Devil's Peak | Mau Wu Lookout‧ WalkOnHill - A trail for hiking in Hong Kong

The trail starts by following Cha Kwo Ling Road to the left from Exit A2 of Yiu Tong railway station. At the junction of Ko Chiu Road, turn left and go ahead along it gently up keeping to the right side. Pass through the entrance of the car park of Lei Yue Mun Estate, not far ahead, it joins the road on the right to Chinese Permanent Cemetery. Along the road, it winds up. Through the several turns, the trail follows Wilson Trail on the left by ascending the short flight of steps. Afterward, head the concrete path to the left gently up. Along the way, a distance view over Yiu Tong, Hong Kong Island and the east of Victoria Harbour could be seen. Further ahead, it traces the right fork up to the ruin of the three of Devil's Peak Fortification. After visiting around there, retrace the way to the main path and then continue on along it to the right.

Branch: If you start from the bus stop of Ko Yee Estate, follow Ko Chiu Road keeping on the left toward Lei Yue Mun Estate. It soon comes to the road on the left to Chinese Permanent Cemetery.

Head the Wilson Trail, it winds through the woods and then descends to O King Road. Follow O King Road to the right and keep to its left side. Not far ahead, according to the signpost the trail starts the concrete steps on the left along Wilson Trail. It undulates up along the hillside of Black Hill. On the way, you could overlook Nam Tin and look back far to the rolling hills of Devil's Peak, to the other side, Tiu Keng Leng and Tseung Kwan O. Up ahead, it leads to the range pole at the hilltop. Look far to the east from there, Tai Sheung Tok scraped almost a half and Kowloon Peak towering farther come into the view. Afterward, continue on along the trail ahead. Passing through the pavilion, it gently turns down.

Along Wilson Trail downhill, it comes to the junction then follow the right side-path (left to Po Lam Road and Tseng Lan Shue along Wilson Trail). Through the woods, it gently descends to the junction of the three paths and then follow the path ahead. Cutting through the grove, it leads to the pavilion at the top of Mau Wu Shan. Afterward, descend the path at the left front of the pavilion (roughtly toward the southeast). Along the way, the bulidings in high density in Tseung Kwan O could be seen. Down to the mid-level, it comes to the ruin of the castle of Mau Wu Shan on the left, said to be a lookout tower to monitor around the channel of Fat Tong Mun in the past. It was included in the list of Grade 1 historic buildings in Hong Kong. The cylindrical tower built with stones in european style is quite rare. Afterward, continue to descend the steps along the trail which is steep in part, it then joins Po Lam Road South and follow the road to the left to Haven of Hope Hospital.

Branch: If it is out of the service time of the minibus, you could follow Po Lam Road South to the left from the downhill path junction of Mau Wu Shan. When heading to a left turn of the road, then descend the several flights of concrete steps through the retaining walls that leads to Po Shun Road, afterward cross the road to the opposite Sheung Tak Estate. (Refer to the branch path from the map above)