Name(English): Braemar Hill Hike
Name(Chinese): 寶馬山‧紅香爐峰
Category: Outdoor activities
Address(English): 55 Braemar Rd
Address(Chinese): 寶馬山道55號
Address Google Map Link: https://goo.gl/maps/pM5MoxsEtcSacH8X8
Address longitude and latitude: 22.282229306383886, 114.19686194800215
Opening Hours:
MON: 00:00 – 23:59
TUE: 00:00 – 23:59
WED: 00:00 – 23:59
THU: 00:00 – 23:59
FRI: 00:00 – 23:59
SAT: 00:00 – 23:59
SUN:00:00 – 23:59
Recommended Time to Visit: 1 hour before sunset on weekdays
Accessibility Note: Need to walk up stairs
Reminder: This piece is about the Instagram sunset spot at Braemar Hill (official name – Red Incense Burner Summit). If you want a proper hike, check out Mount Butler.
There are many places in Hong Kong where you can see a beautiful sunset, but none is like the one at Braemar Hill. Here gives you a view from the top towards the west where the sun sets between the two tallest buildings in Hong Kong, IFC, and ICC, right into the Victoria Harbour. Most importantly, it’s only 20 minutes away from the bus terminal!
How to get here:
Take the minibus 25M from Causeway Bay and get off at the terminus station – Braemer Hill. Cross the road and enter the path next to St. Joan of Arc Secondary School. After going up the stairs, keep to your right and follow the path until you reach a junction. Turn right and follow the ribbons on the trees to go uphill where you will see some big boulders. Find your way through the boulders and get on top of one of them. The gorgeous view of Hong Kong is just right below your feet. Get a spot and wait for the magic moment to come.
You may wish to start the “hike” an hour before sunset such that you will have at least 30 min admiring the sun to change its bright colour into the gorgeous “salted egg yolk”, that’s how the local described the sun. As the sun goes down, the city starts to dress up. With an extra 30 to 45 minutes, the sky will be completely dark and the buildings will be covered in dazzling lights.
When you leave, take the original way back to the bus terminus and head to the city for dinner.
Do remember to put on some mosquito repellent. The mosquitoes start their feast as the sky gets dark.
Tips: Come on a weekday – Over the weekends, it’s always full of people that you won’t even manage to get a spot on the boulders to stand on!
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