Hiking at Bukit Tabur, Selangor, Peninsular Malaysia

Friday, 13 April 2012

Hiking at Bukit Tabur, Selangor, Peninsular Malaysia

Bukit Tabur is a hill located in Taman Melawati, peninsular Malaysia. The hill is famous for the crystal quartz ridge in the world. The quartz ridge can be seen from the Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 2 (MRR2) and hiking trail is to via Kampung Klang Gates, 50 metres from the gates of the Klang Gates Dam.

How to get there : Coordinate on GPS or Google map for the hiking trail : 3° 14′ 1″ N, 101° 44′ 55″ E
It takes around 30 minutes to travel from Bukit Jalil, the commonwealth stadium through MRR2 heading towards Zoo Negara. Direction on below Google map from point A : Zoo Negara to point B : Bukit Tabur Trail. Park car along the road side.

Facilities : No facilities like toilet and shower available.

AverageTrekking Time : It takes around 2.5 hours on moderate speed with some photographies and rest along the trek. Many peaks along the ridge.

Terrain : 80 - 90% rock climbing. It is dangerous for height phobia to attempt and accidents happened before.

Attractions : Beautiful view of Klang Gates Dam and view of KL City especially the view of Dam during sun rising.

Things to bring : Hand glove is good to have but not necessary for rock climbing.