Roaring Forties

Been surfing for a complete list of mountains in Malaysia but have not been successful. Most if it comes in bits and pieces. There has been so much repetitions and misinformation that I started to compile my own list.

No	Name of Mountain	Feet	Meters	Location	State
1	Gunung Kinabalu	13,455	4,101	Crocker Range	Sabah
2	Gunung Trusmadi	8,669	2,642	Trus Madi Range	Sabah
3	Gunung Tambuyukon	8,462	2,579	Crocker Range	Sabah
4	Gunung Murud	7,946	2,422	Kelabit	Sarawak
5	Gunung Mulu	7,795	2,376	Mulu	Sarawak
6	Gunung Tahan	7,185	2,190	Tahan Range	Pahang
7	Gunung Korbu	7,162	2,183	Ulu Kinta	Perak
8	Gunung Yong Belar	7,156	2,181	Titiwangsa Range	Pahang
9	Gunung Gayong	7,129	2,173	Ulu Kinta	Perak
10	Gunung Chamah	7,122	2,171	Gua Musang	Kelantan
11	Gunung Yong Yap	7,113	2,168	Ulu Kelantan	Kelantan
12	Gunung Ulu Sepat	7,089	2,161	Temenggor	Kelantan
13	Gunung Batu Putih	6,993	2,131	Kg. Woh, Tapah	Perak
14	Gunung Tama Abu	6,930	2,112	Tama Abu Range	Sarawak
15	Gunung Irau	6,923	2,110	Brinchang, CH	Pahang
16	Gunung Benom	6,913	2,107	Jerantut	Pahang
17	Gunung Apd Runan	6,900	2,103	Kelabit	Sarawak
18	Gunung Gerah	6,898	2,103	Ulu Sepat	Perak/Kelantan
19	Puncak 6850	6,850	2,088	Titiwangsa Range	Perak
20	Bukit Batu Buli	6,830	2,082	Kelabit	Sarawak
21	Gunung Bilah	6,812	2,076	Ulu Sepat	Perak/Kelantan
22	Gunung Berembun (Wray’s)	6,811	2,076	Brinchang, CH	Perak
23	Gunung Belatok	6,800	2,073	Titiwangsa Range	Pahang
25	Gunung Bieh	6,800	2,073	Ulu Sepat	Perak
24	Gunung Junction	6,796	2,071	Ulu Sepat	Perak
26	Gunung Gedung	6,776	2,065	Taman Negara	Pahang
27	Gunung Batu Lawi	6,713	2,046	Limbang	Sarawak
28	Gunung Brinchang	6,664	2,031	Brinchang, CH	Pahang
29	Gunung Tangga	6,609	2,014	Kg Rajah, CH	Pahang
30	Bukit Batu	6,601	2,012	Kapit	Sarawak
31	Gunung Wakid	6,562	2,000	Tambunan	Sabah
32	Gunung Swettenham	6,434	1,961	Kg Rajah, CH	Pahang/Kelantan
33	Gunung Shoid	6,387	1,947	Gua Musang	Kelantan
34	Gunung Ulu Kechau	6,380	1,945	Tahan Range	Pahang
35	Gunung Liang Timur	6,343	1,933	Tanjung Malim	Perak
36	Gunung Liang Barat	6,342	1,933	Tangjung Malim	Perak
37	Gunung Tumang Batak	6,334	1,932	Raub	Pahang
38	Gunung Berhid	6,334	1,931
39	Gunung Challi (Pondok)	6,307	1,922	Titiwangsa Range	Pahang
40	Gunung Siku	6,284	1,915	Kg Rajah, CH	Pahang
41	Gunung Tok Nenek	6,248	1,904	Titiwangsa Range
42	Gunung Lumarku	6,234	1,900		Sabah
43	Gunung Rajah	6,201	1,890	Taman Negara	Pahang
44	Gunung Noring (Anak Noring)	6,197	1,889	Ulu Perak	Perak
45	Gunung Belatoh	6,168	1,880	Lasah, Sg. Siput	Perak
46	Gunung Bintang	6,110	1,862	Kulim	Kedah
47	Gunung Noring Timur	6,106	1,861	Kuala Balah	Kelantan
48	Gunung Basor	6,030	1,838	Jeli	Kelantan
49	Gunung Semangkok	5,984	1,824	Kuala Kubu Baru	Selangor
50	Gunung Botak	5,960	1,817	Ulu Kinta	Perak
51	Gunung Suku	5,896	1,797	Simpang Pulai	Perak
52	Gunung Kuar	5,815	1,772	Kuala Kangsar	Perak
53	Gunung Ulu Kali	5,814	1,772	Genting Highlands	Selangor
54	Bukit Bujang	5,812	1,771	Cameron Highlands	Pahang
