Sheung Luk Stream

WIP :(

Good Morning, Sai Kung! Hiking in the summer means an early start is essential. A minibus to Sai Kung, then a taxi ride to Sai Wan Pavillion. We followed Luk Wu Country Trail which leads up to a hill for wilderness views of Sai Kung before descending into Sheung Luk Stream. The country trail crosses the water and continues up the hill, but as stream trekkers, this is where we hop off the crossing and start our day.

The actual stream starts way down at Sai Wan beach, but to keep it simple we started somewhere towards the inland.

Shortly after trekking upstream is the first waterfall of the day, Fairchirper Falls 鳴幽瀑. The rockpool is deep enough for a decent swim. The trekking route goes to the right of this waterfall with a trail on the side, bypassing the waterfall itself. It was an easy walk with slight rocky scramble and we got to the top of the waterfall shortly.

While it is stream trekking it is often possible to keep your shoes dry throughout the entire track. This stream is known to be one of the dryer ones with good dry rocks to walk on. Then it is an easy climb up another waterfall, Chong Yau Falls 藏幽瀑. The hexagonal columns are a volcanic geographical feature formed after the cooling of lava.

It didn't take long to climb onto the top. It is one of the few streams with an open view inside the gorge. Others are mostly covered in dense bush.

It is then a simple walk along the hexagonal columns. The leader of the trip claims he had a near-death experience here previously but there's nothing too technical if the right route is chosen. There's also this coronavirus-like plant.

The final waterfall to climb before reaching upstream.

Once upstream is reached the vegetation became a lot denser and tracks become overgrown. Eventually a track couldn't be found and we decided to bushbash our way out to the main country trail.

From the country trail it's an easy walk down to Pak Tam Rd where the bus stop is.