Kennedy Town To The Peak Via High West & Lo Pan Temple

We`ll walk from Kennedy Town up to the Pok Fu Lam Rd to find a walking trail that eventually joins the Hong Kong Trail. Most of these trails are in the shade. If the weather isn`t too hot or wet we`ll divert over High West (494m) to Victoria Peak. Note the trail up to High West is slightly brushy, but is short and nothing too bad. High West offers panoramic views over the western and southern sides of the island. We`ll explore the gardens around the peak and, if the weather it still hot, enjoy an ice cream. On a clear day The Peak offers spectacular views of Hong Kong. Once we are done with The Peak we`ll come back down a different trail back to Kennedy Town and visit Lo Pan Temple. Lo Pan is the patron saint of Chinese builders and contractors and this is the only temple in Hong Kong dedicated to him. Because of this it has many unique features and is home to the Lo Pan festival, which takes place on 13th day of the sixth month of every Lunar Calendar.