Lion Rock Historic Walk spans across Lion Rock Country Park and Man On Shan Country Park, carrying rich stories of the past. It partly overlaps with the Lion Rock War Relics Trail and the Tsz Sha Ancient Trail. This historic trail leads hikers through various eras of history, apart from relics, ancient stone trails, rock-forms, awe-inspiring scenery could be seen along the way, with stories unfolded along the undulating trail.  

The trail starts at the Hung Mui Kuk Barbecue Area and continues upward to the hill where Amah Rock stands. From a distance, the giant rock appears as a small dot amidst the treetops. Approaching closer to the rock and looking up, the towering gigantic granite resembles a giant from sci-fi stories. Then, at a corner of the trail, the giant rock resembles a woman carrying her child gazing out at the sea, longing for her husband to return home. One’s imagination can run wild from different angles.

Ascending slowly along the shaded path, you will soon reach Kowloon Pass. This is a junction of several hiking trails. Here also lies two stone structures, a direction slab and a war department marker stone, left behind from the World War II era. Though stone cannot speak, the direction slab had informed soldiers the right direction during the war. After the fall of Hong Kong, Lieutenant Colonel Lindsay Tasman Ride, the commanding officer of the Field Ambulance, Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Corps and a professor at the University of Hong Kong, escaped from the Sham Shui Po Prisoner-of-war camp with his colleagues, including his assistant Francis Lee Yiu Piu. They moved up hill near Lai Chi Kok and then trekked along the modern day MacLehose Trail (Section 5), where they noted down passing a direction slab with the words “Moffatts OP (Observation Point)”on this trail. They finally arrived safely at Sai Kung via Sha Tin, where they were helped by members of the Hong Kong and Kowloon Independent Brigade (later designated as the East River Column), and escaped to Mainland China. After years of erosion, the words on the stone have worn away, but the historical events remain deeply engraved in time. Let the interpretation panels at the site tell the stories of the Gin Drinkers Line during World War II to visitors.

The most magnificent scenery of this historic trail undoubtedly lies on the Lion Rock ridge, which stands at an elevation of 495 meters. As the elevation rises, the visible weathering of granite becomes more pronounced, and the iconic appearance of Lion Rock is definitely a masterpiece of nature. After ascending onto the ridge, a 360-degree breathtaking view unfolds before you. Looking into the distance, you can see Tolo Harbour, Pat Sin Leng, and the Plover Cove Reservoir to the north. To the south, you can admire the Kowloon Peninsula, Lei Yue Mun, and Victoria Harbour, where skyscrapers rise from beneath the mountains, creating a unique landscape where the city meets the countryside.

After descending from the ridge and continue along the trail, you will pass by several direction slabs and a pillbox before reaching Shatin Pass. Then turn to Tsz Sha Ancient Trail and hike towards Shui Chuen O. Along the ancient trail, the woodland becomes gentle and tranquil, with sunlight streaming through the branches. Composition of the path alternates between soil and stone. Once, this was an important route between Kowloon and Sha Tin, where villagers carried firewood and farm produce, crossing Shatin Pass heading to the market in town to make sales. Nowadays, bustling villagers have been replaced by hikers enjoying the scenic beauty. The flora and fauna along the path continue their life cycles, with blooming Spreading Violet (Viola diffusa Ging.) and Pear-fruit Fig (Ficus pyriformis Hook. & Arn.) by the streams, flowing along the intertwining story of mountains, forest, and people.