55	Gunung Tiga Negeri (Triangle)	5,789	1,764	Ulu Kinta	Perak
56	Gunung Raya	5,759	1,755
57	Gunung Api	5,741	1,750	Mulu	Sarawak
58	Gunung Besar	5,737	1,749	Lasah, Sg. Siput	Perak
59	Gunung Warpu	5,724	1,745	Lojing, Gua Musang	Kelantan
60	Gunung Chabang	5,612	1,711	Simpang Pulai	Perak
61	Gunung Jasar	5,565	1,696	Tanah Rata, CH	Pahang
62	Gunung Rajah	5,526	1,684	Bentong	Pahang
63	Gunung Ulu Semangkok	5,473	1,668	The Gap	Pahang
64	Gunung Yellow	5,466	1,667	Cameron Highlands	Pahang
65	Gunung Lotong	5,459	1,664	Maliau Basin	Sabah
66	Bukit Tunggul	5,452	1,663	Bentong	Pahang
68	Gunung Bubu (Manong)	5,437	1,657	Kuala Kangsar	Perak
69	Gunung Pantat Lesong	5,380	1,641	Taman Negara	Pahang
70	Gunung Bah Gading	5,318	1,621	Bidor	Perak
71	Gunung Pulang	5,259	1,603	Ulu	Pahang
72	Gunung Pass	5,203	1,587	Cameron Highlands	Pahang
73	Gunung Benarat	5,200	1,585	Mulu	Sarawak
74	Gunung Perdah	5,173	1,577	Tanah Rata, CH	Pahang
75	Gunung Ulu Jerneh	5,172	1,576	Bintang Range	Perak
76	Gunung Tangga Lima Belas	5,163	1,574	Taman Negara	Pahang
77	Gunung Tera	5,105	1,556	Dabong	Kelantan
78	Gunung Rabong	5,047	1,538	Gua Musang	Kelantan
79	Gunung Mentigi	5,036	1,535	Tanah Rata, CH	Pahang
80	Gunung Ulu Titi Basah	5,030	1,533	Temenggor	Perak
81	Gunung Duri	5,020	1,531	Cameron Highlands	Pahang
82	Gunung Lebah	4,992	1,522	Batang Padang	Perak
83	Bukit Kayo	4,990	1,521		Sarawak
84	Gunung Lawit	4,982	1,519	Hulu Terengganu	Terengganu
85	Gunung Tapis	4,960	1,512	Sg Lembing	Pahang
86	Gunung Nuang	4,898	1,493	Ulu Langat	Selangor
87	Gunung Rejam	4,856	1,480	Lasah, Sg. Siput	Perak
88	Gunung Gelemat	4,856	1,480	Dungun	Terengganu
89	Gunung Tinutudan	4,820	1,469		Sabah
90	Gunung Bedong	4,818	1,469	Cameron Highlands	Pahang
91	Gunung Pankin	4,797	1,462	Taman Negara	Pahang
92	Gunung Besar Hantu	4,795	1,462	Jelebu	N. Sembilan
93	Gunung Mandi Angin (Chelah)	4,790	1,460	Dungun	Terengganu
94	Pine Tree Hill	4,777	1,456	Fraser’s Hill	Selangor
95	Gunung Ulu Merah	4,757	1,450	Hulu Perak	Perak
96	Gunung Hijau	4,751	1,448	Taiping	Perak
97	Bukit Kenandong	4,724	1,440	Gua Musang	Kelantan
98	Gunung Ulu Perus	4,700	1,433	Taman Negara	Pahang
99	Gunung Buah Bunga	4,690	1,430	Genting Highlands	Selangor
100	Gunung Luis	4,678	1,426	Tawau	Sabah
101	Gunung Stong	4,664	1,422	Dabong	Kelantan
102	Bukit Gelugor	4,659	1,420	Jeli	Kelantan
103	Bukit Napunan	4,629	1,411	Limbang	Sarawak
104	Bukit Kumbong	4,590	1,399	Kapit	Sarawak
105	Gunung Tui	4,583	1,397	Lipis	Pahang
106	Gunung Chingkai	4,583	1,397	Kg., Jalong, Sg. Siput	Perak
107	Gunung Diwangsa	4,578	1,395	Taman Negara	Pahang
108	Gunung Ulu Bakar (Palas)	4,563	1,391	Taman Negara	Pahang
109	Gunung Kuli	4,551	1,387		Sabah
110	Gunung Lingan	4,547	1,386	Crocker Range	Sabah
111	Gunung Che Tahir	4,523	1,379	Dabong	Kelantan
112	Bukit Ulu Telang	4,516	1,376	Kuala Kubu Baru	Selangor
113	Gunung Gagau	4,514	1,376	Kenyir	Terengganu
114	Gunung Menyelit	4,467	1,362
115	Gunung Magdelena	4,419	1,347		Sabah
116	Gunung Talang	4,413	1,345	Temenggor	Perak
