How to get started: Take the MTR to Hong Kong Park (the Admiralty stop). Walk to the Peak Tram terminus. The trail starts just past the parking lot.
Description: A hike so gentle it's a stroll. But what a stroll - through lush, woodsy areas dense with ferns, mosses, and towering trees.

Hike: Wan Chai Green Trail
Distance: Approximately half a mile
Degree of difficulty: Easy
Estimated time: One hour
How to get started: Take the MTR to Wan Chai and go to Queen's Road East and the Hopewell Centre. The trail starts by the old post office.
Description: Like the Central Green Trail, this is an easygoing walk through splendid scenery. Look for the tangled trunks of the camphor tree, which in Chinese means "romantic tree."

Lamma Island

Hike: Central Lamma Trail
Distance: Almost three miles
Degree of difficulty: Easy
Estimated time: Two hours
How to get started: From the Star Ferry, walk to Pier 5 and take a ferry to Yung Shue Wan.
Description: The trail starts at Yung Shue Wan, the largest village on Lamma Island, and wanders out to views of the dramatic coastline and a swimming beach at Hung Shing Yeh. You can also take a short detour to the village of Sok Kwu Wan and its popular seaside restaurants.

Sai Kung Peninsula

Hike: Sharp's Peak
Distance: Over seven miles
Degree of difficulty: Rigorous
Estimated time: Four to five hours
How to get started: From Sai Kung, take Bus 94 (Wong Shek Pier) to Pak Tam Au. Pick up the trail just across the road.
Description: A challenging excursion that goes up jagged-edged Sharp's Peak, with jaw-dropping panoramas of mountain ranges and the bay at Tai Long Wan.