When I first hiked some of Lantau's Lantau Trail, I was quite disappointed.  Stage 1, Stage 6, Stage 10 & 11, not to mention parts of Lantau Trail Stage 4, Stage 7 & Stage 8 resemble more of a walking trail, and much of it a boring one. After all, who wants to walk kilometer after kilometer along a water catchment with little to no views of the surrounding scenery?

I've often thought that there are many better options on Lantau trail to form a hiking trail that lives up to it's name, that would be much better than the current Lantau Trail.

For example today I was thinking about it, and I bet that in 15 minutes I could think of something much better than what currently exists. Lets base it on Stages also, and lets start from Sunny Bay. You'll probably need a map to follow along.

This is My Ultimate Lantau Hiking Trail Stages 1-10 <-- Click here for the map:

• Stage 1: About 10km: Starting at Sunny Bay MTR station, make your way up Tai Shan for great views of Disneyland, continue over Lai Pik Shan, Tai Che Tung, Lau Fa Tung and Lo Fu Tau (Discovery Bay Views), then head down towards the Discovery Bay Reservoir.
   
   
• Stage 2: About 9km: Cross Discovery Bay Reservoir and continue around the east side of the golf course for great vies of Central & Peng Chau. Continue on to Mui Wo via Discovery Bay to Mui Wo Route 2. 
   
• Stage 3: About 10km: Take Lantau Trail Stage 12 Reversed to the start of Chi Ma Wan Country Trail.
   
• Stage 4: About 21km: Continue onto Chi Ma Wan Country Trail, ending in Pui O.
   
• Stage 5: About 20km: Start off on Lantau Trail Stage 11 Reversed, then turn left after L118 to make your way down towards San Shek Wan and then onto Lower Cheung Sha Beach. Follow the beach west until you get to Tong Fuk Beach. Head north to join Lantau Trail Stage 10 at L109, turn west and then onto Lantau South Country Trail at marker L108. Continue back towards Mui Wo.
   
• Stage 6: About 16km. Just before you reach the end of South Lantau Country Trail, take a left and continue onto Lantau Trail Stage 2 over Sunset Peak. At L011 turn right to hike over Lin Fa Shan, down to Pok To Yan, turn left to head towards Wong Lung Hang and then continue up Wong Lung Hang Country Trail to get back onto Lantau Trail Stage 2 and continue up towards Sunset Peak and then down to Tung Chung Road.
   
• Stage 7: About 9km. Continue onto Lantau Trail Stage 3, over Lantau Peak, and then at L025, take a left and head down the hill via Kau Nga Ling towards Shui Hau.
   
• Stage 8: About 6km: Continue onto Lantau Trail Stage 9 Reversed
   
• Stage 9: About 11km: and then onto Lantau Trail Stage 8 Reversed. At L083, turn right heading up towards Keung Shan Country Trail. Turn left onto Keung Shan Country Trail and take the next right after C1303 to head up and over Fan Shui Au to join up with Lantau Trail Stage 5 Reversed at L045. Turn right onto Lantau Trail Stage 5 (Reversed) and over Keung Shan, and then Kwun Yam Shan towards Keung Shan Road.
   
• Stage 10: About 13km: Continue onto Lantau Trail Stage 4 Reversed and then join up, turning right onto Ngong Ping 360 Rescue Trail Reversed, and make your way down to Tung Chung.
   

So for now, this works out to about 125km, and covers a lot more than the existing Lantau Trail. I know which one I'd rather be doing.

What are your thoughts?