Nam Long Shan Road (Training: Brick Hill)

Author: arrowsn
Created: March 21, 2022 9:52 am
Updated: March 23, 2022 10:34 am

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Distance Instructions

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Distance 4 km
Time 1 h 2 min
Speed 4.0 km/h
Min altitude 0 m
Peak 277 m
Climb 407 m
Descent 406 m

FKT 37min 56sec

NAM LONG SHAN ROAD (TRAINING: BRICK HILL)

My local track and go-to for hill training. Unlikely to win points for creativity it does what it says on the tin; provide a short, steep, repeatable climb. Thankfully, incredible vistas at the top more than compensate for the effort.

THE RIDE 🔥

Nothing to write home about. A short burst up Nam Long Shan Road saves us the dull climb from the MTR station to the point where the trail begins.

START / FINISH POINT 🅿️

No official parking but the road widens just after the trail entrance providing plenty of space to park the scooter.

THE RUN 🍺

The route is a straight vertical ascent up a combination steps and trail. Around halfway up the trail flattens out providing a pleasant runnable section. That run becomes ever more difficult with each ascent and I personally struggle not to fall back to a walk at the third time of asking!

Fortunately, there are impressive views at the top of the hill, overlooking Ocean Park and out to the south coast and surrounding islands. My own route starts with a full ascent of the hill, followed by two further descents to halfway and back to the top via that more runnable section of the hill. But its possible to run this in any combination of climbs. Feel the burn!