MacLehose Trail) is the first in Hong Kong to enable a long-distance hiking trail, on October 26, 1979 on, when he was Governor of Hong Kong to MacLEHOSE name, and presided over the ribbon-cutting opening ceremony by himself. MacLehose Trail is the longest hiking trails in Hong Kong, a total length of 100 km, divided into 10 segments. MacLehose Trail distance post a total of 200, about one every 500 meters. It runs through the Sai Kung East and Sai Kung West, Ma On Shan, Lion Rock, Jinshan, Shing Mun, Tai Mo Shan and Tai Lam Country Park, Tuen Mun as the end point. Most of the MacLehose Trail is built by the mountain.

In early 1979, he served as the 25th Governor MacLEHOSE ordered the British garrison opened up this path, it only took about nine months. MacLehose Trail enable early, mainly used for training the British. It was reported that the British must take full completion within 24 hours, the fastest of the Nepal Army took only 12 hours and more. After 1984, the civilian nature of the MacLehose Trail is only growing. After gradually opened up a non-military Wilson Trail, Lantau Trail, Hong Kong Trail, as well as a number of hiking trails.

March 29, 1979, that is, about seven months before the completion of the MacLehose Trail, MACLEHOSE to Beijing to meet Deng Xiaoping, that China will recover Hong Kong in formal problem occurs. Some people think that MacLehose Trail opens and British worries about the future of Hong Kong. MacLehose Trail is a conscious thing New Territories and Kowloon each commanding heights to the north of the peninsula, including West Bay Hill, acknowledged leaders in Rock Hill, Jigongshan, Ma On Shan, Lion Rock, Tai Mo Shan, etc. in a line, that is cut into two Territories half, while the fifth, sixth and more left behind many World War II bunkers and military construction can still be used. Therefore, it was speculated that the MacLehose Trail is a military defense. The first boundary is a line MacLehose second diameter line, the third line of the harbor.

Scenic address within the Sai Kung District Sai Kung Country Park in Hong Kong

Car lines: line 94 bus ride downtown Saigon Pak Tam Chung to stop, or at Choi Hung MTR Exit C2 96R line bus ride to Pak Tam Chung Station. MacLehose Trail starting point for first and second stage of the gate in the rear of Tai Mong Tsai Road about 400 meters and Pak Tam Road junction. The end of the second paragraph in Pak Tam Au, can take the bus number 94 or 96R leave.