I felt very small and insignificant when I hiked Bukit Cerakah. The vast openness of the area, coupled with gigantic trees, boulders, borderless grassy plains and endless rows of palm oil effectively reduced me to Liliputian size. The trail head is easily accessible from Persiaran Puncak Alam 11, immediately going uphill along a double track …
A glimpse of Mirror Lake from a week ago, inspired this 4-5 hour hike from Alam Budiman trailhead. The budgeted time was based on taking the most direct approach and omitting Bukit Sapu Tangan. Starting from the double-track Trail 10, we stayed on the lower contour for its more gradual incline though longer meander to …
My previous three visits to Shah Alam Community Forest (SACF) formerly known as Setia Alam Community Trails were in 2015, via Setia Ecopark. This is the first time I am accessing from Alam Budiman and hopefully, it will not take another 7 years for my next visit. View of Budiman Lake from Budiman Peak, fringed …
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Once upon a time, a developer built a lake as a green oasis for 2,000 families in the vicinity. It had a jogging track surrounding it and residents could even canoe in the lake. Today, Cova Lake is a pale shadow of the landscape paradise intended for the surrounding residential areas of Tropicana Indah, Cova …
Malaysia's Tallest Highway I have travelled on the Rawang Bypass once, in 2018. The experience was truly amazing, especially on the elevated portion, cruising past the forest canopy at eye level.Recently, when stunning views of Rawang Bypass from Matt Hill (Bukit Matt) went viral, I wanted in on the action. From Kuala Lumpur, is it …
I had the best guided hike to Bukit Lanjan courtesy of fellow blogger / hiker Janstu who shares that the trails literally 'start from my front door, so to speak'. For a comprehensive background on Bukit Lanjan and its development todate, be sure to read Janstu's blog here, including how the recently opened Community Trails …
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 …
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 …
While KL city was besieged by a Thor-like thunderstorm with lightning flashes streaking across the sky, seemingly with every throw of the God of Thunder’s hammer, just 22km out of the city at the Desa Melawati runsite, it was clear skies with nary a drop of rain. Being a less frequented site, the hares set …
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