Kowloon Tong → Kowloon Peak → Ma On Shan summit → Wu Kai Sha

Point-to-point, MTR to MTR, all on foot. Via Jat's Incline, Kowloon Peak Viewing Point, MacLehose Trail Stage 4 (Tate's Pass, Buffalo Pass, Ngong Ping Campsite) and the Ma On Shan summit (702 m). Suicide Cliff is an optional side trip.

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Times use Tobler's hiking function (×0.75 on trail for Hong Kong steps and rock, ×1 on paved legs) plus 10 min break per hour. Fit hikers will beat this; groups and hot days will not.

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Plan notes

Objectives: Kowloon Peak city view, Ngong Ping plateau, Ma On Shan summit (702 m, highest point of the day). Suicide Cliff is off the main line; the yellow marker shows where it is.
Day start: leave by 08:00 to top Ma On Shan in good light; sunset mid-November is about 17:45.
Overnight start (22:00): roughly Kowloon Peak Viewing Point ~01:00, Tate's Pass ~01:20, Ngong Ping ~04:45. Rest there and watch sunrise over Sai Kung (~06:35; first light ~06:10), climb the summit rocks in daylight (summit ~08:15), Wu Kai Sha ~10:45. Do not climb the summit in the dark.
Two-day option: camp at Ngong Ping Campsite, summit at dawn, then descend to Wu Kai Sha.
Water: carry 3 L. No reliable water between the city edge (km ~5) and the BBQ site.
Descent: from the Ma On Shan saddle go west down to Ma On Shan Tsuen. The Hunchbacks ridge further west is steep and loose and is not on this route.
Bailouts: Tate's Pass, via Fei Ngo Shan Rd; Ngong Ping, via the trail to Sai Kung (Tai Shui Tseng); the BBQ site, via the NR84 minibus to Ma On Shan MTR.
Suicide Cliff (optional): from Kowloon Peak Viewing Point, an out-and-back of +~4.7 km, +~430 m, +2.5-3 h on an unmarked ridge by a drop. Daylight only; backtrack, do not take the roped descent.

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Route on OpenStreetMap paths (BRouter, hiking-mountain profile). Satellite imagery and terrain captured with Aleph (alephgeo): imagery © Google and its providers, terrain AWS Terrain Tiles (SRTM-based, peaks read about 10-20 m low). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors. Trail notes from hongkonghike.com guides (Kowloon Peak & Suicide Cliff, Ma On Shan & Hunchbacks, Buffalo Hill). Check AFCD / HKO warnings before going.