Tai Mo Shan Road (大帽山道), and Tai Mo Shan peak in distance

Tai Mo Shan Road (大帽山道) turn-off on Route Twisk

Entrance to Weather Station at top of Tai Mo Shan

View of Hong Kong Island and Kowloon from Tai Mo Shan Road

Tai Mo Shan Road weaving up the mountain

Tai Mo Shan Road (Chinese 大帽山道) is a narrow road originating from Route Twisk, that leads to (but does not terminate at) the weather station at the top of Tai Mo Shan. Paved the whole way, the upper-most ~3km is blocked by a manned barrier gate, and is hence inaccessible to cars. A carpark exists at this point. Bicycles and pedestrians may continue to the top of the mountain, an enclosed restricted area in which lies Hong Kong's highest point (at 957m), a weather Doppler radar, and communications equipment. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1728x2304, 1869 KB) Tai Mo Shan Road (大帽山道), and Tai Mo Shan peak in distance File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1728x2304, 1869 KB) Tai Mo Shan Road (大帽山道), and Tai Mo Shan peak in distance File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2304x1728, 1888 KB) Tai Mo Shan Road (大帽山道) turn-off on Route Twisk File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2304x1728, 1888 KB) Tai Mo Shan Road (大帽山道) turn-off on Route Twisk File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Route Twisk is a dual-lane suburban road in Hong Kong, linking Tsuen Wan and Pat Heung via Shek Kong. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2304x959, 1104 KB) Entrance to Weather Station at top of Tai Mo Shan I, the creator of this work, hereby release it into the public domain. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2304x959, 1104 KB) Entrance to Weather Station at top of Tai Mo Shan I, the creator of this work, hereby release it into the public domain. ... Tai Mo Shan Road, and Tai Mo Shan peak in distance Tai Mo Shan capped in the mist Tai Po, as seen from top of Tai Mo Shan. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2304x1728, 1760 KB) View of Hong Kong Island and Kowloon from Tai Mo Shan Road File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2304x1728, 1760 KB) View of Hong Kong Island and Kowloon from Tai Mo Shan Road File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... The night view of the Island side as seen from the Kowloon side - the opposite side of the Victoria Harbour Hong Kong Island (Traditional Chinese: 香港島; Simplified Chinese: 香港岛; Cantonese Jyutping: hoeng1 gong2 dou2; Mandarin Pinyin: XiānggÇŽngdÇŽo) is the island where the colonial settlement of the Hong Kong territory... In modern day Hong Kong, Kowloon refers to the urban area made up of Kowloon Peninsula and New Kowloon, bordered by the Lei Yue Mun strait in the east, Mei Foo Sun Chuen and Stonecutters Island in the west, Tates Cairn and Lion Rock in the north, and... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2304x1728, 1877 KB) Upper section of Tai Mo Shan Road meandering up the mountain File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2304x1728, 1877 KB) Upper section of Tai Mo Shan Road meandering up the mountain File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Route Twisk is a dual-lane suburban road in Hong Kong, linking Tsuen Wan and Pat Heung via Shek Kong. ... Tai Mo Shan Road, and Tai Mo Shan peak in distance Tai Mo Shan capped in the mist Tai Po, as seen from top of Tai Mo Shan. ... It has been suggested that Pulse-Doppler radar be merged into this article or section. ...

Cows and oxen may be encountered along the entire length of the road. The road also makes for some spectacular panoramic scenery of Hong Kong, and several pull-off points exist along the road, perfect for a photo opportunity.

Stage 8 of the MacLehose Trail starts at the road's intersection with Route Twisk, and runs along the entire section of Tai Mo Shan Road, and then continues towards Lead Mine Pass. MacLehose Trail (麥理浩徑) is a trail across whole New Territories, from east to west, from Sai Kung to Tuen Mun in Hong Kong. ... Lead Mine Pass (鉛礦坳) is a mountain pass in the New Territories, Hong Kong. ...

External links

• CentaLink map of Tai Mo Shan Road
• HK AFCD - MacLehose Trail Stage 8
• HKO Press Release - Inauguration of Tai Mo Shan Weather Radar and Supercomputer

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