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Old mine east of the Twins

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Submitted by scottp on Sun, 2020-07-19 13:36

Stumbled on what looks like a Japanese tunnel off the trail east of the Twins near Stanley yesterday.

Old Mine East of The Twins
Japanese Tunnel East of The Twins, by scottp
Old Mine East of The Twins
Japanese Tunnel East of The Twins, by scottp
Old Mine East of The Twins
Japanese Tunnel East of The Twins, by scottp
Old Mine East of The Twins
Japanese Tunnel East of The Twins, by scottp
Old Mine East of The Twins
Japanese Tunnel East of The Twins, by scottp
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Submitted by kayw on Tue, 2020-08-18 11:05.

How depth is it?

Submitted by scottp on Fri, 2020-08-21 21:20.

Quite extensive and didn't get to the end, I guess around 6 metres in, turned right for 6 metres and then make another right turn which we did not venture down. Could be more, need to go back better prepared - there were a lot of frogs in there.

Submitted by MikeB on Tue, 2021-02-09 12:13.

Hi, these could be some old mines, not necessarily Japanese built. Do you have better coordinates available, altitude etc.? It appears quiet a steep descent from the Twins Trail or did you

come up from the valley floor, where there is a Ribbon Trail traversing it? 

Submitted by scottp on Tue, 2021-02-09 12:36.

We came across it by accident taking a short cut that was a bad choice but did allow us to find this. There were a couple of foundations of some small buildings nearby and someone else has said there are some train tracks too so could well be a small mining operation. Track here: https://www.alltrails.com/explore/recording/recording-18-jul-4-52-pm-0b4... - you can see the spot at the meandering we did around the mine/tunnel. Take a machete!

Submitted by H Lo on Tue, 2021-02-09 13:28.

Is it the loop of your track on the west slope of Cheung Lin Shan?

We've been traversing the valley the other day, without knowing the existence of such.

Submitted by scottp on Tue, 2021-02-09 13:35.

Between the South and North Twins peaks we headed off the Wilson Trail, across Tiger Stream, on the way to the ribbon trail that leads to Stone Hill.

Submitted by MikeB on Tue, 2021-02-09 13:35.

Great tracking and I have been to all of these trails! Very beautiful and remote area of Hong Kong and so close to the Highway of the Twins.

Thanks for sharing your map and guidance. 

Does anybody know how to photo reply here in the text? Uploading Photos seems somewhat time consuming.

I have found good Aerials meanwhile that seem to show potential tracks, structures and digging locations etc. 

Submitted by scottp on Tue, 2021-02-09 14:01.

Good luck Mike, let us know how you get on!

Submitted by scottp on Tue, 2021-02-09 17:19.

Some discussion here: https://industrialhistoryhk.org/mystery-buildings-near-stanley-industria...

Submitted by H Lo on Wed, 2021-02-10 13:22.

Which meant you went off the Wilson Trail at the pass between the two peaks of the Twins, then possessing in the valleys of the upper Lo Fu Stream?