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GreenRace Pottinger Peak (21 May 2016)
Running Route
Hard
6.51 km
311 m
1. All routes run CLOCKWISE.
2. From Start, run W 1k towards Shek O Country Park on asphalt road.
3. Return 1k to Start/Finish Point on asphalt road.
4. Climb NE from Start/Finish Point to Pottinger Peak on marked seasonal trail (steep seasonal trail, rock outcrops, exposed roots, and overgrown vegetation!)
5. Descend NE from Pottinger Peak to stone / concrete trail 4way junction, run through the junction to view point (open single track, mostly hard packed dirt with wooden steps and some rock outcrops).
6. Circle around the view point and head South down to Big Wave Bay (mostly concrete catchment and stone steps).
6. Run N top edge of Beach on sand to concrete single track.
7. Cross small bridge behind public washrooms head N (concrete single track through Big Wave Bay village).
8. Head NW up Hong Kong Trail Sec. 8 to Finish (single track hard packed dirt, exposed roots, rocks, pipes cables, combined with numerous drainage channels creeks flowing across and down the trail.
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2. From Start, run W 1k towards Shek O Country Park on asphalt road.
3. Return 1k to Start/Finish Point on asphalt road.
4. Climb NE from Start/Finish Point to Pottinger Peak on marked seasonal trail (steep seasonal trail, rock outcrops, exposed roots, and overgrown vegetation!)
5. Descend NE from Pottinger Peak to stone / concrete trail 4way junction, run through the junction to view point (open single track, mostly hard packed dirt with wooden steps and some rock outcrops).
6. Circle around the view point and head South down to Big Wave Bay (mostly concrete catchment and stone steps).
6. Run N top edge of Beach on sand to concrete single track.
7. Cross small bridge behind public washrooms head N (concrete single track through Big Wave Bay village).
8. Head NW up Hong Kong Trail Sec. 8 to Finish (single track hard packed dirt, exposed roots, rocks, pipes cables, combined with numerous drainage channels creeks flowing across and down the trail.
www.greenrace.run
#backtosimplicity #DNAfit #GreenRace #GreenRaceHK #LantauBaseCamp #LBC #LuchoDillitos #FueledByGreenJuice #Ecozine #LiveGreen #MrGreenJuice #NoExcuseForSingleUse #runningcommunity #TheGreenRace #TheGreenRaceHK #RunGreen
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Route and Elevation
Segments
| Name | Distance | Elev. Diff. | Avg. Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cape Collinson Rd Climb | 0.46 km | 46 m | 10.0% |
| Big Wave Bay Stair Descent | 0.88 km | -135 m | -13.8% |
| Big Wave Bay ascent to HK Trail Section 8 | 1.41 km | 167 m | 11.8% |