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My recent two-day hike along Hong Kong’s MacLehose Trail during Lunar New Year left me pleasantly surprised and convinced of the immense, untapped potential that lies in the city’s natural wonders.
Remarkably, the majority of hikers I encountered were mainland tourists who had travelled to Hong Kong with the sole purpose of conquering the full 100km MacLehose Trail, which was hailed as one of the world’s best hikes by the National Geographic. During an encounter with a hiker from Beijing, I learnt that he was dedicating five days to the trail, enticed by diverse landscapes – coastal, urban and natural – that are scarce in his own city. I also discovered the trial’s immense…
