Name: Improvising Wu Kau Tang via Turtles Pool - Moderate 2.7
Start: 2024-12-03T10:30:00+08:00
End: 2024-12-03T17:30:00+08:00

Start from Wu Kau Tang, explore & bush somewhere around Kau Tam Tso and Turtles Pool.

Who should sign up:
This is moderate hike, anyone good sense of adventure, fitness, comfortable with unplanned bushwhack and loose rocks surface. Will have frequent photo stops.

DO:
✔Have a decent meal before the hike
✔Show up on time
✔Carry enough water or energy drinks & snacks
✔Gloves, long pants and arm sleeves for the bush

DON'T:
❌Wear improper clothes/shoes (No Jeans, flip flops, heels, handbags. Please.)
❌Be late
❌Bring Guests
❌Send last minute messages. Just be on time please

⚠️The hike may be cancelled in the event of heavy rain or for other reasons. Please check this page 2 hours before the meetup time for any updates.

Hike Description:
Taipo Market MTR > Get 20R or 275R to Wu Kau Tang > Bush / dry stream > Public Transport to MTR

Meeting time and place:
1030 at Tai Po Market 20R mini bus stand (bus leaving at 1040). Look for David Fung.

PADS Rating:
Pace: 2.0 (regular hikers pace, a few breaks)
Ascent: 2.6 (about 400m)
Distance: 3.0 (about 10km)
Surface: 3.2 (bush, mixed rocky dirt trails and unevenness)
Overall: 2.7

OUR LEVEL OF DIFFICULTY RATING SYSTEM: 1.5 to 2.2 Easy, 2.3 to 2.9 Moderate, 3.0 to 3.5 Hard, 3.6 to 4.2 Very Hard, 4.3+ Extremely Hard.

Other Info:
It is necessary that you provide a profile photo clearly showing your face, or else NO GO. 'No Shows' will be recorded and habitual 'No Shows' will be removed from the group. If you cannot make it, please be courteous and update your RSVP the moment you have plans otherwise.
We aim to hike as a cohesive group. If you take off ahead of the group, you are deemed to have completed the hike on a self-guided basis.
There are toilets in the Braemar Hill area that we will pass near the beginning and end of the hike.

Disclaimer: Hong Kong Hiking Meetup is an amateur hiking group that welcomes all hikers. By joining the hikes, all participants are deemed to have agreed to the terms and conditions contained in this disclaimer, and to have agreed to exonerate the hike leaders, the organizers and any other participants in the walks from any liabilities and claims, including but not limited to liabilities and claims as a result of any injuries or deaths or damages arising therefrom. Hikers join our hikes at their own choosing and at their own risk.

FAQ:
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