On either sides of the two roads are lush vegetation,
formed by a rich collection of over 400
species of vascular plants. We have developed continuous
flash images of the vegetation along the Trail and placed
them on this website. Plants appearing in the flash images
are marked with sensitive points which, when hit, would
provide the names of the corresponding plants. Some of
the flash images also give the panoramic views of the
harbour and surrounding scenery. It is hoped that this
Trail can be used as a virtual field trip or virtual
ecotour, and that students and tourists, through pocket
computers or even mobile phones, may make use of the flash
images and plant information on this website to enrich
their actual field trips and tours.
A satellite image of Victoria Peak is available at google-satellite-maps.
Relevant old photos
and literary works
are also kept on our website to enrich your enjoyment
of this Trail. Indeed, we plan to slowly turn this website
into an archive for Lugard Road and Harlech Road. Should
you wish to donate the image of any such photos and have
information on relevant works concerning them, kindly
forward them to us at <
webmaster@hkflora.com
>.
You are encouraged to actually visit this Trail. It
is next to the Peak Tower. It can be reached by tram
at the tram terminal on Garden Road, by bus No. 15 at
Exchange Square or No. 15B (during weekends and holidays)
at Tin Hau MTR Station, by minibus No. 1 nearby Edinburgh
Square, by car or taxi, and by hiking.
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