19 Feb-18 Apr, 2022

Finished

2022 - Virtual HK50 West 2022

 19 Feb-18 Apr, 2022
 Shing Mun, Tai Lam, Tai Mo Shan, Hong Kong Trail hike and run options

Course 比賽路線

**25 & 50k - NOTE the first loop will be in reverse this year going up Tai Mo Shan via Lead Mine Pass area first.

**50k runners course update - No need to go to Ho Pui village area as for real race we have permission to use link trail which can be seen on the new strava link.

 (50km) All 50km participants MUST have a headlamp or torch with them and will not be allowed to continue if they don't carry as it will have chance to get into dark during the race. For your own safety all runners must follow the mandatory equipment list under rules & regulations.

(50公里)所有50公里參加者必須帶備頭燈或電筒,才可繼續,由於你有機會於黑夜進行比賽。基於安全理由,所有參加者必須全程帶備規則與條款所列出的指定裝備。

Distances

54Km (55.5Km) - elevation gain 2187m & elevation loss 2163m (Max elev 917m) - 24 hour cut-off for virtual
25Km (25.1Km) - elevation gain 1226m & elevation loss 1226m (Max elev 917m) -12 hour cut-off for virtual
(gain/loss keeps changing everytime we change devices so take it with a grain of salt!!)

54公里 (55.5公里) - 總爬升2187米,總下降2163米 (最高點 917米) – 限時 24小時 24 hour cut-off for virtual
25公里 (25.1公里) - 總爬升1226米,總下降1226米 (最高點 917米) – 限時 12小時 12 hour cut-off for virtual

MAPS UPLOADED ON LEFT OF THIS PAGE UNDER DOWNLOAD PDF.

地圖可於左方"Download PDF"下載。

Start & Finish - Shing Mun Reservoir Catchwater, Tsuen Wan (2 minutes walk from Shing Mun Pineapple Dam mini bus stop)
起點及終點 – 城門水塘引水道, 荃灣 (由城門菠蘿壩小巴總站步行2分鐘)

Start & Finish location 起點及終點位置 https://goo.gl/maps/mUh4QX1xJYP2

 

54Km公里 (55.5Km公里)

Strava http://www.strava.com/routes/2929657101156054356

GPXDownload GPX file (updated) 下載GPX檔案(更新)

 

 

UTMB Qualify race - Finisher of 55Km race can get points for ITRA Endurance Point
UTMB 資格賽 - 完成54公里賽事可取得ITRA分數(ITRA Endurance Point) 

Shing Mun Reservoir Catchwater (Start) – Lung Mun Country Trail – Maclehouse Trail Section 8 - Tai Mo Shan Road - Tsuen Kam Au (CP1) – Tai Lam Chung Res (CP2) - Tai Lam Nature Trail - Yuen Tun Country Trail - Tsing Fai Tong (CP3) – Tsuen Kam Au (CP4) - Tai Mo Shan Road – Cheun Lung Forest Track - Lung Mun Country Trail - Shing Mun Reservoir Catchwater (Finish)

城門水塘引水道 (起點) – 龍門郊遊徑 -  麥理浩徑第8段-  大帽山道 – 荃錦坳 (檢查點1)  - 大欖 (檢查點2) - 大欖自然教育徑 - 圓墩郊遊徑 - 清快塘 (檢查點3) - 荃錦坳 (檢查點4) – 大帽山道 -  川龍林道 - 龍門郊遊徑 - 城門水塘引水道 (終點)

  

 

 

 

 

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)

Shing Mun

城門

Tsuen Kam Au - cp1 

荃錦坳

14.4

14.4

1000

1000

696

 696

Tsuen Kam Au 

荃錦坳

Tai Lam Chung Res - cp2

大欖涌水塘

13.7

28.1

386

1386

710 

 1406

Tai Lam

大欖

Tsing Fai Tong - cp3

清快塘

7.3

35.4

426

1812

264

 1670

Tsing Fai Tong

清快塘

Tsuen Kam Au - cp4 

荃錦坳

9.4

44.8

687

2499

407

2077

Tsuen Kam Au 

荃錦坳

Shing Mun

城門

10.3

55.1

360

2859

659

2736

 

 

25Km公里 (25.1Km公里) 

Strava link - https://www.strava.com/routes/2893496876338295358

GPX - Download GPX file (updated) 下載GPX檔案(更新)

UTMB Qualify race - Finisher of 25Km race can get points for ITRA Endurance Point
UTMB 資格賽 - 完成25公里賽事可取得ITRA分數(ITRA Endurance Point) 
Please find the details of certified tracks below. 有關認証路線請參閱以下連結。

 

Shing Mun Reservoir Catchwater (Start) – Lung Mun Country Trail - Maclehouse Trail Section 8 – Tai Mo Shan Road - Tsuen Kam Au (CP1) – Tai Mo Shan Road - Cheun Lung Forest Track – Lung Mun Country Trail – Shing Mun Reservoir Catchwater (Finish)

城門水塘引水道 (起點) – 龍門郊遊徑 -  麥理浩徑第8段-  大帽山道 – 荃錦坳 (檢查點1) – 大帽山道 -  川龍林道 - 龍門郊遊徑 - 城門水塘引水道 (終點)

 

 

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)

Shing Mun Start

城門

Tsuen Kam Au CP1 

荃錦坳

14.4

14.4

1000

1000

696

 696

Tsuen Kam Au CP1

荃錦坳

Shing Mun Finish

城門

10.3

24.7

360

1360

659

1355

 


RULES ON SUPPORT
 

NO FOOD/DRINK SUPPORT FROM FRIENDS OR VEHICLES / BIKES OF ANY KIND ALLOWED

MUST USE KIOSK, DRINK MACHINE OR LOCATION THAT SELLS DRINKS.

IDEA IS TO BE SELF SUPPORTED

 

Drink purchase locations:

Start/Finish - Shing Mun Kiosk below start point.

Tai Mo Shan Kiosk (14km)

Tsing Fai Tong (35.4km - must walk 500m down small road to house - not always dependable)

Tai Mo Shan Kiosk (40km)

 

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。

 

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.