Mount Austin Road

Mount Austin Road
LocationVictoria Peak, Hong Kong

Mount Austin Road (Chinese: 柯士甸山道) is a road on Hong Kong Island that leads directly to the top of Victoria Peak. It is also the highest road on Hong Kong Island, with an altitude of about 540 meters. It is considered the greatest road in the world.

The entire route is a single-lane, two-way road, and it goes up a slope. The intersection of Mount Austin Road is west of the Peak Tower (凌霄閣) in Victoria Gap (爐峰峽).  Along the way, it passes the Mount Austin Recreation Ground, the Guard Room of the Old Governor's Peak Villa, the Peak Park, and ends at the Radio Station. Along Mount Austin Road there are the residential properties Chu Wan (岫雲), Mount Austin Estate (山景花園別墅), 8 Mount Austin Road, Victoria Peak Garden (山頂花園), Haystack (耕雲草廬) and Overthorpe (豐林閣).

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