31C and 86% humidity, a perfect day for running! I'm staying in Kowloon in Hong Kong and thought I would try to do some more running sightseeing. It's hot, but I was hoping that if I took it slow then it might be OK.
I had seen people describe Hong Kong Kowloon waterfront as a good place to run so I thought I would head there, have a look and hope to find something interesting. I left my hotel and walked down Nathan Road towards the Kowloon waterfront. I was going to run this bit, but there were Hong Kong shoppers everywhere and my Nike GPS watch wasn't connecting to a satellite. So I walked to the Kowloon waterfront by the Space museum.
My beginning was the Avenue of Stars. It's the Hong Kong equivalent of the Hollywood Walk of Fame. The Avenue of Stars gives an amazing view of the Hong Kong Island skyline, but it was absolutely packed with people taking photos and selfies of the impressive sites on the other side of Hong Kong harbour.
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| AView of Hong Kong skyline from Avenue of Stars |
The Kowloon promenade extends all along the harbour and as crowds thin out it becomes a great place to run with more great views of the Hong Kong island skyline:
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| More Hong Kong skyline |
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| Kowloon promenade looking back towards Avenue of Stars |
The Kowloon promenade is officially known as Tsim Sha Tsui Promenade as it winds it's way alongside the harbour.
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| Tsim Sha Tsui Promenade |
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| Tsim Sha Tsui Promenade bridge |
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| Ramp down from Tsim Sha Tsui Promenade to Hung Hom Promenade |
The Tsim Sha Tsui Promenade continues by going up onto a bridge then comes down again and becomes the Hung Hom Promenade - remaining a great place to run along the water.
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| Hung Hom Promenade |
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| Hung Hom Promenade + Hong Kong Harbour running |
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| Promenade map |
So the Kowloon side of Hong Kong is a great place for running (if you can out up with the humidity and the heat.) The harbour side running path goes from Nathan Road and the Hong Kong Space Center along the (busy) Avenue Of Stars and then all the way round onto Hung Hom Promenade, past all the ferry terminals, past the fisherman and finishing up at a brick wall by a luxury apartment block.
Good fun and recommended!
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