Monkeys at Kowloon Reservoir

At the western end of Wilson Trail Section 5, you will find the monkeys...

Hike from Yau Tong to Kowloon Reservoir - Wilson Trail Sections 3, 4 & 5 (Oct. 2, 2012)

Start from Yau Tong, near MTR station.  I did not find the normal Wilson Trail Section 3 trailhead, but rather found a non-descript trailhead just above the Lei Yue Mun Estate Lei Sang House, just off Ko Chiu Road above the end of Lei Yue Mun Road.  This was essentially a short-cut that bypassed Devil's Peak (which saved me a little time, since it was a long hike anyway).
Then I hiked Wilson Trail Sections 3, 4 and 5, ending at Kowloon Reservoir.  Took the 81 bus back to Kowloon (near Jordan MTR).
Total Hike time was approx. 5-1/2 hrs. (with no stops except for photos and one bathroom break and soft drink purchase at Shatin Pass).
Total door-to-door time was 6 hrs. 40 min., which included some "hiking" from Jordan back to the Regal Kowloon Hotel at the end.

Note: Photos of the monkeys near Kowloon Reservoir will go into a subsequent post.

Hike Stubbs Rd. to Stanley Gap Rd. via Wilson Trail Sect. 1 (Sept. 29, 2012)

Start at HK Adventist Hopsital bus stop of Peak Bus 15 (Stubbs Road).
Hike to Wong Nai Chung Gap and to HK Parkview, and then hike Wilson Trail Section 1.
Total hike time: 1 hr. 40 min.
(Time from Tsin Shui Wan Au, at Repluse Bay, up over "The Twins" to Stanley Gap Road was 41 min.)

HK Parkview:

Looking back toward Central from Violet Hill:

Tai Tam Reservoir:

Looking down toward Stanley Peninsula from The Twins: