Lai Chi Wo Ghost Village Hike (荔枝窩) - So Lo Pun (鎖羅盆)
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| So Lo Pun |
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| Lai Chi Wo |
Distance : 13 Km
Duration : 6 hrs
Fanling Mtr : exit C
Mini Bus : 56k
Starting Point : Luk Keng
End Point : Wu Kau Tang
Fanling > Kuk Po > So Lo Pun > Lai Chi Wo >
Sam A Tseun > Wu Kau Tang > Tai Po
Lai Chi Wo
Lai Chi Wo is now the 16th special region inside Hong Kong.
This special region is legalised in 2004/05.
it has become one of the frequent hiking sites in Hong Kong.
you can start your route from Luk Keng near Fanling
or Wu Kau Tang near Tai Po
So Lo Pun
according wikipedia
So Lo Pun (Chinese: 鎖羅盆) is a village in
the northeastern New Territories of Hong Kong,
within the Plover Cove Country Park.
It is located northwest of Lai Chi Wo and northeast of Kuk Po.
and According to urban legend, the village is haunted.
Hikers have also reported that compasses tend to stop working
when they enter the village area,
leading to the village being dubbed 'So Lo Pun'
which in Chinese literally means that 'the compass is locked'
how to go so lo pun / Lai chi wo,ghost village Hong Kong?
we start from fanling
take green mini bus 56k from fanling exit c
and get off at Luk Keng
bus will drop you at Pavilion
near to pavilion walk through car park
and left turn to village side
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| Turn Left |
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follow sign Kok Po |
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KoK Po Public Pier pass it and Keep Walk |
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| Restaurant |
from the restaurant turn left
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| stay on right and keep walk |
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| take stairs follow lai chi wo sign |
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| Lai Chi Wo |
keep walk on the trail
and follow lai chi wo sign
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| left down |
left down for SO LO PUN ( ghost Village )
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| So Lo Pun |
at so lo pun we take rest visit houses there
and start our hike to Lai Chi Wo
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| Lai Chi Wo Hike |
from this house follow sign
Lai Chi Wo
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| Lai Chi WO |
follow the trail stairs going
next yung shue au
and lai chi wo sign
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another houses to visit keep walk straight for sea side |
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| Right Turn |
turn right to sea
and keep follow lai chi wo sign
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| beautiful view at sea side |
following lai chi wo sign
next stairs going up
which is hard to climb but no worries
not long way
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| Lai Chi Wo |
the trail will lead you to
lai chi wo ferry pier
from pier straight way going to lai chi wo village
3:30 pm ferry is going to Ma Liu Shui
ferry service runs between Ma Liu Shui (Landing Steps No. 3)
to Lai Chi Wo on Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays.
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| Lai Chi Wo Landing Step |
half km away is lai chi wo village
you can visit lai chi wo village and
come back for ferry
but last ferry is 15:30
if we late that's why we continue our hike
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| Lai Chi WO Village |
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| Lai Chi Wo Village |
after visit Lai Chi Wo Village
we back to Pavilion there
which is closed to first temple in lai chi wo
turn right for exit
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| picture taken from Pavilion |
there is a sitting place ( pavilion )
and temple as you can see in picture
turn right a trail is going Wu Kau Tang
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| welcome to Lai Chi Wo |
after 5 minutes at this sign keep walk on trail
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| sam ah public toilet |
next follow sign WO KAU TANG
you can follow the
WO KAU TANG via LAT TAU SHEK
or
WO KAU TANG via SAM A CHUNG
near to wo kau tang public toilet
there is road
wait for mini bus or take kmb bus to
Tai Po Station
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