This less frequented trail grew in popularity during the lockdown as all forest reserves and most parks were still out-of-bounds. From an obscure bashing-path mainly used by hashers, Heliconia trail was transformed into a 'highway' as foot traffic picked-up when Malaysia entered the recovery phase of the movement control order (MCO). Entering from Kampung Sg …
In August 2019, my wish to hike up Penang Hill finally materialised during a family holiday to the Island State. I found a wealth of information on Hiking Trails of Penang Hill - various trails, distances, maps and respective entry points. Managed by the Penang State Government, the website also provides GPS coordinates of all …
Apart from keeping us save, there are other positive aspects to the Movement Control Order (MCO) that gripped the nation for close to 3 months. During the lockdown, people had no choice but to explore new ways of doing the same thing, to keep it fresh and exciting. A good example and commendable community effort …
This was my first proper hike following the easing of the Movement Control Order (MCO) to "conditional" after 11 weeks of strictly stay-at-home. Hiking in small groups are allowed with social distancing strongly encouraged. Unlike 5 years earlier, there is now a clearly marked path leading to the trail head along the slope parallel to …
Just an hour's drive from Kuala Lumpur, Batang Kali has much to offer nature lovers with its beautiful hills, rivers, rubber and oil palm plantations. With many rivers flowing through the district, the Hulu Tamu area is blessed with the natural phenomenon of numerous cascades and pristine waterfalls. Starting from the Ulu Tamu Hotsprings, we …
Practice social distancing so that parks can stay open! The new normal that all of us have to adjust to. Taman Tugu Forest Trails is one of the first parks to re-open with Social Distancing SOPs in place on May 8. Temperature checks & orderly queue system at point of entry. 2. Single entry (left) …
Visited May 2019When we first heard about a beautiful blue lake that would soon be off-limits, it quickly made it to the top of our hiking list. Located in Bandar Mahkota Cheras, it is purportedly just a 10-minute hike from the residential area. Photo credit : Jimmy Chew Armed with general directions from the trailhead, …
The ever-changing terrain made the trail interesting for me - from paved lanes to bitumen to dirt path to rocky to muddy to caked earth. The Kota Emerald jogging track was the starting point of the hash run in Rawang. With a blast of the horn, the paper trail led hashers down a slope to …
Mt Sinai may not have been on my bucket list, but when the opportunity presented itself, I grabbed it! Even the fact that we’d be hiking at midnight in sub-zero temperatures and giving up one night’s sleep, did not deter me. Visited December 2019I would be following the footsteps of Moses, to the mountain where …
Our intention to conquer Ulu Sempam, Fraser’s Hill almost unravelled even before we got to the trailhead. The bigger disaster would have been missing out on the chance to touch a little bit of Spencer Chapman’s historical, mountainous traverses in the region. Sungai Sempam was one of Spencer Chapman's favourite hideout base camp, and the …
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