High Island Reservoir (East Dam)

Risk 10%

Sunburn 65%

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Lv

The High Island Reservoir is located in Sai Kung. The reservoir was created by constructing two main dams, the one at the east is East Dam connecting with High Island. East dam is officially an area of Hong Kong Geopark, the hexagonal columns of volcanic rock can be seen in East Dam. Po Pin Chau sea stack can also be seen in East Dam.

Facility	Public Toilet
Things to Do	[Outing]、[Hiking]、[Stargazing]
Attractions	Hexagonal rock columns, Twist rock columns, Po Pin Chau, Sea Caves, etc.
Scenery

Start at	30 min	35 min	90 min
Pak Tam Chung	Man Yee Au	High Island West Dam	High Island East Dam

Distance	Approx. 10 km (MacLehose Trail Stage 1)
Duration	2 hr 30 min
Supply	None
Exit / Branch	Not available
Difficulty	Level 5 [Standard]

To: Pak Tam Chung

Transport	Route	Get off at	Remarks
Bus No. 94	Sai Lung ⇔ Wong Shek Pier	Pak Tam Chung
Bus No. 96R	Diamond Hill station ⇔ Wong Shek Pier	Pak Tam Chung	Available on Saturday, Sunday and Public Holiday
Bus No. 289R	Sha Tin Central ⇔ Wong Shek Pier	Pak Tam Chung	Available on Saturday, Sunday and Public Holiday
Minibus No. 7	Sai Kung ⇔ Hoi Ha	Pak Tam Chung
Minibus No. 9	Sai Kung ⇔ Lady MacLehose Holiday Village	Pak Tam Chung

From: High Island Reservoir (East Dam)

Take a taxi from Sai Kung Town Centre to High Island Reservoir East Dam. You can call a taxi in advance for the return trip.
Take the 9A minibus from Pak Tam Chung to High Island Reservoir East Dam. The service hours are 0930-1840 on Saturdays, Sundays or public holidays (the service hours from High Island Reservoir East Dam to Pak Tam Chung are 1000-1900), with one bus every 20 minutes (the minibus company will add more buses according to the situation).

It is recommended to spare more times for booking taxi, especially in public holiday.

For the ease of transportation arrangement, it is advisable to reach East Dam by taxi to start, then walk through MacLehose Trail Stage 1 to Pak Tam Chung.