Smuggler's Ridge

Location of Smugglers' Ridge in Hong Kong

Highest pointElevation337 m (1,106 ft)ListingList of mountains, peaks and hills in Hong KongCoordinates22°22′25″N 114°08′46″E / 22.3735°N 114.1460°E / 22.3735; 114.1460GeographyLocationNew Territories,

Hong Kong

Smugglers' Ridge or Ma Tsz Keng (Chinese: 孖指徑) is a hill with a height of 337 metres (1,106 ft) in New Territories, Hong Kong.^[1]^[2] It is inside Kam Shan Country Park. A part of Shing Mun Tunnels is built underneath this hill.

Name

The name Smugglers' Ridge originally referred to a ridge trail on this mountain. Later, this mountain was named after this ridge trail.

Access

Stage 6 of the MacLehose Trail goes through this peak. By continuing northwest at distance post W066 on the Wilson Trail, instead of the intended route, along a path with sparse woodland, Smuggler's Ridge can be reached.^[3]

Geography

Smuggler's Ridge rises slowly from its start to the south until steeply dropping at its highest point to the north, where it meets MacLehose Trail stage 6 again at Shing Mun Redoubt. Tai Mo Shan, Needle Hill and other Kowloon Hills can be seen from Smuggler's Ridge, along with Kwai Chung to the west, parts of Shatin to the east, and Cheung Sha Wan to the south.^[3]

Smuggler's Ridge

Traditional Chinese

孖指徑

Simplified Chinese

孖指径

Literal meaning

Two Finger Road

Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Mā Zhǐ Jìng
Hakka
Romanization	Ma1 Ji2 Ging3
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanization	mā jí ging
Jyutping	Maa1 Zi2 Ging3

References

^ "Node: Smuggler's Ridge (1952205405)". OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 2020-05-31.
^ "Kam Shan". www.afcd.gov.hk. Retrieved 2020-05-31.
^ ^a ^b Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department (2006-10-17). Central Ridge and West (in English and Chinese). Hong Kong: Cosmos Books Limited. p. 127. ISBN 9882113273.