MacLehose Trail
The Oxfam Trailwalker is a major annual fundraising event held every November that largely follows the MacLehose Trail. The Trailwalker started in 1982 as a military exercise for the Gurkhas, then opened to the public four years later. Participants are required to complete the full 100 kilometres within 48 hours, passing through nine checkpoints along the way. The route follows the MacLehose Trail from Pak Tam Chung to Tai Mo Shan, then descends to Route Twisk following the old pre-2009 route along Tai Mo Shan Road. The Trailwalker route then rejoins the MacLehose Trail but eventually diverges to follow the northern shore of the Tai Lam Chung Reservoir. At the end of the reservoir, the route takes a sharp turn northwards towards Yuen Long to finally end at the Po Leung Kuk Jockey Club Tai Tong Holiday Camp. the fastest record for the Trailwalker route is 10 hours and 58 minutes, set in 2013. Since 1986, the event has raised over HK$600m to support poverty alleviation and emergency relief projects across the world.