117	Bukit Ulu Bakau	4,412	1,345	Kuala Kubu Baru	Selangor
118	Gunung Inas	4,400	1,341	Lawin, Grik	Perak
119	Bukit Repin	4,400	1,341	Ulu Langat	Selangor
120	Gunung Penrissen	4,360	1,329		Sarawak
121	Gunung Rinangisan	4,350	1,326	Keningau	Sabah
122	Gunung Ulu Soh	4,343	1,324	Kuala Kangsar	Perak
123	Gunung Lumutan	4,324	1,318		Sabah
124	Bukit Kabut	4,321	1,317	Temenggor	Perak
125	Gunung Padang	4,311	1,314	Ulu Terengganu	Terengganu
126	Gunung Baha	4,294	1,309	Dabong	Kelantan
127	Gunung Kambing	4,288	1,307	Kuala Krai	Kelantan
128	Gunung Berangkat	4,254	1,297	Bertam Baru	Kelantan
129	Gunung Tribulation	4,222	1,287	Danum	Sabah
130	Gunung Saji	4,212	1,284	Dabong	Kelantan
131	Bukit Semalong	4,203	1,281	Kapit	Sarawak
132	Gunung Kasal	4,199	1,280	Gua Musang	Kelantan
133	Gunung Perlis	4,195	1,279	Taman Negara	Pahang
134	Gunung Ledang (Mount Ophir)	4,187	1,276	Tangkak	Johor
135	Bukit Tawai	4,177	1,273		Sabah
136	Gunung Panggang Paku	4,155	1,266	Cameron Highlands	Pahang
137	Bukit Lata Pepalang	4,154	1,266	Kg. Tg. Pari, Baling	Kedah
138	Bukit Ramin	4,134	1,260	Temenggor	Perak
139	Bukit Kubang Ampang	4,098	1,250	Telemong	Pahang
140	Gunung Temiang	4,098	1,249	Kuala Krai	Kelantan
141	Bukit Skalap	4,049	1,234	Kapit	Sarawak
142	Gunung Bujang Melaka	4,048	1,234	Kampar	Perak
143	Bukit Batu Terus	4,043	1,233	Cameron Highlands	Pahang
144	Gunung Sarut	4,032	1,229	Setiu	Terengganu
145	Gunung Surat	4,031	1,229
146	Gunung Kenderong	4,011	1,223	Grik	Kedah
147	Gunung Biong	3,997	1,218	Batu Kurau	Perak
148	Gunung Jerai	3,992	1,217	Kuala Muda	Kedah
149	Gunung Reskit	3,989	1,216	Taman Negara	Pahang
150	Gunung Gajah Terom	3,958	1,206	Kuala Berang	Terengganu
151	Gunung Sempah	3,953	1,205	Ulu Yam Baru	Selangor
152	Bukit Ulu  Laho	3,944	1,202	Belum	Perak
153	Gunung Lucia	3,940	1,201	Tawau	Sabah
154	Gunung Bokbak (Baubak)	3,934	1,199	Bintang Range	Perak
155	Gunung Telapak Buruk	3,913	1,193	Ulu Klawang	N. Sembilan
156	Gunung Irong	3,908	1,191	Jerantut	Pahang
157	Bukit Baju	3,891	1,186	Lipis	Pahang
158	Bukit Chintawangsa	3,886	1,184	Gua Musang	Kelantan
159	Bukit Tudal	3,878	1,182		Sarawak
160	Gunung Rambong	3,848	1,173	Selama	Perak
161	Gunung Kauran	3,832	1,168	Keningau	Sabah
162	Gunung Lipat Sanggul	3,816	1,163	Kemaman	Terengganu
163	Gunung Ulu Lenik	3,770	1,150	Kuala Kubu Baru	Selangor
164	Gunung Lang	3,757	1,145	Pengkalan Ulu	Perak
167	Gunung Ginivisan	3,750	1,143	Tambunan	Sabah
166	Gunung Pisagan	3,730	1,137	Keningau	Sabah
165	Gunung Guak Rimau	3,712	1,131	Ulu Perak	Perak
168	Gunung Kubang Badak	3,650	1,113	Baling	Kedah
169	Gunung Gapis	3,627	1,106	Raub	Pahang
170	Gunung Penumpu	3,590	1,094	Taman Negara	Pahang
171	Gunung Danum	3,586	1,093	Danum	Sabah
172	Bukit Kutu	3,576	1,090	Kg. Pertak	Selangor
173	Gunung Panampakan	3,563	1,086	Tambunan	Sabah
174	Bukit Mudin Besar	3,547	1,081	Sik	Kedah
175	Bukit Payong	3,540	1,079	Kg Kongkoi	N. Sembilan
176	Gunung Laris	3,527	1,075	Jerantut	Pahang
178	Gunung Terra	3,503	1,068
