New roads to developing sustainable trails

The future for managed mountain biking in Hong Kong country parks will likely see additional development of a mountain bike trail networks.

Work has begun to work with AFCD in both Tai Lam Country Park and Lantau Country park to expand the trail networks to possibly include forest tracks for beginners and families, off-road cross-country trails for more experienced bikers and downhill and free-ride trail options, all of which branch-out from a central starting location, (such as the car park at Route Twisk), multiple exit points at the Gold Coast, Tai Tong and Ho Pui. It is possible that this cycling ‘hub’ will also provide value added services such as restaurant/café, van hire for shuttle runs, bike wash facilities rental and repair facilities.

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