VTP Challenge 2009 Route

COURSE DESCRIPTION

You start at Pier 9 (next to Star Ferry), run past the GPO, into the pedestrian tunnel towards Chater Road, pass the Legco, cut through Chater Garden, and up the pedestrian yover to Cheung Kong Centre, Citibank Plaza and Murray Building, pass the Hong Kong Squash Centre and into Hong Kong Park. Thats 2K!

Exit at the eastern end of Hong Kong Park, turn right at the corner of the British Consulate to climb up, and turn east on Kennedy Road. Cross the road (with care! no police tra c control) to go up Bowen Path, and turn west onto Bowen Road to see the rst water station, and then run a nice, at section (about 1K) to arrive at the Magazine Gap Rd. Thats 5k.

Continue downhill on Magazine Gap Road to turn right at Garden Road, further downhill passing the YWCA, and use the pedestrian flyover to cross over Garden Road to enter the Zoological & Botanical Gardens. You zoom by the birds and apes and emerge on the west end of the Zoo for a steep climb to Conduit Road where you cross at the tra c light to run on Hornsey Road to reach the second water
station at the Glenealy School. Thats just below 7K!

Proceed after a drink, climb a few stairs and immediately get onto May Road to run for 500m until crossing over the Peak Tram rail, and you are at the entry to the Chathan Path. Climb up the shady, scenic but winding Chatham Path (about 1 km) and you will reach Barker Road. By that time, you have completed more than 8K and arrived at the last water station.

On the at 1K along Barker Road, you have a birds-eye view of the entire Victoria Harbour underneath your running feet. At the end of Barker Rd, turn on the Plantation Rd and youre at the last climb onto Findley Road, onward to the Finish at Peak Galleria---having challenged and conquered the Peak!

Category:

Sports

Tags:

• VTP Challenge
• Club Balance
• Victoria To Peak
• Hong Kong
• 10km race
• 1 October

[zephyern]

This is great! Thanks for posting it. Looking forward to tomorrow's race!