The North Face 100 Hong Kong 2014

100km and 50km Hong Kong Route Descriptions

Both the 50 km and 100 km races start at 8 AM on Saturday, December 14th inside the Tai Mei Tuk car park in the Northern New Territories of Hong Kong SAR. Baggage check will take place at the barbecue site inside the barrier gate near Bradbury Camp. Race assembly will take place on the bicycle path near Bradbury Camp.

100km and 50km Section 1: Tai Mei Tuk/Pat Sing Leng Nature Trail/Wu Kau Tang
Approximate distance ~ 6.6 km
Total elevation gain ~ 400 meters
Total elevation loss ~ 315 meters

100km and 50km Section 2: Wu Kau Tang/Plover Cove Reservoir/Ha Miu Tin/Wu Kau Tang

Approximate distance ~ 8.1 km
Elevation gain ~ 505 meters
Elevation loss ~ 505 meters

100km and 50km Section 3: Wu Kau Tang/Lai Chi Wo/So Lo Pun/Yung Shue Au/Kuk Po/Luk Keng.

Approximate distance ~ 13.5 km
Elevation gain ~ 650 meters
Elevation loss ~ 735 meters

100km and 50km Section 4: Luk Keng/Nam Chung Country Trail/Tan Chuk Hang/Hok Tau.

Approximate distance ~ 9.5 km
Elevation gain ~ 590 meters
Elevation loss ~ 550 meters

50km Section 5: Hok Tau/ Hok Tau Reservoir/ Ping Fung Shan, Pat Sin Leng/Tai Mei Tuk.

Approximate distance ~ 12.1 km
Elevation gain ~ 930 meters
Elevation loss ~ 970 meters

100km Section 5: Hok Tau/Lau Shui Heung Country Trail/Kat Tsai Shan Au/Lung Shan/Fan Ling.

Approximate distance ~ 9.25 km
Elevation gain ~ 580 meters
Elevation loss ~ 615 meters

100km Section 6: Fan Ling/Kei Lak Tsai/Pak Tai To Yan/Tai To Yan/Lam Kam Road. ~8.7 km

Approximate distance ~ 8.7 km
Elevation gain ~ 750 meters
Elevation loss ~ 650 meters

100km Section 7: Lam Kam Road/Ng Tung Chai Village/Tai Mo Shan Forest Track/Tai Mo Shan Barrier Gate.

Approximate distance ~ 8.75 km
Elevation gain ~ 915 meters
Elevation loss ~ 350 meters

100km Section 8: Tai Mo Shan Road/Lung Mun Trail/Lead Mine Pass/Yuen Tun Ha

Approximate distance ~ 14.1 km
Elevation gain ~440 meters
Elevation loss ~1030 meters

100km Section 9: Yuen Tun/Pan Chun Yuen, Taipo/Cloudy Hill/Sha Lo Tung.

Approximate distance ~ 10.3 km
Elevation gain ~690 meters
Elevation loss ~610 meters

100km Section 10: Sha Lo Tung/Hok Tau/Ping Fung Shan/Pat Sin Leng/Pat Sin Leng Nature Trail.

Approximate distance ~ 11.6 km
Elevation gain ~ 810 meters
Elevation loss ~ 940 meters

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Final tally of results
100km: Total = 613
Finished: 261
DNF: 213
DNS: 42
switched to 50km and finished: 97

50km: Total = 440
Finished: 345
DNF: 33
DNS: 62

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I only took part in the 50km. Stopped at CP4 after crawling and climbing for about 10hrs.

Section 2 downslope is tough!

Try again next time.