Epic Hikes of the World ( PDFDrive )

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a city overlook on the way to Lion Rock
“From looking down at a concrete jungle, now it’s all mountains, clouds
and sea”
At Stage 5 we emerge from the woods and follow the vehicular road into Wong
Nai Chung Reservoir Park, where we stop for a break. We buy cup noodles and
bottles of Pocari Sweat, a popular Japanese grapefruit-flavoured sports drink, and
eat while watching couples splash around the lake on rental paddleboats.
Fortified, we climb the path to Jardine’s Lookout, where British colonists used to
watch for clippers coming in with the mail from London. There are no clippers
today, but the 1400ft (420m) summit gives sweeping views from the skyscrapers of
Causeway Bay all the way to the mountains of the New Territories. The sun is high
overhead now, and we’re getting sweaty, descending and ascending a series of
narrow dirt paths and stone staircases.