18 July 2023My cousin wanted to see wild boars at the peak, so we did not waste time, taking the most direct (and steeper) trail to the top. Midway, we allowed ourselves a brief stop when a break in the foliage revealed the city skyline. Ten minutes later, we reached the peak only to learn …
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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I finally resumed hiking in Malaysia, in February 2022.Following a 7-day home quarantine upon my return from the UK on January 19, I was immediately caught up with the Chinese New Year preparations and festivities. After 7 weeks of winter, these hectic 3 weeks allowed me to acclimatize to the heat and humidity. I also …
Around early October, pictures of a humongous mushroom was trending on FB and IG. Identified as a cauliflower mushroom, this rare discovery attracted a lot of interest among the hiking community in Kuala Lumpur. I too, could not resist sharing the location pin (accurate to 600m) to my hiking group and felt good when they …
Hiking Then vs Hiking Now I first started hiking in 2012, meeting at 2.30pm each Saturday, without fail before hitting the trails at Bukit Kiara. In the beginning, our focus was on familarising ourselves with the various trails, building stamina, endurance and enlarging the group by inviting friends to join. For a year, we religiously …
I last visited Bukit Dinding in 2015, accessing via the Jalan 6/27a trailhead, just beside a coconut shake stall. Located north east of Kuala Lumpur City, this popular 'neigbourhood' hill is frequented by residents of Wangsa Maju / Setiawangsa. Activities include walking, hiking and mountain biking. Enthusiasts have a choice of a 2.6km uphill on …
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 …
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