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 …
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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DETOURism is the willingness to travel differently, following the less trodden path, stumbling into unique experiences, and seeing our surroundings with new eyes. it entails exploring your surroundings, often associated with being a tourist in your own area, and going with the flow, going where the day takes you and opening yourself up to chance …
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 …
It was my first trip to Bukit Besi, accessed by way of Alam Damai, Cheras. Getting there via a drop pin locator was relatively simple. After parking, we started our exploration of this new hike site from a tarred road at the junction of Persiaran Alam Damai and Jalan Alam Damai. The short tarred road …
Walking up Sri Bintang proved to be one the shorter hikes I have been on, covering a distance of just 3.3km in just under 90 minutes. Nonetheless, it was a good workout with 3 ‘peaks’ of 150m woven into the route. The trail is referred to as Sri Bintang by nearby residents as the trail …
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11km trail a comfortable walk that offers scenic views of Klang Gate reservoir and KL skyline.It was the perfect morning for a hike. Cool, cloudy, with no threat of rain. Getting there was a breeze, 20 minutes of clear roads from the KL City Centre to Zoo Negara. Even locating the trail head was easy …
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