11 Feb, 2023

Finished

2023 - Sai Kung 50 - race 4 HK50 series

 11 Feb, 2023
 Sai Kung, Hong Kong Trail hike and run options

Course 比賽路線

NOTE WE ARE ADDING 35 KM DISTANCE SAI KUNG 50

 

Four Distances 4個距離

54Km (54.5Km) - elevation gain 2857m & elevation loss 2857m  - 12 hour cut-off

35Km (35.3Km) - elevation gain 1701m & elevation loss 1701m  - 9 hour cut-off

22Km (22.5Km) - elevation gain 1083m & elevation loss 1083m - 7 hour cut-off

13Km (12.9Km) - elevation gain 641m & elevation loss 641m  - 4.5 hour cut-off


54公里 (54.5公里) - 總爬升2857米,總下降2857米  – 限時 12小時 (Changing to 12 hours shortly)

35公里 (35.3公里) - 總爬升1701m & 總下降 1701m  - 限時 9 小時

22公里 (22.5公里) - 總爬升1083米,總下降1083米 – 限時 7小時

13公里 (12.9公里) - 總爬升641米,總下降641米 – 限時 4.5小時

 

EXTRA 35km distance (same as 54km course from start to just before cp3 at Pak Tam Chung BBQ).

http://www.strava.com/routes/2915552292055368922

 **Pak Lap update - 23km mark please go extra 500m on road until next Pak Lap entrance to Pak Lap village and continue same way as trail by 23km is under maintenance. So go to 23.5km on road and then LEFT turn and follow paved path 700m+ until Pak Lap village and continue same on route. Can see this on strava route.

 

MAPS UPLOADED ON LEFT OF THIS PAGE UNDER DOWNLOAD PDF.
地圖可於左方"Download PDF"下載。

Start & Finish - Pak Tam Chung, Sai Kung
起點及終點 - 北潭涌, 西貢

Course marking - Pink A4 size signs and bright Pink ribbons
路線指示 – 黃色A4尺碼路標及橙色絲帶

 

54Km公里 (54.5Km公里)

ITRA Qualify race - Finisher of 54Km race can get 3 points for ITRA Endurance Point
ITRA 資格賽 - 完成54公里賽事可取得ITRA分數(ITRA Endurance Point) - 3分
Please find the details of certified tracks below. 有關認証路線請參閱以下連結。

 

Strava (54k) - http://www.strava.com/routes/19343426

https://tracedetrail.fr/en/trace/trace/89942

GPX file - 54km for SK50

 **Pak Lap update - 23km mark please go extra 500m on road until next Pak Lap entrance to Pak Lap village and continue same way as trail by 23km is under maintenance. So go to 23.5km on road and then LEFT turn and follow paved path 700m+ until Pak Lap village and continue same on route. Can see this on strava route.

 

Elevation gain 2857m & elevation loss 2857m - 11 hour cut-off
總爬升2857米,總下降2857米 – 限時 11小時

 

Pak Tam Chung - Tai Mong Tsai Rd - Tai Cham Koi (408m) - Lok Wu Trail (293m) - Chek Keng (CP1) - Tai Long Au (154m) - Tai Wan (sea level) - Ham Tin – Lo Tei Tun – Chui Tung Au – Sai Wan Shan (314m) – Lung Ke (sea level) – East Dam (CP2) – Pak Lap – Tin Hau Temple – Chau Tsai - Sai Kung Man Yee Rd – West Dam – Sheung Yiu Country Trail – Pak Tam Rd (CP3) – Pak Tam Country Trail – Pak Tam Au – Ngau Yee Shek Shan (408m) – Cheung Sheung – Wa Mei Shan – Maclehose Trail/Yung Pak Corridor junction (CP3A) - Kai Kung Shan (399m) – Sai Sha Road (CP4) – Maclehose Trail/Yung Pak Corridor junction (CP4A) - Pak Tam – Pak Tam Chung

