Tai Mo Shan Road () is a road in
New Territories
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,
Hong Kong
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. It originates from
Route Twisk and leads to (but does not terminate at) the weather station at the top of
Tai Mo Shan
Tai Mo Shan is the highest peak in Hong Kong, with an elevation of above the , or around above mean sea level. It is located at approximately the geographical centre of the New Territories.
The Tai Mo Shan Country Park covers an area of ...
. Paved the whole way, the upper-most roughly route is blocked by a staffed barrier gate, and is hence inaccessible to motor vehicles, except those on government or military service. A carpark exists at this point. Bicycles and pedestrians are permitted past this barrier, with cyclists not permitted to go beyond the boundaries of the paved road (i.e. past where the road ends or to the left/right of the road). There is an enclosed restricted area in which lies at , Hong Kong's highest point, a
Doppler weather radar
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, and communications equipment.
Cows and
oxen
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may be encountered along the length of the road. Several pull-off points exist along the road.
Until mid-2009, Stage 8 of the
MacLehose Trail
The MacLehose Trail is a 100-kilometre hiking trail that crosses much of the New Territories, Hong Kong, starting from Pak Tam Chung, Sai Kung District in the east to Tuen Mun Town, Tuen Mun District in the west. It is the longest trail in Hong ...
started at the road's intersection with Route Twisk, and ran along the entire section of Tai Mo Shan Road, and then continued towards
Lead Mine Pass. The section of Stage 8 between Route Twisk and the car park now starts at the
Kowloon Motor Bus
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stop on Route Twisk and is diverted to a nearby dirt track with steps so that hikers and motorists are segregated. However, the original route still forms part of the annual
Oxfam Trailwalker to avoid confusion.
Though rarely, the road may be covered by ice just like on 24 January 2016 or during other extreme cold waves.
See also
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List of streets and roads in Hong Kong
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Many roads on the Hong Kong Island conform to ...
References
External links
CentaLink map of Tai Mo Shan Road
Gallery
Image:R38943394595 Tai Mo Shan Road (大帽山道) turn-off on Route Twisk.JPG, Tai Mo Shan Road turn-off on Route Twisk in August 2006
Image:R38943427384 Entrance to Weather Station at top of Tai Mo Shan.JPG, Entrance to Weather Station at top of Tai Mo Shan in August 2006
Image:R38943437222 View of Hong Kong Island and Kowloon from Tai Mo Shan Road.JPG, View of Hong Kong Island
Hong Kong Island () is an island in the southern part of Hong Kong. The island, known originally and on road signs simply as "Hong Kong", had a population of 1,289,500 and a population density of , . It is the second largest island in Hong Kon ...
and Kowloon
Kowloon () is one of the areas of Hong Kong, three areas of Hong Kong, along with Hong Kong Island and the New Territories. It is an urban area comprising the Kowloon Peninsula and New Kowloon. It has a population of 2,019,533 and a populat ...
from Tai Mo Shan Road in August 2006
Image:R38943437917 Upper section of Tai Mo Shan Road meandering up the mountain.JPG, Tai Mo Shan Road weaving up Tai Mo Shan in August 2006
Roads in the New Territories
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