Gunung Ledang Hiking and Camping

Gunung Ledang hiking and camping from 24 to 26 June 2022 (3D2N) ... 

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A group photo in front of the Park Office

Day 1: Declaration and inspection of personal items at Park Office; hike to Pasir Panjang campsite at 11am , journey took 2 hr 15 min; visit Twin Waterfall at 4pm. 

Day 2: Hike to Gunung Ledang Peak at 8:30am, lunch is Kembara meal package (just need 200cc of water to heat up the food); return to campsite at 3:30pm;

Taking a breather at Check-Point #1

Day 3: Leave campsite at 10am; return to trailhead Park Office at 12 noon; inspection and tallying of personal items; have sumptuous lunch in Tangkak town.

The campsite is superb: flat and bright, complete with clean toilet and tap water from the adjacent stream; the Kolam Gajah rapid, just 50 meters away from campsite, is enjoyable for bathing at end of day.

This kolam (pond) is huge, and maybe elephants were sighted here last time; hence, the name, Kolam Gajah

Team Lead = Chan How Nean.

Some of the hikers were carrying heavy load of backpacks:

Chee Eng Hooi (organizer) = 18.5kg;

Loh CW = 18kg;

KC Leong = 17kg;

Gillian Ong = 16kg;

Pearly Tan = 16kg;

Chan Wen Shen = 16kg;

Michelle Wong = 16kg;

Teh Wei Ee = 15kg.

The campsite at Pasir Panjang

The campsite is flat and bright

There is even a clean toilet nearby

Visits to waterfall at 4pm on Day 1

Time for cooking dinner ... Michelle Wong and TehWE

There is even tap water from the mountains; the stream is just next to the campsite

Day 2 on the way to Ledang Peak ... passing by Gua Kambing. This is the same main trail for day hike.

The famous rope climb area ... the correct method is to climb with the rope is in between the legs. 

Group photo at the peak of Gunung Ledang; could not see the surrounding as there was a lot of clouds

Back to Kolam Gajah for bathing at the end of day, a distance of about 50 meters from the campsite

Day 3 morning

Final group photo at the campsite before descending the mountains at 10am

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Gunung Ledang Hike

The group went trekking at the legendary Gunung Ledang on Saturday, 16 April 2016. One way to the peak is about 5 hours; the descent journey took about 3 hours. Starting at 8:15 a.m., the team returned to the base at around 6:45 p.m.

Other than good fitness in going up the mountain, after Checkpoint #5, there are many steep uphill climb aided by thick ropes and metal ladders; as such, the hands muscle must be strong.

In the evening, the group stayed in the homestays in Tangkak town, and returned to Kuala Lumpur the following day, Sunday, 17 April.

Climbing this mountain requires one to engage mountain guides as they will oversee the safety of the team members in the entire journey especially at the steep climb areas.

Overall, it was a good and enjoyable trip with good camaraderie, nice food, and pleasant homestay.

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 The starting point of the trail leading to the peak of Gunung Ledang

 Excited faces at Checkpoint #2 -- another 6 to go !

 Checkpoint #3 -- more huge bolsters are seen scattered along the trail;  there is also another Gua Kambing here

 Beyond this Checkpoint #5, the terrain is getting steeper 

 Tougher and steeper terrain in the climb aided by metal ladders and thick ropes

 Batu Hampar area -- this is by far the steepest climb area

 Ban Yu demonstrating the technique to maintain balance by using only one hand

 Shu-Lin overcoming fear and taking the challenge one step at a time

 Taman Bonsai with a nice view

 ChongYF and yours truly (KC) - organizers for this trekking trip

 Our teh tarik man, Khoo Ban Yu, tarik kow kow at the peak of Gunung Ledang 

 Graceful posture by the cliff ... Lana and Adelyn

 Soaring high just like the birds above ... Lana

 Finally, a group photo at the peak of the legendary Gunung Ledang

 The weather was just superb -- while we were up at the peak for almost one hour, the sun was shielded by the sky; when we were above to leave, the sun emerged.

 Lana cooling herself with the the cold and clean mountain stream water

 Sumptuous dinner in Tangkak town

 Clean, comfortable and convenient homestay in Tangkak excellent for big group of trekkers spending one night together 

En route to Kuala Lumpur, we stopped by at a premium outlet in Alor Gajah

Posted by KC Leong