). I saw a sign stating Tai Tam Tuk Reservoir and decided to follow it.
It was a lovely rugged , rocky path just the way I love it.
Snake hole ??
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I had to walk with my feet apart 😁
Rocky terrain
I continued walking
And I came to a small bridge
Spotted the lovely water body
And I caught sight of the tai tam reservoir
Spotted beautiful red berries
And finally I came to the end of this path
I continued walking and then I reached the normal Tai Tam Reservoir path near barbecue pit number 3.
Finally I reached the Tai Tam bus stop waited for my husband and son to pick me up and had a lovely taxi drive home by a sweet female taxi driver.
So more details about this hike:
Difficulty – 5/10 only because of the rocky surface
You can take your kids they’ll love it.
How to get there- from Stanley plaza just keep walking to your left up Cape road till you pass two parking lots and spot the tiny slope.
Duration- nearly 1 hour 35 minutes at a quick pace.
Do try it.
It’s a mix of straight, slope and rocky.
Happy hiking .