West Gate

West Gate: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this fort: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit West Gate

Season: October to February; carry water in summer.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach West Gate — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 22.59735, 114.50663. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near West Gate

• DaPeng fortress · fort · Shenzhen · ~0 km · Must-see
• Tung Ping Chau Marine Park · sanctuary · Guangdong · ~12 km · Must-see
• Round Island · river spot · New Territories · ~24 km · Must-see
• Sanmen Island · river spot · Huizhou · ~25 km · Must-see
• Tai Mun Shan · viewpoint · Guangdong · ~31 km · Must-see
• Long Ke Wan · beach · Guangdong · ~35 km · Must-see
• Longgang Hakka Culture Museum · museum · Shenzhen · ~37 km · Must-see
• Bride's Pool · attraction · Guangdong · ~37 km · Must-see
• Mount Wutong · viewpoint · Shenzhen · ~38 km · Must-see
• Wutong Mountain · viewpoint · New Territories · ~38 km · Must-see
• Robin's Nest Country Park · sanctuary · Guangdong · ~40 km · Must-see
• Robin's Nest · viewpoint · Guangdong · ~41 km · Must-see
• The Hunch Backs · viewpoint · Guangdong · ~42 km · Must-see
• Tiu Shau Ngam · viewpoint · Guangdong · ~42 km · Must-see
• Sai Kung Waterfront Park · park · Guangdong · ~42 km · Must-see
• Hong Fa Temple · Buddhist site · Shenzhen · ~42 km · Must-see
• Kiu Tsui Beach · beach · Guangdong · ~42 km · Must-see
• Ma On Shan Park · park · Guangdong · ~43 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of West Gate

Other forts & heritage near West Gate

• DaPeng fortress · fort · Shenzhen · ~0 km · Must-see
• Monument in Commemoration of the Return of Hong Kong to China · fort · Guangdong · ~61 km · Must-see
• Tang Ancestral Hall, Ha Tsuen · fort · Guangdong · ~69 km · Must-see
• Tung Chung Battery · fort · Guangdong · ~85 km · Must-see
• Tian Tan Buddha Statue · fort · Guangdong · ~91 km · Must-see
• Fortaleza do Monte · fort · Guangdong · ~136 km · Must-see
• Lou Kau Mansion · fort · Guangdong · ~136 km · Must-see
• North Gate · fort · Shenzhen · ~0 km
• South Gate · fort · Shenzhen · ~0 km
• Site of Chenghuang Temple · fort · Shenzhen · ~0 km

All forts & heritage in Guangdong

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