Everything tagged: japanese tunnel

I've never been up to the top of Lion Rock before, so yesterday we put that right. The air has been very clear these last few days so there were great views. Then as we walked down from the eastern peak (the lion's tail) I noticed this to the left of the path.

The marker position is approximate, but it's only a short distance down from the peak. I stuck my phone in to take a photo but didn't go inside.

Where is it?  I was decending from the Radio station at the top of Mt. Nicholson, following a square pipe, all the way down hill, until I want to make a left turn near the location shown on the map. I was trying to break through the woods so that I could quickly get down to Wong Nai Chung road. Then I came across this tunnel opening.

Up the first flight of stairs on the Maclehose trail going towards Shing Mun Redoubt. At the first flat path section there will be one or two large 'cuttings' into the earth, below the trail. Directly below about 10-15 Meters is the larger, accessible tunnel. This one had lots of bush and vines going into the portal, and had obviously had not been entered in quite a while. The tunnel is of standard width-height of the smaller ones and had a split. Both splits get much more narrow until inaccessible, but still go on. The total length of tunnel accessible is around 30-35 meters.

I was shown how to get to this tunnel by our event host, Robert, who has lots of knowledge about Lamma Island, after a beach cleanup with the Hong Kong Hiking Meetup (https://www.meetup.com/hongkonghikingmeetup/events/238825314/) .

It is difficult to locate the tunnel on the map, so the coordinates shown may be a bit off. 

[2020 Update: Marker position updated with correct coordinates from H Lo.]

Position of the marker is approximate, but it is on the path from the redoubt down to the hairpin bend in the road. The path is shown clearly on the OSM map.

Tunnel entrance on the right side of the road as you walk up the hill from the old gate posts & sentry box.

Position of marker is approximate, see http://gwulo.com/comment/34504#comment-34504 for more information.

For more information see: http://gwulo.com/node/29966