177	Gunung Gajah Hutan	3,501	1,067	Sik	Kedah
179	Gunung Harimau	3,501	1,067	Tawau	Sabah
180	Gunung Maria	3,501	1,067	Tawau	Sabah
181	Gunung Dulang	3,485	1,063	Jerantut	Pahang
182	Gunung Peninjau	3,471	1,058	Chemor	Perak
183	Bukit Serundum	3,462	1,055	Pancing	Pahang
184	Gunung Lerek	3,441	1,049	Maran	Pahang
185	Gunung Kachang	3,436	1,047	Kenyir	Terengganu
186	Gunung Tebu	3,408	1,039	Lata Tembakoh, Besut	Terengganu
187	Gunung Belalai	3,406	1,038	Taman Negara	Pahang
188	Gunung Kajang	3,403	1,038	Tioman	Pahang
189	Bukit Larut (Maxwell Hill)	3,399	1,036	Taiping	Perak
190	Gunung Besar	3,398	1,036	Endau-Rompin	Johor
191	Bukit Buruk Recam	3,346	1,020		Sarawak
192	Bukit Mersing	3,346	1,020		Sarawak
193	Gunung Tiong / Bukit Berambut	3,327	1,014	Endau-Rompin	Johor
194	Bukit Batu Papan	3,318	1,012	Gua Musang	Kelantan
195	Gunung Belumut	3,313	1,010	Kuala Kahang, Kluang	Johor
196	Gunung Ambun	3,301	1,006	Lahad Datu	Sabah
197	Gunung Pari	3,300	1,006	Ulu Chepor	Perak
198	Gunung Perenggan	3,275	998	Wemg	Kedah
199	Bukit Berentin	3,184	971	Gua Musang	Kelantan
200	Gunung Pukin	3,173	967	Endau-Rompin	Johor
201	Gunung Tembat	3,163	964	Hulu Terengganu	Terengganu
202	Gunung Buda	3,159	963	Mulu	Sarawak
203	Gunung Tampilat	3,159	963	Tawau	Sabah
204	Gunung Bekok	3,126	953	Endau-Rompin	Johor
205	Bukit Kelebor	3,105	947	Kenyir	Terengganu
206	Gunung Tambuku	3,084	940	Tawau	Sabah
207	Bukit Goram	3,074	937		Sarawak
208	Gunung Cerlak	3,065	934	Taman Negara	Pahang
209	Gunung Tungku	3,045	928	Jerantut	Pahang
210	Gunung Gading	2,972	906	Lundu	Sarawak
211	Bukit Damar	2,956	901	Grik	Perak
212	Bukit Lumut	2,953	900		Sarawak
213	Gunung Ayam	2,946	898	Gua Musang	Kelantan
214	Gunung Pondok Dua	2,946	898	Taman Negara	Pahang
215	Bukit Jeli	2,943	897	Jeli	Kelantan
216	Bukit Kobeh	2,940	896	Ulu Perak	Perak
217	Bukit Salih	2,933	894	Belum	Perak
218	Gunung Gua Rimau	2,917	889	Kluang	Johor
219	Gunung Paling-Paling	2,904	885	Keningau	Sabah
220	Gunung Datok (Rembau)	2,900	884	Rembau	N. Sembilan
221	Gunung Silam	2,897	883	Lahad Datu	Sabah
222	Gunung China	2,890	881	Kaki Bukit	Perlis
223	Gunung Aais	2,889	881	Jerantut	Pahang
224	Bukit Kemahang	2,874	876	Tanah Merah	Kelantan
225	Gunung Raya	2,860	872	Langkawi	Kedah
226	Bukit Tujoh	2,844	867	Kuala Lipis	Pahang
227	Gunung Perak	2,836	864	Pendang	Kedah
228	Gunung Chirgoi	2,804	855
229	Bukit Cergau	2,803	855	Kenyir	Terengganu
230	Gunung Ulu Kemapan	2,802	854	Endau-Rompin	Pahang
232	Gunung Chenuang	2,788	850	Ulu Langat	Selangor
231	Gunung Chemendong	2,777	846	Kluang	Johor
233	Gunung Tok Bidan	2,763	842	Sik	Kedah
234	Bukit Bintongan	2,761	842	Rembau	N. Sembilan
235	Gunung Pertawai	2,756	840	Endau-Rompin	Johor
236	Gunung Beremban	2,753	839	Endau-Rompin	Johor
237	Bukit Mabauk	2,749	838		Sabah
238	Bukit Sadok	2,726	831		Sarawak
239	Bukit Bendera	2,721	830		Penang
240	Gunung Jua	2,719	829	Raub	Pahang
242	Gunung Angsi	2,702	824	Ulu Bendul, Kuala Pilah	N. Sembilan
241	Bukit Berkelah	2,684	818	Gambang	Pahang
