Hiking Hong Kong Peng Chau Loop 08

This hike is the reverse of Peng Chau Loop 07. This hike starts off the same as Peng Chau Loop 04, but loops back via the trail that runs parallel to and below the beginning of this trail, making for the best scenic views available on this side of the island.

Please visit our Peng Chau Information page for more details about Peng Chau including Ferry Timetables from and to Central, Discovery Bay and Cheung Chau as well as a run down of the various hiking trails found on Peng Chau.

This trail gets 3 stars for enjoyment as it includes some great views of Discovery Bay and gives you a good tour of the northern side of Peng Chau Island, including the grave site area. The are some gentle inclines on this hike, so it gets 2 stars for difficulty.

The starting point for this hike is the Peng Chau Market which is located mid-way between the Central ferry pier and the Discovery Bay ferry pier.

Starting the hike at the Peng Chau Market, head towards Wellcome. Stop off and get yourself a drink for the hike. Continue past Wellcome and veer left toward the waterfront.

Follow the green fence along the waterfront and past the residential buildings on the right.

At the intersection pictured below, turn right.

Head up the stairs at the end and through the grave stone area. One thing that you can be sure of in Hong Kong is that wherever there is a grave stone, it is usually accompanied by a good view.

Continue straight ahead through the intersection at the end of the grave area.

When you can, turn left at the T intersection shown below. Continue along and veer left at the gate ahead.

At the end of this section, veer left and continue down the steps.

Occasionally you will catch a glimpse of Disneyland as well as the odd Discovery Bay ferry.

Up ahead, you can continue on straight to go down to the beach where you can see some nice rocky areas by the beach side and views of Central on a clear day.

It is a bit of a hike down, and you have to come back up the same way to continue along this trail (pictured here toward the left).

The beach at the bottom is quite dirty as a lot of rubbish washes up on it, and the water smells particularly bad for some reason - like oil - so I only recommend going down to the beach if you are hiking on a clear day. If not, then take a left here. We will continue to show you the view ahead:

When you get to the bottom, you are greeted with this. Unfortunately a lot of rubbish gets dumped on this beach due to its location. I doubt that it is ever cleaned up. It also smells like oil down here which is rather unpleasant.

The views of Hong Kong Island and Kowloon are quite nice though on a clear day.

There are also some nice views of Disneyland down here.

You probably won't want to spend too long down here though due to the bad smell, so turn around and head back up those stairs that you came down.

Turn right at the junction above, and head toward Disneyland.

At the bottom of this set of stairs you can turn right and visit the beach before heading back and continuing along Peng Yu Path which follows the water front.

There are two beaches down here. The one facing Hong Kong Island is littered with rubbish, and the one facing Disneyland is spotless as it is sheltered from the tidal flow.

Turn around and head straight onto Peng Yu Path.

The beaches along Peng Yu Path are very inviting, so you may actually want to bring along some swimmers and go for a dip.

There are some nice views of Discovery Bay from over here.

At the end of Peng Yu Path you will be greeted with some pleasant views of the pier off Tai Lei Island. Continue down and left on to the road at the end of this path.

Continue along the road and past the residential buildings, toward the water front.

Veer left at the park then right at the fire station. Walk past Wellcome and back to the ferry pier from where you started. I hope you enjoyed this hiking trail!