big day out
Cheung Chau Cheung Chau is perhaps one of the best-known Best for: outlying islands of A day Hong Kong, and for out good reason. Not only is it packed with delicious delicacies and traditional temples to explore, but it’s also super bicycle-friendly. The island has many bicycle rental stores and cycling routes, most of them accumulating near the Pak Tai Temple. Pick up a bicycle and explore the whole island – the seaside, the beaches, the town and even up the mountains. Go on, sweat it out. How to get there: The only way to reach Cheung Chau Island from Hong Kong is by a boat or a ferry from Central Pier 5.
Quarry Bay Park Cycling Path If safety is of absolute importance to you
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then head to the east of the island to check out the Quarry Bay Park Cycling Path. The large park is nestled right in the city – just a few steps
Best for: Harbour views
from the MTR – and has a long winding path under the shade of the trees. The path is an enclosed loop and strictly for cycling, you never have to worry about veering off track and getting lost.
Training wheels off Our Editor-in-Chief Nicole Slater recalls learning to ride her bike at Plover Cove Growing up in Hong Kong, it was pretty difficult to find places to ride as cycling paths were few and far between back then. We loved days out at Plover Cove, we’d drive over from Sai Kung with the bikes in the boot and search for hours for a parking space. Once out of the car and ready to ride, it was just us and the open road. My parents would usually stroll behind my brother and I as we raced against each other. It was the perfect place to learn as the route is traffic-free with no turns so my parents could easily keep an eye on us at all times.
