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Dragon’s Back: bus 9 from Shau Kei Wan, alight at To Tei Wan

The well-known ridge on Hong Kong Island East. MTR Shau Kei Wan A2/A3, then bus 9 or a red minibus. Alight To Tei Wan. Water, a hat, no rainstorm days.

Notes dated 2026-09

Dragon’s Back trail
Dragon’s Back trail

Dragon’s Back is a ridge on Hong Kong Island East. The view is sea and wind, not mall air-con. Photos flatter it. The ridge itself is sun and drying wind. Underprepared people start to resent the hike halfway along.

To the start

  1. Island line to Shau Kei Wan. Exit A2 or A3 as signed inside the station.
  2. Bus 9 toward Shek O; alight To Tei Wan. Or a red minibus toward Shek O — call To Tei Wan.
  3. Follow Dragon’s Back / Shek O Country Park signs up from the stop.

What to carry

  • More water than you think. No shop on the ridge.
  • Hat, sunscreen, shoes with grip. Not flip-flops.
  • Charged phone, offline map. Signal is mostly there; tree cover can drop it.

Questions

How long, and how hard?

A common line climbs from To Tei Wan and drops toward Shek O or Big Wave Bay, two to four hours with pauses. Not technical climbing. No shade, wind, slick rock. Do not start at noon on your first hike.

Hong Kong buses: you pay the boarding stop, so short hops need a bus near the end KMB, Citybus, and LWB charge the fare stage of the stop you board. Do not start a short ride at the origin terminus. Use App 1933 or Citybus, not Amap. Minibuses: green is fixed, red needs you to call the stop Green minibuses have numbers and stops. Red minibuses need you to shout and often pay when you get off. Google Maps fails here first. Signal No. 8: most buses stop. Do not go to an island What tropical cyclone signals 1, 3, 8, 9, 10 do to transport. Franchised buses often stop about two hours after No. 8. Ferries stop. Underground MTR may keep limited service. High Island East Dam: hexagonal rock, and a weekend minibus Hexagonal volcanic columns at High Island East Dam, Sai Kung. Weekends and public holidays: Pak Tam Chung, then green minibus 9A. Sun, water, last bus.