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High Island Reservoir East Dam (萬宜水庫東壩)

A couple of months ago, I planned on an easy scenery walk with kids and their friends. We left home right after school, only managed to grab a bite on the way to Sai Kung. There are plenty of hiking trails waiting for us in Sai Kung but this time, we go for the easiest route, just a short visit to the East Dam. 





It’s a reservoir formed in 1978, known for the volcanic rock columns and anchor shape sea barrier(錨形防波提), a breakwater. There’s public toilets right at the entrance to High Land Reservoir East Dam, along there’s information on volcanic rocks and pavilion. It’s concrete or asphalt pavements all the way down to the sea cave which is proof of coastal erosion (海蝕洞). 







On your way down to the breakwater, there’s a gigantic wall of volcanic rocks, which is the hexagonal rocks columns! Its a 140 millions year old volcanic history. Along the way you passed the road with sea barrier (my suggestion is to spend time here on your way out), hexagonal volcanic rocks on your right and the dam on your left. At the end of the trail is the sea cave with a boardwalk for a closer view. 






 The entire trail is less than 3km. It’s a fairly easy walk for elderly and young kids, except for the slopes from entrance to the base of dam. Perhaps next time, I should try walking in, passing the other 2 trails nearby - Po Pin Chau Trail and Long Ke Wan. Till then. 






 📍Mark this down so you could do it when the pandemic and/or restrictions are over! 

Difficulties: ⭐️ (5 stars as most challenging) 
Scenic: ⭐️⭐️⭐️ (max 5 stars) 
Distance: 3~KM 
Carpark: N/A 
How to get there: There are a couple of ways to get there: 

 A) the easiest I did it with kids. Sai Kung centre ➡️ approx 30 mins taxi (cost at $100-105) straight to the Reservoir East Dam 

 B ) Sai Kung centre ➡️ mini bus 9A approx 40mins 

 C) or you could walk ! Sai Kung centre ➡️ bus 94 ➡️ Pak Tam Chung ➡️ walk for 9-10kms to the Dam 


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