北潭涌 - 大網仔路 - 大枕蓋(408米) - 鹿湖郊遊徑 (293米) - 赤徑 (檢查點1) - 大浪坳 (154米) - 大灣 (海平線) - 鹹田 - 螺地墩 - 吹筒坳 - 西灣山 (314米) - 浪茄 (海平線) - 東壩 (檢查點2) - 白腊 - 天后廟 - 洲仔 - 西貢萬宜路 - 西壩 - 上窰郊遊徑 - 北潭路 (檢查點3) - 北潭郊遊徑 - 北潭坳 - 牛耳石山 (408米) - 嶂上 - 畫眉山 - 麥徑/榕北走廊連接點 (檢查點3A) - 雞公山 (399米) - 西沙路 (檢查點4) - 麥徑/榕北走廊連接點 (檢查點4A) - 北潭 - 北潭涌

 **54KM - SMALL PAK LAP COURSE CHANGE SEE BELOW AFTER CP2

 

**Small course change on 54km course - Pak Lap section entrance normally at 23km (around 1km after CP2 East Dam) but do to trail water damage AFCD has requested AAE use the 2nd entrance around 23.7km which requires runners to stay on Man Yee Road 500m longer and then left turn by pagoda on main village trail to Pak Lap. Continue same way thru Pak Lap village thru fences until coastal trail entrance.

 Pak Lap update

Download GPX file 下載GPX檔案

 

From 

 

To 

Distance (Km)

距離 (公里)

Accumulated
Distance (Km)

累計距離 (公里)

Elevation 
Gain (M)

攀升 (米)

Accumulated
Elevation Gain (M)

累計攀升 (米)

Elevation
Loss (M)

下降 (米)

Accumulated
Elevation Loss (M)

累計下降 (米)

 Pak Tam Chung

北潭涌

ChekKeng

赤徑

 7.9

 7.9

 473

 473

 481

481 

ChekKeng

赤徑

East Dam

東壩

 14

 21.9

 771

 1244

 723

 1204

East Dam

東壩

Pak Tam Road

北潭路

 14

 35.9

 383

 1627

 427

 1631

Pak Tam Road

北潭路

Maclehose Trail/
Yung Pak Corridor junction

麥徑/榕北走廊
連接點

 6.7

 42.6

 491

 2118

 322

 1953

Maclehose 
Trail/
Yung Pak Corridor junction

麥徑/榕北走廊
連接點

Sai Sha Road

西沙路

 4.4

 47

 307

 2425

 411

 2364

Sai Sha Road

西沙路

Maclehose Trail/
Yung Pak Corridor junction

麥徑/
榕北走廊連接點

 4.4

 51.4

 414

 2839

 316

 2680

Maclehose 
Trail/
Yung Pak Corridor junction

麥徑/榕北走廊
連接點 

Pak Tam Chung

北潭涌

 3.1

 54.5

 18

 2857

 177

 2857

 

CP

檢查點

Location

地點 

Distance (Km)

距離 (公里) 

Cut Off Time

關門時間  

Drink

飲品 

Food

 

CP1

檢查點1

ChekKeng

赤徑

 7.9

午9:00AM

(2Hr30Min分鐘)

Water

Bananas

CP2

檢查點2

East Dam

東壩

 21.9

上午12:30AM

(6Hr小時)

Water

 

Bananas, oranges, bisquits

CP3

檢查點3

Pak Tam Road

北潭路

 35.9

午1:30PM

(7Hr)

Water

Bananas, oranges, bisquits

CP3A

檢查點3A

Maclehose Trail/Yung Pak Corridor junction

麥徑/榕北走廊連接點 

 42.6

午3:00PM

(8.5Hr30Min分鐘)

N/A (Timing only)

不提供 (只作計時)

 N/A (Timing only)

不提供 (只作計時)

CP4

檢查點4 

Sai Sha Road

西沙路

47

午4:15PM

(9Hr小時45Min分鐘)

Water

Bananas, oranges, bisquits

CP4A

檢查點4A

Maclehose Trail/Yung Pak Corridor junction

麥徑/榕北走廊連接點

 51.4

N/A (11 hrs)

