5 Pinewood Battery Hike
The beauty of being on The Peak is there are various other trails that you can veer off onto. The Pinewood Battery Hike up Mount High West is one such option. From the Peak Circle circuit, where Lugard Road intersects with Harlech Road, turn onto Hatton Road. Further along this road, you can choose to take the Lung Fu Shan Fitness Trail, or continue on the road—both options will lead you up Mount High West to the Pinewood Battery.
The old fort was built in the early twentieth century and later destroyed by Japanese bombers in the 1940s; these ruins lie roughly two and a half kilometres away from Victoria Peak. At the top of Mount High West, you’ll be treated to views of Hong Kong’s southside, including Pok Fu Lam Reservoir, and Lamma Island on a clear day.
From here, you can choose to return the way you came, back to the Peak, or continue along Hatton Road and the Lung Fu Shan Fitness Trail. You’ll pass another historical relic, the Victoria City Boundary Stone, and the road eventually leads down into the Sai Ying Pun and HKU area.
Of course, you can also do the reverse, taking minibus 3 from Central to Kotewall Road, where you can start hiking up Hatton Road, eventually connecting to Harlech Road and ending with some well-deserved food and rest at the Peak.
Click here for our full guide on how to hike to Pinewood Battery.