Lantau Trail start and ends at Mui Wo. The Trail reaches both Lantau peak and Sunset Peak with stunning views. It’s very well marked and has a beautiful landscape. You will also pass The Big Buddha Statue in Ngong Ping and the old fishing village Tai O. It’s a lovely trail and a quite different landscape compared to the other big trails of Hong Kong.

Lantau Trail is 70 km long and has 140 distance posts in total, it is divided in to 12 sections. Note that some of the sections are favourably to do as a combo.

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Section 1
Mui Wo - Nam Shan
2.5 km
An easy walk from Mui Wo along Lantau Road. This section is more like a warm-up for section 2.
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Section 2
Nam Shan-Pak Kung Au
6.5 km
A quite strenuous hike, but with a stunning view from beautiful Sunset Peak.
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Section 3
Pak Kung Au-Ngong Ping
4.5 km
A beautiful hike with stunning view from Lantau Peak (Hong Kong second highest peak). Get your lunch at Ngong Ping.
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Section 4
Ngong Ping-Sham Wat Road
4 km
At first quite beautiful hike with a view of the Big Buddha along the way. The end is a easy stroll down to next section.
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Section 5
Sham Wat Road-Man Cheung Po
7.5 km
A beautiful hike through grassy hills along packed dirt and rocky trails.
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Section 6
Man Cheung Po → Tai O
2.5 km
Lantau Trail section 6 goes down to the old fishing village Tai O. The hike is not very long and is mostly downhill
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Section 7
Tai O → Kau Ling Chung
10.5 km
This section is very beautiful. It starts from Tai O Village and follows the water almost all the way. You will pass secluded beaches and climb for some stunning views.
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Section 8
Kau Ling Chung → Shek Pik
5.5 km
Section 8 is something you get whatever you want it or not when doing section 7. Its not the best hike in Hong Kong but on the other hand its a easy hike. The whole hike is on concrete along a water catchment.
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Section 9
Shek Pik → Shui Hau
6.5 km
The hike starts along the roadside at the reservoir and then turns in to the forrest again on nice manmade stone paths. The hike climbs up to some nice views.
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Section 10
Shui Hau → Tung Chung Road
6.5 km
This section is a easy rambling, most of the time on water catchment.
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Section 11
Tung Chung Road → Pui O
4.5 km
The hike starts at a point reachable from either Tung Chung Road or South Lantau Road. A good way to start is to take the bus from Mui Wo and walk from South Lantau Road up to the start.
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Section 12
Pui O → Mui Wo
9 km
The whole hike is great and its a really great finish of the Lantau Trail. You will have a lot of uphill and downhill. And the last strip are offering a nice view over Mui Wo.
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