不設關門時間

N/A (Timing only)

不提供 (只作計時)

N/A (Timing only)

不提供 (只作計時)

Finish

終點

Pak Tam Chung

北潭涌

54.5

下午6:30PM

(12Hr小時)

Water

Bananas, oranges

  

(54km) There will be a cut-off before dark near Pak Tam Chung. Participants who continue past CP4 section after 2:30pm MUST have a headlamp or torch with them and will not be allowed to continue if they don't carry. For your own safety we recommend all 54km runners to bring a headlamp and follow the mandatory equipment list under rules & regulations.
50公里組別因應天黑時間,設有額外關門限制,參加者如下午2:30之後到達檢查點4,必須帶備頭燈或電筒,才可繼續。基於安全理由,我們建議所有50公里參加者帶備頭燈,與及必須全程帶備規則與條款所列出的指定裝備。

 

22Km公里 (22.5Km公里) 

 

ITRA Qualify race - Finisher of 22Km race can get 1 points for ITRA Endurance Point
ITRA 資格賽 - 完成22公里賽事可取得ITRA分數(ITRA Endurance Point) - 1分
Please find the details of certified tracks below. 有關認証路線請參閱以下連結。 

Strava link for 22k -  http://www.strava.com/routes/19345561

https://tracedetrail.fr/en/trace/trace/89939

GPX file for 22km to download

 

Elevation gain 1083m & elevation loss 1083m - 7 hour cut-off
總爬升1083米,總下降1083米  – 限時 7小時

 

Pak Tam Chung - Tai Mong Tsai Rd - Tai Cham Koi (408m) - Lok Wu Trail (293m) - Chek Keng (CP1) - Tai Long Au (154m) - Tai Wan Beach (sea level) - Ham Tin – Lo Tei Tun – Sai Kung Sai Wan Rd (CPSW) – Pak Tam Chung

北潭涌 - 大網仔路 - 大枕蓋(408米) - 鹿湖郊遊徑 (293米) - 赤徑 (檢查點1) - 大浪坳 (154米) - 大灣 (海平線) - 鹹田 - 螺地墩 - 西貢西灣路 (檢查點SW) - 北潭涌

 

 

 

 

Download GPX file 下載GPX檔案

 

From 

 

To 

Distance (Km)

距離 (公里)

Accumulated Distance (Km)

累計距離 (公里)

Elevation Gain (M)

攀升 (米)

Accumulated Elevation Gain (M)

累計攀升 (米)

Elevation Loss (M)

下降 (米)

Accumulated Elevation Loss (M)

累計下降 (米)

Pak Tam Chung

北潭涌

ChekKeng

赤徑

 7.9

 7.9

 473

 473

 481

481 

ChekKeng

赤徑

Sai Wan Road

西灣路

 9.6

17.5

517

990

361

842

Sai Wan Road

西灣路

Pak Tam Chung

北潭涌

 5

22.5

93

1083

241

1083

 

CP

檢查點

Location

地點 

Distance (Km)

距離 (公里) 

Cut Off Time

關門時間  

Drink

飲品 

Food

CP1

檢查點1

ChekKeng

赤徑

 7.9

9:30AM

(2Hr小時30Min分鐘)

Water

Bananas

CPSW

檢查點SW

Sai Wan Road

西灣路

17.5

下午1:30PM

(6.5Hr小時)

Water

Bananas, oranges, bisquits

Finish

終點

Pak Tam Chung

北潭涌

22.5

下午3:00PM

(8Hr小時)

Water

Bananas, oranges

 

 

13Km公里 (12.9Km公里) 

Elevation gain 597m & elevation loss 594m  - 4.5 hour cut-off
總爬升641米,總下降641米  – 限時 4.5小時

Pak Tam Chung - Tai Mong Tsai Rd - Tai Cham Koi (408m) - Lok Wu Trail (293m) - Sai Kung Sai Wan Rd (CPSW) – Pak Tam Chung

