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Parenting: newborns to toddlers
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Making Hong Kong stroller-friendly: the online community of mums sharing baby-friendly walks across the city

Group's website carries details of nearly 30 walks you can do with a small baby in city and countryside

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From far left: Cressida Martin with her son River, Rosie Fletcher with Rory, Charlotte Eriksen with her daughter Lyra, Sara Madera with her daughter East and Alice Kehey with Jessica. Photo: Edward Wong
Jeanette Wang

It's challenging enough to be a pedestrian on Hong Kong's narrow and busy pavements, much less to push a stroller around with baby on board. But three mothers will tell you there are many buggy-friendly routes in the city - and have set up a website to spread the word.

Sharon Rubin, Rosie Fletcher and Charlotte Eriksen, each with a toddler aged between two and three, had initially found it difficult to navigate Hong Kong streets after having their children. But as they discovered more and more stroller-friendly ways around the city, they decided to share the routes by setting up strollinthekong.com last year.

"We're reclaiming our love for Hong Kong and hiking with strollers in tow," says Fletcher, a primary school teacher and avid hiker.

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A screenshot of the group's website.
A screenshot of the group's website.

The website has a database of 29 routes across the territory, categorised according to duration (up to four hours long), suitability (walks with a stroller, baby carrier or scooter/bicycle, or toddler), and type (point A to B, out-and-back or a loop).

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Each route is described in detail with photos and a link to a Google map. Other useful information includes the presence of any inclines or steps, and the availability of shade and facilities such as food stops and baby changing areas.

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