The Lantau Trail (), opened on 4 December 1984, is a long-distance footpath on Lantau Island in the New Territories of Hong Kong. The trail is a loop starting and finishing in Mui Wo. It is the third longest trail in Hong Kong, after MacLehose Trail and Wilson Trail. The Lantau Trail has good visitor facilities along the way, and the route is well marked. There are information boards and maps at junctions between each stage. Distance posts around 500 metres apart help hikers know where they are. At each turning, route signs give instructions about directions, place names, and the distances and times for hiking between various locations. Stages The Lantau Trail has 12 stages. There are distance posts along the trail, numbered L000 through L140, every 500m: Easy Walk Fairly Difficult Very Difficult 1 Path is rerouted. The Section 3/4 changeover appears now to occur very close to the Ngong Ping 360 cable lift. Section 4 for the most part follows Ngong Ping Road from Ngong Ping 360 to the start of Section 5. As of April 2019, Google Maps has the correct route in its database. Trail rerouting at Ngong Ping (Sections 3 and 4) The current routing leaves it unclear if the Section 3/4 changeover is near distance post L027 or distance post L030. The previous changeover was at L027. For easiest access to/from Ngong Ping and Ngong Ping 360, follow the trail to distance post L030. Once at the cable car station, follow the pedestrian shopping precinct in the direction of the Tian Tan Buddha for around 200m, watching on the right for a poorly displayed Lantau Trail sign pointing hikers downhill along Ngong Ping Road and Sham Wat Road. Section 4 continues on the road all the way to Section 5. Trail closing at Yi O (Section 7) and related controversy The trail crosses private land at Yi O Village and access is officially closed (as verified in December 2013). Along the trail is posted the following message: Farmland rehabilitation within private lots in Yi O Kau Tsuen and Yi O San Tsuen is in progress. The land owners do not allow unauthorised access to those villages. The affected sections of Lantau Trail Section 7 passing through those villages will be diverted. Visitors who wish to go to Fan Lau or Kau Liu Chung are advised to choose alternative route as shown on the