243	Gunung Santubong	2,657	810	Kuching	Sarawak
244	Gunung Ulu Baranang (Bukit)	2,654	809	Ulu Baranang	Selangor
245	Gunung Kledang	2,651	808	Menglembu	Perak
246	Gunung Sayong	2,605	794	Kuala Kangsar	Perak
247	Gunung Ulu Kaho	2,600	792
248	Gunung Besar	2,595	791	Jerantut	Pahang
249	Bukit Kapal	2,592	790	Hulu Terengganu	Terengganu
250	Gunung Angus	2,572	784	Taman Negara	Pahang
252	Bukit Tapah	2,549	777	Temerluh	Pahang
251	Gunung Bayu	2,549	777	Baling	Kedah
252	Gunung Bahagak	2,539	774	Lahad Datu	Sabah
253	Gunung Gadang	2,526	770	Hulu Perak	Perak
254	Gunung Berantai	2,520	768	Maran	Pahang
255	Gunung Tampin	2,507	764	Tampin	N. Sembilan
256	Bukit Koh Mai	2,500	762	Padang Terap	Kedah
257	Gunung Wollerstort	2,500	762	Tawau	Sabah
258	Gunung Ampungara	2,477	755	Kenyalang	Sarawak
259	Gunung Buri	2,444	745		Sarawak
260	Gunung Papulut	2,382	726	Grik	Perak
261	Bukit Sembilan	2,372	723	Kuala Lipis	Pahang
262	Gunung Pilong	2,343	714	Hulu Perak	Perak
263	Gunung Mat Chinchang	2,339	713	Langkawi	Kedah
264	Gunung Bidaj	2,260	689	Ulu Yam Baru	Selangor
265	Gunung Ulu Tiang	2,215	675	Endau-Rompin	Pahang
266	Gunung Bungsa	2,159	658	Kulim	Kedah
267	Gunung Janing	2,150	655	Endau-Rompin	Johor
268	Gunung Pulai	2,147	654	Pulai	Johor
269	Gunung Lesung	2,146	654	Rompin	Pahang
270	Gunung Hatton	2,126	648	Lahad Datu	Sabah
271	Bukit Palong	2,116	645	Serting	N. Sembilan
272	Bukit Chini	2,103	641	Tasik Chini	Pahang
273	Gunung Muntahak	2,080	634	Kota Tinggi	Johor
274	Bukit Patang	2,064	629	Kemaman	Terengganu
275	Gunung Sumalayang	2,018	615	Kota Tinggi	Johor
276	Bukit Galla	2,011	613	Labu	N. Sembilan
277	Gunung Sigapon	2,011	613	Keningau	Sabah
278	Gunung Tannabalu	1,955	596	Semporna	Sabah
279	Gunung Ma’okil	1,895	578	Pagoh	Johor
280	Gunung Bidai	1,889	576	Jerantut	Pahang
281	Gunung Baling	1,883	574	Baling	Kedah
282	Gunung Janing Barat	1,780	543	Endau-Rompin	Pahang
283	Gunung Hijau	1,732	528	Batu Gajah	Perak
284	Gunung Panti Barat (Panti)	1,684	513	Kg. Lukut, Kota Tinggi	Johor
285	Gunung Lambak	1,673	510	Kluang	Johor
286	Gunung Mostyn	1,624	495	Kunak	Sabah
287	Gunung Pock	1,601	488	Semporna	Sabah
288	Gunung Senyum	1,594	486	Jengka	Pahang
289	Gunung Singalong	1,499	457	Semporna	Sabah
290	Gunung Gaya	1,493	455	Semporna	Sabah
291	Bukit Tabur	1,461	446	Melawati	Selangor
292	Gunung Lubok Tedong	1,420	433	Gombak	Selangor
293	Bukit Batang Melaka	1,420	433	Batang Melaka	Melaka
294	Bukit Banang	1,400	427	Batu Pahat	Johor
295	Gunung Lepo	1,400	427	Ulu Langat	Selangor
296	Bukit Saga – Apeh	1,381	421	Cheras	Selangor
297	Gunung Sunting Baloh/Seputeh	1,339	408	Beruas	Perak
298	Gunung Semanggol	1,280	390	Kerian	Perak
299	Bukit Takun	1,180	360	Serendah	Selangor
300	Gunung Beirut			Dabong	Kelantan
301	Gunung Berumput			Lundu	Sarawak
302	Gunung Koh			Dabong	Kelantan
303	Gunung Kub
304	Gunung Nenek Semukut			Tioman	Pahang
305	Gunung Pueh			Lundu	Sarawak
306	Gunung Raung			Kenyir	Terengganu
307	Gunung Ruil			Gopeng	Perak
308	Gunung Ulu Tirus