北潭涌 - 大網仔路 - 大帎蓋 (408米) - 鹿湖郊遊徑 (293米) - 西貢西灣路 (檢查點SW) - 北潭涌

Strava link (13k) - http://www.strava.com/routes/19345920

GPX 13k Download GPX file 下載GPX檔案

 

 

From 

由 

To 

Distance (Km)

距離 (公里)

Accumulated Distance (Km)

累計距離 (公里)

 Elevation Gain (M)

攀升 (米)

Accumulated Elevation Gain (M)

累計攀升 (米)

 Elevation Loss (M)

下降 (米)

 Accumulated Elevation Loss (M)

累計下降 (米)

 Pak Tam Chung

北潭涌

Sai Wan Road

西灣路

 7.9

7.9

551

551

409

409

Sai Wan Road

西灣路

Pak Tam Chung

北潭涌

5

12.9

63

641

232

641

 

CP

檢查點

Location

地點 

Distance (Km)

距離 (公里) 

Cut Off Time

關門時間  

Drink

飲品 

Food

CPSW

檢查點SW

Sai Wan Road

西灣路

7.9

上午11:15AM

(4Hr小時)

Water

Bananas, oranges, bisquits

Finish

終點

Pak Tam Chung

北潭涌

12.9

下午12:15PM

(5Hr小時)

Water

Bananas, oranges

 

Course Designer:

Designed by Michael Maddess (Race Director & Course Designer) who's organized over 280 events with Action Asia Events and one of the most experienced Race Directors in Asia with a wealth of experience. Michael Maddess an active trail runner, originally from Vancouver, Canada who was Race Director of the World Police Fire Games Triathlon in Canada before moving to Asia, organizes the Action Asia 50 series in Hong Kong (4 races), Taiwan, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, 3 day 100km ultra marathon stage events in Mongolia, Nepal, Kazakhstan, Yunnan/Sichuan China, Vietnam and Laos, has organized over 17 Action Asia Challenge adventure races across Asia including Singapore, Malaysia, Taiwan & HK, 2 Vietnam adventure races, 2 Nepal Himalayan Mountain Bike races, over 30 Action SPRINT HK adventure races, 8 Action Asia Off Road HK bike races, worked/competed in numerous other road races/triathlons including finishing 3 Ironman triathlons (10hrs 46min), 1st runner-up in 100km Oxfam trailwalker in 11hrs 16min (record for HK resident) 3x in 13 hrs 25 min, 12hrs 44min, 12hrs 39min, winning team Wilson Trail full & half 5x (78km - 10hr14min), 3rd in HK100 (1st edition) in 12hrs 30min, winner of Sabah 3 day adventure race 3x, 8th overall Gobi 250km race suffering from hypothermia and still holds a couple KOTH HK marathon records. He's also coached dragonboat, soccer and baseball teams, climbed to 16,000+ft in Bhutan, 15,000+ft Nepal Annapurna Basecamp, made it up to 5000m 4Sisters in Sichuan within 24hrs of getting off plane (not recommended) and free jumps off high bridges in Nepal for fun. If he's not outside designing a course, doing something extreme, he's not having fun.

 

SUPPORT FROM FRIENDS – ONLY at cps allowed and no pacing allowed or support in between checkpoints (support must be within 100m of cps
朋友支援 - 支援只限於檢查點,配速員及檢查點之間的支援禁止。(支援只限檢查點100米範圍)

 

Cut-offs are subject to race discretion on race day as Race Director has final say.
關門時間 – 賽事總監在比賽當日擁有最終決定櫂

Insurance - The event has its own public liability insurance coverage, but we recommend that all participants get their own personal accident coverage to cover any personal accidents.
保險 – 本活動已購買公眾責任保險,但建議所有參加者購買個人意外保險以保障任何個人意外。

Medical - As this event involves going into the mountains we recommend all participants to have gone to a medical checkup before the event to make sure you are physically fit enough to handle this kind of physical challenge.
醫療 – 由於活動於山上進行,建議所有參加者進行醫療檢查,以確保身體狀況能應付有關挑戰。