Yau Ma Tei to Tuen Mun via Nim Wan Road
Bring the suncream for this ride through the urban cycle paths of Hong Kong's western New Territories which has great views over to Lantau before continuing along the busy - and stinky - road to what will soon be the last remaining landfill site in Hong Kong. Keep an eye on this route for future upgrades, because when the landfill is full in 2019 the road may well rejoin with Deepwater Bay Road and allow a full ride through to the Mai Po wetlands area.
The basicsRating: C3
Distance: 59km Starts: Yau Ma Tei MTR Ends: Tuen Mun MTR Urban/rural/mixed: 50/30/20% Surface: Very good throughout the vast majority. Cycle path for part around Tuen Mun. Difficulty of navigation: Easy |
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Map and elevation
The details
This isn't an especially nice ride, although it does eventually lead on to relatively quiet roads and it's easy to build up speed on some sections.
From Yau Ma Tei, the road to Tsuen Wan is relatively quiet on Sundays and public holidays and includes several sections of dual carriageway which actually makes cycling safer as traffic can avoid you.
From Tsuen Wan, the road is relatively quiet again, though it doesn't hug the coast quite so much as one might expect from the map. There are good views of the Tsing Yi bridges though.
At Tuen Mun, I decided to keep going as far as I could. Eventually you run into a rubbish dump and must turn around (there is no way through without a permit which is only given to garbage trucks). This road is peaceful but sadly every 5 minutes there is a huge lorry coming past, and the smell is quite bad. The coastline en route is not very special but there are occasional pleasant spots.
Returning to Tuen Mun, the MTR provides a quick and easy way to return to the start.
From Yau Ma Tei, the road to Tsuen Wan is relatively quiet on Sundays and public holidays and includes several sections of dual carriageway which actually makes cycling safer as traffic can avoid you.
From Tsuen Wan, the road is relatively quiet again, though it doesn't hug the coast quite so much as one might expect from the map. There are good views of the Tsing Yi bridges though.
At Tuen Mun, I decided to keep going as far as I could. Eventually you run into a rubbish dump and must turn around (there is no way through without a permit which is only given to garbage trucks). This road is peaceful but sadly every 5 minutes there is a huge lorry coming past, and the smell is quite bad. The coastline en route is not very special but there are occasional pleasant spots.
Returning to Tuen Mun, the MTR provides a quick and easy way to return to the start.