Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
To get to the start, take exit B from Tai Koo MTR station, head 600m west and turn into
Quarry St. The start of the trail is near the Quarry Bay Municipal Services Building at 38
Quarry St.
HIKING
TAI TAM WATERWORKS HERITAGE TRAIL
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This 5km scenic trail will take you past reservoirs and a handsome collection of some 20
historic waterworks structures. These bridges, aqueducts, valve houses, pumping stations
and dams, many still working, are feats of Victorian utilitarian engineering.
The trail, which ends at Tai Tam Tuk Raw Water Pumping Station, takes about two hours.
Enter at Wong Nai Chung Gap near the luxury flats of Hong Kong Parkview, or at the junc-
tion of Tai Tam Rd and Tai Tam Reservoir Rd. On weekends you'll see residents taking a
walk with their dogs, kids, maids, chauffeurs and nannies.
From Admiralty MTR station, bus 6 takes you to Wong Nai Chung Reservoir. Walk east
along Tai Tam Reservoir Rd.
TENNIS
HONG KONG TENNIS CENTRE
57; 7am-11pm; 6)
The Hong Kong Tennis Centre, with 17 courts, is on a spectacular hill pass between Happy
Valley and Deep Water Bay on Hong Kong Island. It's usually easy to get a court during
working hours.
BOATING
ROYAL HONG KONG YACHT CLUB
Causeway Bay, exit D1)
It's private but you can try to get visiting membership if you belong to a reciprocal club.
Subscription fees are waived for the first two weeks for visitors.
GYM
SOUTH CHINA ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION
Complex, Causeway Bay;visitor membership per month HK$60; 31)
The SCAA has a 1000-sq-metre gym, with modern exercise machinery and an aerobics
room, as well as a sauna, steam room and massage room.
TENNIS
VICTORIA PARK
