I first noticed people jogging / walking beside the Klang river while driving on Jalan Syed Putra (formerly Lornie Drive) around end 2020. This stretch follows the Klang river from Masjid Jamek to Mid Valley, Bangsar. For ease of reference, I will name this route River of Life (RoL) South, to differentiate from my earlier blog titled River of Life (RoL) North, from Dataran DBKL to Jalan Tun Razak/ Jalan Ipoh.

I finally ran the route in May 2021 and am pleased to report that my concern of smelly car fumes is unfounded. The area is naturally airy with constant air movement throughout the day.

With the country experiencing high Covid-19 infection rates, the stay home order was reinforced, and I was only able to visit again in October, after a gap of 5 months.

Still a work-in-progress, this stretch of the river is pretty much in its natural state.

The path winds through Brickfields, past an Indian temple and high-rise apartments. Overhead, the KL Monorail track ends at the depot.

From here, we crossed to the opposite side via the overhead pedestrian bridge, which is a crucial connection for students of Kuen Cheng School. We continued our run on the left of the river, as cars whiz past at speed.

Along this stretch, we noticed more foot traffic from residents of the nearby suburbs of Brickfields and Taman Seputeh.

Cycling is also a popular activity, with the completion of a cycling path from Masjid Jamek and beyond to Sentul.

The RoL route ends just before Mid Valley.

For a different perspective, we again crossed to the other side, to a zig zag plankwalk.

For the return journey, we stayed on the right of the river, to explore the surrounding suburbs.

As we retraced our steps, high-rise buildings were bathed by the golden rays of the setting sun, followed by the blue hour phenomenon.