Wilson Trail Section 2

My sister and I got up early one morning to walk up to Mount Butler with a friend, following Wilson Trail Stage 2. We wanted to see the sunrise from there. So when I say early I mean really early (4am!!). We had already prepared food and drinks the previous night and just needed to get dressed and hail a cab. At 4.45 we were at Parkview and facing the big brown sign. The hiking had started! It was still dark and walking in the middle of the forest at that time was a mix of excitement and a little fear. We got lost for a second and had to come back.
A few minutes later we were at the peak of Jardine’s Lookout, seriously amazing views and time for a quick break, pictures and a snack. On one side we could see the city, waking up. On the other side we could already gaze at Tai Tam Park. A historical fact for you about Jardine’s Lookout: it’s named after William Jardine a ship surgeon considered responsible for the start of the First Opium War. After that we went down for a while leaving the quarry on our left and hiking up the trail again to Mount Butler. This is when it started to pour like crazy and it didn’t stop until we finished the hike, lucky us.
Mount Butler is a 371 meters mountain peak, ranking 21^st of the hills in Hong Kong. From there we decided it was time for breakfast and we were absolutely soaked so walked down to Quarry Bay. There is a lovely sheltered space with benches where we opened our plastic boxes and shared a few snacks. The sun was finally shining and we felt extremely happy with our adventure as we had a look at the great snaps taken from uphill.