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3 Ball Trail Run - Beacon Hill

The city you want to run becomes your next trip.

HKSeptember 202719.2km

YouTube · Bon pong

Race date Sep expected: September 2027
City · Distance: Hong Kong · 19.2km
Entry fee: HK$520From the 2026 edition
Status: SoonSee how to enter ↗

2027Date September 2027 · expected · Soon

2026Date Sep 12, 2026 · Entry fee HK$520 · Start 09:00

Official website ↗D-day as of Oct 12, 2026

About the race How to enter Course Race Prep Travel

Why you dream of this race

THE DREAM

ABOUT THE RACE

A day you'll remember,
long past the finish line.

This is the third race of the series.

It is a 19.2km mountain course with 788m of cumulative ascent and 791m of descent.

It starts at the main dam of Shing Mun Reservoir and returns to the same point.

It is held over two days, Saturday, September 12, and Sunday, September 13.

The road to your own record

Picture the course in advance
and find the pace that fits you.

When the city cheers

Streets lined with cheers, runners all around.
You'll be part of that scene.

The trip that follows the run

Take it slow with the finish still in you,
and meet the city all over again.

Stories from runners who've been there.

From the joy of finishing to the tough moments — read what runners wrote themselves.

No runner reports yet. We'll add them here as they come in.

See it on video,
feel it through their stories.

Preview the course and read what runners who went before you wrote.

Finisher vlog

Bon pong · Finisher vlog

View on YouTube

This may be from a past edition. Check the organizer for this year's course and operations.

The way in that fits you

YOUR ENTRY

How to reach the start line —
start with what fits you.

Here are the ways to enter and what each requires.
Check the organizer's page for whether entries are open.

From the 2026 edition

Trail

Entry cost HK$520

1 physical series / 1 Physical Series · subject to change — verify officially

Organizer's page

Official race website Entry options

From the start line to the finish

RACE WEEK

Your 19.2km

Know the course and time limit, and race day comes into focus.

From the 2026 edition

Runners start · local timeFrom 09:00

not the start line

We have not confirmed the start line coordinates yet.

START

城門水塘主壩 / Shing Mun Reservoir Main Dam

Start · Google Maps

Cutoff
Wave 1 starts at 09:00 – time limit 4 hours; Wave 2 starts at 09:10 – time limit 5.5 hours

Course starts at the Shing Mun Reservoir Main Dam, passing Section 6 of the MacLehose Trail and Kam Shan Road,

then following the Tai Po Road jogging trail and Tai Po Road before entering the Eagle’s Nest Nature Trail.

The route then crosses the summit of Beacon Hill, passes the Reunification Pavilion and the Qianlong Ancient Trail, follows the Kowloon Hills catchwater,

returns to Tai Po Road, and continues along Section 6 of the Wilson Trail before returning to the Shing Mun Reservoir Main Dam.

It is a loop course.

Checkpoints are located at 8.0 km mark and 14.5 km mark.

The start is split into two waves.

The 9:00 a.m. wave has a time limit time limit of 4 hours, while the 9:10 a.m. wave has a time limit time limit of 5 hours 30 minutes.

Participant benefits

Not yet confirmed in the official race guide

To the start line,
step by step.

Pick up your bib, check your wave.
So on race morning, you can just run.

From the 2026 edition

Pick up your bib at the expo

This is the Beacon Hill edition of the Action Panda 三球野 series (Tai Mo Shan, Mount Parker, Beacon Hill): a 19.28km course held over two days, 9/12–9/13.
Race pack pickup details have not been published, so check with the organizer.

Beacon Hill (畢架山), Hong Kong

Google Maps

Stations & transport near the venue

Getting to the startNo MTR station directly at venue.
Transit cardBeacon Hill is accessed via Kowloon Tong MTR station, then a bus or taxi up Sha Tin Pass Road/Beacon Hill…

Source · checked Aug 24, 2026

More details

Getting to the start

No MTR station directly at venue. Nearest access is via bus to Fung Lik Building (豐力樓) stop on Lung Cheung Road, then walk ~5 min to Lung Cheung Road Lookout (龍翔道觀景台); alternatively MTR Kowloon Tong or Lok Fu Station + taxi/bus.

Race date 12 Sep 2026, ~19.25-19.28km, confirmed by official raceresults.com. Start/finish location given here is per a secondary source (fitz.

Official actionpanda3ballrun.com site was not directly parseable for logistics details; date/distance corroborated via raceresults.com.hk and itra.run. Exact 2026 start/finish location is unconfirmed by any official source.

Map

Getting to the finish

Treat with caution — this is the prior year's route description, not an official 2026 confirmation.

Transit card

Beacon Hill is accessed via Kowloon Tong MTR station, then a bus or taxi up Sha Tin Pass Road/Beacon Hill Road toward the trailhead. Octopus card covers the MTR and bus fares and is sold/topped up at any station or convenience store; contactless bank cards also tap directly at MTR gates.

A single MTR ride is typically HK$4-15.

Source · checked Aug 24, 2026

READY TO RUN

From race morning to after the finish.

Your start time, fuel and bag drop.
Know them ahead and the run feels easier.

Average 28°C. In Hong Kong in September, staying cool is how you manage pace.

Pour as much water over your head and neck as you drink, and use shaded stretches to get your breathing back under control.

Entry fee is tiered, ranging from 450 HKD to 520 HKD depending on when you register.

The start is at 09:00.

Times are local to Hong Kong. Check the latest official information before the race.

A trip built around the race

STAY A LITTLE

MAKE IT A RUNTRIP

The race is one day,
the trip can be longer.

From a hotel that makes race morning easy,
to the meals and views you'll enjoy with the medal on.

Silka Far East Hotel

Accommodation · 3.6km

7.1/10(78)

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An Yueet Health Spa & Massage (Central/Mong Kok/Tsuen Wan/Causeway Bay Locations)

HK$411

3 Ball Trail Run - Beacon Hill

About 3 Ball Trail Run - Beacon Hill — what makes it special

A day you'll remember,long past the finish line.

The road to your own record

When the city cheers

The trip that follows the run