Billed as “no ordinary walk in the park”, participants were forewarned of the many challenges such as limited forest cover, soaring heat, barren terrain with lots of rocks, boulders, steep cliffs and sandy beach. The circumnavigation of Cape Rachado, Port Dickson is only possible at low tide, and has a cut-off time of 5 hours …
I revisited Cape Rachado for a sunset hike to Bukit Batu Putih. The shortest and most direct way is via the road to the lighthouse, from the entrance of the forest reserve. At the base of the lighthouse, the Bukit Batu Putih trailhead is on the right, a short 300m trail with gentle inclines and …
When the getting to a trail head / hike site takes longer than the actual hike itself, my usual response is a 'No'. But there are exceptions.The 2-hour road drive from KL to Wave Rock at Bukit Baginda, Batu Kikir followed by the 1 hour up, 40 mins down hike, was totally worth it. The …
A hike up Gunung Angsi seemed like the perfect way to round off my beach holiday in Port Dickson. With minimal traffic on the road, we got to the Ulu Bendol Recreational Forest in Kuala Pilah in just under an hour. Visitors are required to check-in at the Ranger Office where a RM5 entry fee …
I wanted to visit the crash site of a World War II (WW2) bomber plane, but to get there, I would have to climb a mountain - the 1,014m Gunung Berembun Jelebu. Located between Seremban and Kuala Pilah, Gunung Berembun is part of the 50,000 ha Berembun Forest Reserve, in the middle of Negeri Sembilan. …
The plan was to catch the sunrise at Cape Rachado in Port Dickson but we did not motor down from Kuala Lumpur, as that would have meant starting out as early as 4am. Instead, we booked rooms in a hotel on Jalan Pantai and a 15-minute drive got us to Cape Rachado, next to Ilham …
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