Hi, sorry for my late answer but I haven't checked my Messages. Yes there are several chances to "solve your problem". Hope you have as much Fun as I had there. Cheers Michael

Hi Royalpea, if you are comfortable carrying your child and have practiced on other hikes i would say ok, but i am not an expert in that department. It is a real hike on uneven dirt tracks not on a paved path. We had daypacks and umbrellas. It took us a few hours and there were a couple of resting spots, but not sheltered and only one porta loo at the beginning, then again just before we took the path down to the beach. There were toilets and showers down at the beach. Hope this helps alittle.

It depends on your tolerance for wind & cold. I think Jan could be on the cooler side, and when you're up on the peak, you're pretty much exposed to the elements. If you're only up there for a couple of minutes, then it could be fine. But if you plan to stay there to enjoy the view, take lots of photographs, etc, then it might make sense to wear long pants.

No need. Just Google instructions on how to get to the starting point. Relatively easy to get there and most on the bus are heading there too. The trail path is pretty straight forward

Absolutely. Hong Kong is a very safe place, despite what you may have seen or read in the media recently. However, i would recommend that you take a map with you. don’t just rely on your phone to help you navigate.

This route is open every day.

Afternoon, I went this morning and the dragons back is all cleared. On the decent into the beach there are fallen trees that you have to climb over. The beach itself has borne the brunt of the typhoon as there are broken trees, toilets out of order, and lots cordoned off.

I will say it depends on fitness and readiness of the kid. I suppose, fitness wise, you can always rest and take your time to let your young one be part of this hike. Readiness wise, there are certain parts of the hike one need to keep the kid close to you as this is still a hill after all.

Cape Collinson Catholic Cemetery. If you Google "catholic cemetary starting dragon back", you will get blog posts on how to navigate the cemetery to Dragon's Back.

Hello ! Its about a 3 hour hike in total at a leisurely pace 😊 yes take the star ferry to the Hong Kong side then the 9 bus takes you right there - everyone is getting off at the same place however you can ask the bus driver to alert you. At big wave beach a shuttle or the same bus takes you back. And you can use your Octopus card for all the busses and ferries ! So easy 😊