Tiger Roar Rock River(539m)

Another way of calling this 'rock river' is Mid Kau Nga Valley. It is located in between the East Kau Nga as well as the Middle Kau Nga. As both kau ngas are high up with magnificent and overwhelming views, they both appear to be with imposing manners and momenta, so would they be symbolized as two tigers roaring at each other.

The route started from walking along the catch water in the direction back to Tung Chung. Then, once we saw a sign engraved with "Intake No. 5", we turned left and followed the path as well as the ribbons, which brought us into the woods gradually.

The beginning of climbing started from the photo on the left, which required us to climb up the tree by stepping onto the roots, next to which was a small, fast running stream. The rocks were small and slippery, so I personally recommended stepping directly onto the roots since they got more friction with the grips of shoes and they were so strong.

Afterwards, we simply followed the red ribbons which had been tied on branches and walked into the woods further safely until the bottom of the rock river. We were required to climb up trees, crossing the stream and climbing up rocks and two cliffs on the way. Hence, physical fitness was in a high demand.

Eventually, we came up to the beginning of the rock river, which was the last part as well as the most highlighted section of the route. We had to climb up the massive rock river and reached the junction between East Kau Nga and Middle Kau Nga. However, the rocks were non-static, which meant rocks would slide down for each step I took, and more importantly, for 3 steps I took, I slid back down 2 steps' distance. Therefore, I spent at least 2 times more effort, energy and time to get to my destination. It was essential for a person at behind to keep at least 1km distance from the person in front and keep an eye on the rocks which dropped down the slope.

After we climbed up the rocky slope successfully, we carried on in the direction of the Lifeline. The path taken was quite bushy and involved climbing on static rocks. It was much easier and required much less energy since rocks were static, easy to grip on and pathway was clear.

To end our journey, we simply headed back down to Bernacchi Trail through West Kau Nga. We walked back to Ngong Ping and caught a taxi back to Tung Chung (because by that time we reached the bus terminal, Lantau Bus No. 23 has already stopped service), so visitors were recommended to walked back to Shek Pik Police Stand since there would be more bus options with more longer service hours.