20131123-Dragons-Back

土地灣降龍之行 -- 打爛醋埕踏龍脊
Mission for Dragon-tamers -- A Ride on Dragon's Back

(筲箕灣地鐵站 A 出口→往石澳小巴 / 巴士 9 號→土地灣下車→龍脊→打爛埕頂山→雲枕山→往大潭峽方向→哥連臣山→勵志懲教所→哥連臣角石澳郊野公園)
(Exit A of Shau Kei Wan MTR station→Mini-bus for Shek O / Bus no.9→Get off @ To Tei Wan entrance→Dragon's Back→Shek O Peak→Wan Cham Shan peak→Move to the way for Tai Tam Gap→Mount Collinson→Lai Chi Rehabilication Centre→Shek O Country Park~ entrance @ Cape Collinson Road)

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今天天氣極佳, 不去郊遊簡直浪費了好天氣!!! 中午由筲箕灣地鐵站(A2 出口)出發, 乘坐往石澳海灘的小巴, 在土地灣下車. 土地灣旁便是全球聞名的行山熱點之一 "龍脊" 的入口, 上去"龍脊" 雖然只有一公里的步程, 不過部份路段較為崎嶇不平, 上山有點費力. 不過, 要降服小龍總要付上一點體力, 絕對值得一試!!!
Fine and warm this afternoon and it is the BEST time for hiking!!! Started from Shau Kei Wan MTR station (Exit A2) around 13:00, we took the mini-bus for Shek O Beach. We got off @ To Tei Wan and it is the starting point of our walk -- Dragon's Back Trail!!
Dragon's Back Trail is declared to be the BEST urban hike in Asia by TIME Magazine in 2004, it has attracted many "dragon tamers" to come for dragon-taming! The entrance of Dragon's Back is next to To Tei Wan, although it is only a 1-km-long trail, it can take you one hour to go up. Part of the trail is quite steep and bumpy.... but as a dragon-tamer, you need to be tough enough, isn't it??


對面是紅山半島.
The opposite side is Redhill Peninsula.


山下是大潭港及大潭水塘.
We could see Tai Tam Bay and Tai Tam Reservoir.


土地灣有石英脈, 石英在山上(土地灣段)到處可見!!!
There is a quartz vein along To Tei Wan, quartz can be found everywhere on the first part of the trail. (How about gold???!?!)




降龍之旅開始了, 路段開始變得崎嶇不平.
Now it is the beginning of our mission for dragon-taming, the trail becomes more and more challenging from here!!




這裡風勢非常強勁, 小心被吹走!!!! 先找棵松樹作掩護, 趁機一覽石澳的全景.
(石澳泳灘, 左邊是大頭洲, 右邊是五分洲)
The wind is so so so so so strong here!!!! Effort is needed to keep balance!!! We hid under a pine tree and had a look @ Shek O!!
(Shek O beach and Shek O Village, the island on the left is Big Head Island of Shek O Headland, the one on the right is Ng Fan Chau island)




走了一段佈滿碎石的路, 在 H086 港島徑的牌子旁停下來, 這裡風勢沒有那麼強烈了.
Walking via the path with scattered stones, we stopped @ the distance post H086 (Hong Kong Trail). The wind has becoming weaker.




沿途都是沙石山徑.
The path is quite bumpy.


石澳高爾夫球場.
Shek O Golf Club.


紅山半島變得細小, 離大潭那邊更遠了.
Redhill Peninsula became smaller and smaller, we were far from Tai Tam now.




踏上龍的脊柱, 近看龍背, 又斜又凹凸不平, 降龍的確沒想像中容易-- 花老 B 仍鼓起勇氣攀上龍脊 :D
Now we were near the dragon's back!!!! This part is very steep and narrow, much effort is needed to step on the dragon's backbone!!! Tachibana san tried very hard to climb up .... and finally he has made it!!! :D




成功踏上龍脊了!!! 降龍的任務終於完成!!! 這裡的風景真的很不錯!!!
Mission completed!! We had tamed the dragon!!!!!!


突然飄來一片灰雲..... 難道小龍發怒要降雨?????
Ooooops, a big piece of dark cloud overhead..... we had made the dragon angry and it wanted to pour some rain on us????




終於登上 "打爛埕頂山" 的山頂了!!!
Finally we had reached the top of Shek O Peak.






在龍脊觀景台旁-- 這裡風勢又增強, 幾乎站不穩!! 路上有些茶花.
The wind became strong again near Dragon's Back Viewing Point, we could hardly keep our back straight! :D But there are some camellia flowers nearby.


小心異形出沒!!!! 巨型外星昆蟲露出觸鬚了!!! :P
Alien invasion!!!! See the antennae of this giant alien bug!!! :P


山下是石澳旁的大浪灣.
We could see Tai Long Wan (Big Wave Beach) from here, it is near Shek O.




繼續前行, 旁邊是雲枕山.
Just keep on walking... this peak is called Wan Cham Shan (means = cloud's pillow).




下山了, 路段開始平坦, 到了分义點, 向大潭峽 (亦往大浪灣) 的方向續走.
Walking downstairs and the trail becomes more walker-friendly. Keep on walking to the way for Tai Tam Gap (also for Big Wave Beach) when you see this direction sign.








最後一段林徑, 輕鬆易走!!!
Forest trail-- The last part of our walk, pleasant environment with flat and hiker-friendly path.






經哥連臣山往大潭峽, 最後是石澳道出口.
The last part-- walking via Mount Collinson for Tai Tam Gap, and then downstairs for Shek O Road Exit.




到達石澳郊野公園出口, 旁邊是勵志更生中心, 對面馬路有巴士及小巴站, 可回到筲箕灣.
Now we were standing in front of Shek O Country Park, and next to it is Lai Chi Rehabilitation Centre. Just cross the road (Shek O Road) and you can get a bus or mini-bus for Shau Kei Wan MTR station.