Shek Nga Shan

Shek Nga Shan is a 540m high hill within Ma On Shan Country Park, New Territories, Hong Kong, connecting with West Buffalo Hill and Buffalo Hill. Those connected trails cause a precipitous jagged cluster trail along the ridge, similarly to Kau Nga Ling.

Activities	[Hiking]
Scenery
Other Routes

Start at	40 min	85 min	50 min	20 min	60 min
Wong Nai Tau	Nui Po Au	Shek Nga Shan	Buffalo Hill	West Buffalo Hill	Wong Nai Tau

Distance	7 km
Duration	4 hr 15 min
Supply	None
Exit / Branch	After Buffalo Hill, you can turn left and downhill to Fu Yung Pit, and leave at Shek Nga Pui via the mid-slope of West Buffalo Hill.
Highest Pt.	Shek Nga Shan (540 m), Buffalo Hill (606 m), West Buffalo Hill (604 m)
Difficulty	Level 8 [Advanced]
Comments	The route to Nui Po Au is not difficult, you may treat it as warm-up route before climbing up to Shek Nga Shan. The route to Shek Nga Shan is strength-demanding, unclear, frequent up/down cycle. At the top of Shek Nga Shan, to watch back to the route that you have crossed, you will find your satisfaction invaluable.

Wong Nai Tau / Kwong Yuen Estate

Transport	Route	Get on / get off at	Remarks
Bus No. 49X	Tsing Yi Ferry Pier ⇔ Kwong Yuen	Kwong Yuen (Terminal)
Bus No. 82C	Science Park ⇔ Kwong Yuen	Kwong Yuen (Terminal)
Bus No. 85A	Kowloon City Ferry Pier ⇔ Kwong Yuen	Kwong Yuen (Terminal)
Bus No. 281A	Kowloon Station ⇔ Kwong Yuen	Kwong Yuen (Terminal)
Minibus No. 804	Hin Keng ⇔ Kwong Yuen	Kwong Yuen (Terminal)
Bus No. 83K	Shatin Town Centre ⇔ Wong Nai Tau	Wong Nai Tau (Terminal)	Circular Route
Bus No. 86	Mei Foo ⇔ Wong Nai Tau	Wong Nai Tau (Terminal)
Bus No. 89D	Lam Tin Station ⇔ Wu Kai Sha Station	Wong Nai Tau

The route between Nui Po Au and Shek Nga Shan is not clear, and strength-demanding. It is recommended to go with experienced hikers.

The route sloping down from West Buffalo Hill is steep.

The route is mostly not tree-shaded. It is recommended to apply sunscreen, and bring along with enough food and water.