{"id":1908,"date":"2016-04-25T09:00:07","date_gmt":"2016-04-25T01:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.spacious.hk\/en\/blog\/?p=1908"},"modified":"2019-10-30T09:51:19","modified_gmt":"2019-10-30T01:51:19","slug":"vigorous-hk-routes-for-joggers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.spacious.hk\/en\/blog\/vigorous-hk-routes-for-joggers","title":{"rendered":"Vigorous HK &#8211; Routes for joggers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>With the rugged pavement and narrow sidewalks, Hong Kong doesn&#8217;t seem like a place suitable for those passionate joggers; not to mention\u00a0the Severe traffic pollution that worsens the air condition for exercising. Nevertheless, being a\u00a0city abundant with vigor, Hong Kong has quite a few communities supporting this exercise. On top of that, in order to accommodate these joggers, marathons are held\u00a0from time to time. The most well known one is the Standard Chartered Hong Kong Marathon, which took place in late September to mid-October last year and had around 70,000 registrants.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking of the most essential element for jogging, the answer would obviously be the jogging route. Here we provide a recommendation of\u00a0some comfortable and accessible jogging routes in Hong Kong.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2432\" style=\"width: 605px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.spacious.hk\/en\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/fBJfB3DrirGHnwwdRl9FmQ.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2432\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2432\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2432\" src=\"https:\/\/www.spacious.hk\/en\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/fBJfB3DrirGHnwwdRl9FmQ-595x446.jpg\" alt=\"from http:\/\/weshare.hk\/mozmolj\/articles\/1800074\" width=\"595\" height=\"446\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.spacious.hk\/en\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/fBJfB3DrirGHnwwdRl9FmQ-595x446.jpg 595w, https:\/\/www.spacious.hk\/en\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/fBJfB3DrirGHnwwdRl9FmQ-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.spacious.hk\/en\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/fBJfB3DrirGHnwwdRl9FmQ-960x720.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.spacious.hk\/en\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/fBJfB3DrirGHnwwdRl9FmQ-80x60.jpg 80w, https:\/\/www.spacious.hk\/en\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/fBJfB3DrirGHnwwdRl9FmQ-265x198.jpg 265w, https:\/\/www.spacious.hk\/en\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/fBJfB3DrirGHnwwdRl9FmQ-696x522.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.spacious.hk\/en\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/fBJfB3DrirGHnwwdRl9FmQ-560x420.jpg 560w, https:\/\/www.spacious.hk\/en\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/fBJfB3DrirGHnwwdRl9FmQ.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 595px) 100vw, 595px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2432\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">from http:\/\/weshare.hk\/mozmolj\/articles\/1800074<\/p><\/div>\n<h4>1. Bowen Road<\/h4>\n<p>This 4 kilometer trail provides a car-free environment along <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spacious.hk\/en\/hong-kong\/mid-levels-central?from-blog\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mid Levels<\/a>, which makes those exercising sessions safer\u00a0and more ideal for joggers. Along the route, you will discover the friendliness from the frequent greetings from other path users. Keep yourself in a good mood simply by giving back a warm salutation.<\/p>\n<p>Unlike other trails in the city, Bowen Road is surrounded by greenery. If you feel exhausted during the jogging session, there is always shade for a rest.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.spacious.hk\/en\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/\u64f7\u53d6.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2433\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2433 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.spacious.hk\/en\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/\u64f7\u53d6-595x320.jpg\" alt=\"\u64f7\u53d6\" width=\"595\" height=\"320\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.spacious.hk\/en\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/\u64f7\u53d6-595x320.jpg 595w, https:\/\/www.spacious.hk\/en\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/\u64f7\u53d6-768x413.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.spacious.hk\/en\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/\u64f7\u53d6-960x517.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.spacious.hk\/en\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/\u64f7\u53d6-696x375.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.spacious.hk\/en\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/\u64f7\u53d6-1068x575.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/www.spacious.hk\/en\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/\u64f7\u53d6-780x420.jpg 780w, https:\/\/www.spacious.hk\/en\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/\u64f7\u53d6.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 595px) 100vw, 595px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h4>2. Victoria Road<\/h4>\n<p>The Victoria Road route, which runs along the coast against Lamma Channel, is a nice path to try.\u00a0Starting from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spacious.hk\/en\/hong-kong\/kennedy-town?from-blog\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kennedy town<\/a>, the path escalates in the very beginning and heaves along the coast for the rest of the journey.<\/p>\n<p>The route ends at the intersection of Victoria Road and Pok Fu Lam Road, after passing Cyberport. The whole session\u00a0is approximately 6 kilometers from the commence point to the end.<br \/>\n<a title=\"Ma On Shan Waterfront Promenade\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/fillinmyblanks\/6882356502\/in\/photolist-buaSP1-9EedTE-9Eee9d-ehPEbV-9EbjHv-9EedRh-eixfxq-9EedPh-f8mdJk-ehR1JU-ohn3g3-7siaVz-7wQuT8-7siaMR-7zBRA1-6fN5iM-7zBQQA-apDPTV-7siaYz-7siaSi-7zBSkS-dXYQJ2-qrTXNi-reaFXi-7zxYk2-ekz4d5-eja5ky-dYJEkb-egYbGv-frvDrd-eA5L6J-e1vU6v-ejXtpB-eet6G2-eik9P5-ee94gu-7zxVgc-4tyEHr-e1uqTR-dgFRDD-qrTXEH-o3d3T1-9ARftZ-qnERC6-7zxVXk-ojEsuA-pMkQuN-bPdKoF-apn7qM-bPdKpH\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7125\/6882356502_e4ac4e6d24_b.jpg\" alt=\"Ma On Shan Waterfront Promenade\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h4>3. Promenade from Ma On Shan to Sha Tin<\/h4>\n<p>This route is said to be the best waterfront promenade in Hong Kong. Commencing from\u00a0Ma On Shan MTR station, the path leads all the way to Sha Tin, which is around 6 kilometers. However, for those people who are up for a shorter jogging distance, it is also convenient to depart the track at certain\u00a0spots given that the MTR line goes in the same direction.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.spacious.hk\/en\/hong-kong\/ma-on-shan?from-blog\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Buy or rent an apartment in Ma On Shan<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.spacious.hk\/en\/hong-kong\/sha-tin?from-blog\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Buy or rent an apartment in Sha Tin<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With the rugged pavement and narrow sidewalks, Hong Kong doesn&#8217;t seem like a place suitable for those passionate joggers; not to mention\u00a0the Severe traffic pollution that worsens the air condition for exercising. Nevertheless, being a\u00a0city abundant with vigor, Hong Kong has quite a few communities supporting this exercise. On top of that, in order to accommodate these joggers, marathons are [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2437,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[64],"class_list":["post-1908","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-hong-kong-living","tag-article"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.spacious.hk\/en\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1908","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.spacious.hk\/en\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.spacious.hk\/en\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.spacious.hk\/en\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.spacious.hk\/en\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1908"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.spacious.hk\/en\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1908\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.spacious.hk\/en\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2437"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.spacious.hk\/en\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1908"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.spacious.hk\/en\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1908"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.spacious.hk\/en\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1908"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}