Lantau Trail (Hong Kong)

Submitted by Hideo Harry Loasby on Sun, 12/05/2021 - 09:20pm
Description

The Lantau Trail (Chinese: 鳳凰徑), opened on 4 December 1984, is a long-distance footpath on Lantau Island in the New Territories of Hong Kong. The 67 km (43 mi) trail is a loop starting and finishing in Mui Wo. It is the third longest trial in Hong Kong, after MacLehose Trail and Wilson Trail. The Lantau Trail has good visitor facilities along the way, and the route is well marked. There are information boards and maps at junctions between each stage. Distance posts around 500 metres apart help hikers know where they are.

Ashokan Reservoir Circumnavigation (NY)

Submitted by Matthew Matta on Sun, 12/05/2021 - 04:08pm
Description

Ashokan Reservoir is one of the largest reservoirs in the state of New York. Construction of its dams and dikes started in 1907. When completed it supplied New York City with 40% of its water. The lake displaced 2350 people from 12 villages. The song Ashokan Farewell (made famous by the Ken Burns Civil War documentary) is a tribute to the people who lived here. The lake has the Slide Mountain Wilderness area as a stunning backdrop to the west.