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Challenging 12 Hours 2019 Course Description Challenging 12 hours 2019 Course Description Yau Tong - CP1 Tseng Lan Shue (7km) Start with 2km on gentle uphill pedestrian pavement，then step on Wilson trail towards Black Hill. Upon reaching the top, go down and up several gentle slopes before arriving at Ma Yau Tong Village. Walk along the village road for 2km to Sun Tei Village and continue 1km on concrete village path, you reach CP1 Tsang Lan Shue，This CP only provides drinking water. CP1 Tsang Lan Shue – SS1 Tai Lam Wu – SS2 Tung Yeung Shan – CP2 Shatin Pass Pavilion (8km) Depart from CP1 on the concrete village path of Tsang Lan Shue. Continue on the trail steps of Wilson Trail and up a small hill called Wong Keng Tsai. Beware of the slippery stone steps covered with moss and protruded roots on this 1.7km section. SS1 Tai Lam Wu provides snacks and drinks. SS1 Tai Lam Wu – SS2 Tung Yeung Shan Depart from SS1 on a short stretch of water catchment road，then start the strenuous Tung Yeung Shan uphill section. This 1.5km sections has an accumulated ascent of 400m and there is little shade on the upper part. However, the view is broad on high grounds and you can see the whole Sai Kung peninsula. SS2 Tung Yeung Shan provides only drinking water. SS2 Tung Yeung Shan – CP2 Shatin Pass pavilion Continue with 3.3km downhill concrete road towards CP2 Shatin Pass pavilion on Fei Ngo Shan Road and Shatin Pass Road. The whole of Kowloon peninsula and north Hong Kong Island is on your left. Beware of the passing vehicular traffic while you are admiring the spectacular views. CP2 Shatin Pass pavilion provides snacks and drinks. CP2 Shatin Pass pavilion – CP3 Kowloon Reservoir (7.4km) Upon leaving CP2 on concrete road for a little while, you enter a flat trail. After going down a long staircase, you reach a water catchment on the north side of Lion Rock. This 5km water catchment is ideal for road running. While you may see some monkeys playing around, do not feed them. Never eat at this section or you risk monkeys coming to snatch your snacks. CP3 Kowloon Reservoir – CP4 Shing Mun (4.5km) Leaving CP3 and step on Golden Hill section of Wilson Trail. Please pay attention. Never open your backpack or eat at this section because this is the monkey territory. After a little while, you arrive at Golden Hill Road or Smuggler’s Pass. It used to be smugglers’ heaven several decades ago. Continue on another long staircase and flat trails，you arrive at CP4 located beside Shing Mun main dam. This CP provides snacks and drinks. CP4 Shing Mun – SS3 Reservoir Walk（12/26/42km applicable, 4.7km) Depart from CP4 and cross the main dam. Turn left and go onto the dirt trail by the reservoir side，a pleasant and runnable section. Please do not bump into the tourists and other hikers. SS3 is at the end of this trail and provides only drinking water. SS3 Reservoir Walk - CP5 Lead Mine Pass (42km applicable，6km) 42km runners will go on the uphill road on righthand side. The front part of this 3.8km towards Grassy Hill is steep. Not far from the top of Grassy Hill, you descend 180m on a 0.6km stretch of staircase and then turn left for 50m. Then turn 180 degree right downhill. CP5 is located at a pavilion. This CP provides snacks and drinks. SS3 Reservoir Walk - CP5 Lead Mine Pass (12/26km applicable, 2.3km) Follow Wilson Trail on left hand side for a 2.3km gentle uphill road and you reach CP5 located at a pavilion. This CP provides snacks and drinks. CP4 Shing Mun – CP4A Tai Mo Shan (53km applicable, 12.5km) Turn left at CP4 (not cross dam), continue for 2.3km on road and you reach the 5km Lung Mun Country Trail. First km is a demanding ascent of 180m, followed by a fairly flat and shaded 4km trail. Upon finishing Lung Mun Trail, turn left on a short stretch of concrete and then grassy path before descending a long staircase to the water catchment towards Chuen Lung. After passing through the watercress fields and Chuen Lung Village, go up a short stretch of Route Twist and enter Rotary Club Nature Education Trail. Further up 0.7km staircase, through a BBQ site and carpark, CP4A is 150m uphill on the left hand side. CP4A Tai Mo Shan – CP5 Lead Mine PassCP5 (53km applicable, 9km) Make sure you carry sufficient food and water before leaving this CP as the coming section 8 of Maclehose Trail is an ascent of 500m. 4km of stone steps followed by few shades concrete road will make you sweat a lot under the hot sun. Upon reaching the 900m+ Tai Mo Shan summit, which being the highest peak of Hong Kong，take a look back on what you have achieved. The road downhill is steep and you are advised to jog slowly to avoid knees complaints. After passing through the boulders mass of Sze Fong Shan, you will soon arrive CP5. CP5 Lead Mine Pass – FP Tai Po (5km) After leaving CP5, you face 1.5km downhill stone steps, uneven and sometimes high and slippery. By this time, slower 42km and 53km runners will need to put on headlights as night falls. So be careful going down this section. After this downhill section, you can run happily towards the finish point American School Hong Kong. .
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