Japanese tunnel on north slope of Beacon Hill [????- ] | Gwulo: Old Hong Kong

Japanese tunnel on north slope of Beacon Hill [????- ]

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Submitted by David on Wed, 2020-12-09 17:06
Current condition: 
Ruin

There's a large entrance:

Japanese tunnel on north slope of Beacon Hill - large entrance
Japanese tunnel on north slope of Beacon Hill - large entrance, by Admin

 

I didn't go inside. The tunnel looked as though it didn't go far, but there's another, smaller blocked-up entrance further along the trail, so it may be longer than it looked:

Japanese tunnel on north slope of Beacon Hill - small, blocked-up entrance
Japanese tunnel on north slope of Beacon Hill - small, blocked-up entrance, by Admin
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japanese tunnel
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Submitted by MikeB on Mon, 2021-09-06 15:40.

Hi David, do we have coordinates on this one or could you describe how to get there?

From the marker it appears to be near a contour hiking trail. 

Submitted by David on Thu, 2021-09-09 00:25.

It is on the trail shown on the Thunderforest map layer, near where the path turns around a ridge:

https://gwulo.com/node/52294?a=1#15/22.3537/114.1638/Map_by_Thunderfores...

It was clearly visible from the trail, so no need to go into the bushes.

Happy exploring, and please let us know what you discover.

Submitted by MikeB on Fri, 2021-09-10 11:09.

I will explore soon, hiking season is just aroundt he corner! Very much appreciate the clear location description as I couldn't see anything on the old Aerials. 

Submitted by MikeB on Mon, 2022-01-03 10:27.

Both tunnel entrances are right on the hiking trail about 25m apart. One is completely collapsed and the other one easily accessible. It's a very short tunnel though, curving slightly to the left and stopping rather abruptly after 4 to 5m only. They were also not connected, rather unusual.  

Submitted by Admin on Mon, 2022-01-10 19:44.

Thanks for letting us know what you found.

It is odd they aren't connected. I wonder if that was the plan, or if they were still being dug when the war ended?