 

This is the most complete list that I could come up with. 

The above list is by no means complete or perfect.

I would most welcome contributions and corrections to the above data.

 

 

 

 

 

 

I have always wondered what Bukit Kutu was like after having read that it was an abandoned British hill station. Some call it Gunung Kutu which is disputed whether it is really a ‘gunung’ or mountain especially when Pine Tree Hill at the neighbouring Fraser’s Hill stands at 4,777 feet while Bukit Kutu was reported to be about 3,500 feet. As I read more, I found that it was formerly called Gunung Sekutu by the indigenous people, the Temuan who lived in the area. When the British took over, it was renamed Treacher’s Hill and a sanatorium was built there. Fraser’s Hill continued to thrive but somehow Treacher’s Hill faded into oblivion. This hill station was abandoned, the bungalows went into disrepair and finally the roads were overtaken by the jungle. Treacher’s Hill disappeared from the maps and was renamed Bukit Kutu.

Personal accounts from trekkers had given it a bad reputation for leeches and it was notorious as a trek where one would easily get lost. Trekking time was reported to be between three to four hours while the trek was supposed to be eight km long. I was intrigued with Bukit Kutu and jumped at the opportunity to climb Bukit Kutu when Liau invited us to join him for a trek there. Mei was very reluctant because of the notoriety of the leeches but somehow I managed to strong arm her to go.

June 6 – We woke up at 5.55 am for a 6.30 am rendezvous with Gary before proceeding to the group meeting point in Melawati at 7.00 am. Received a text message from Elise that she needed a lift. That’s blew my timing apart. Gary was early, so we picked him up at 6.25 am and proceeded to Elise’s place. We picked her up at 6.40 am and reckoned that 20 minutes was not enough to reach Melawati from Old Klang Road. Called Liau to inform him that we will proceed straight to Kuala Kubu Baru.

 

The drive to KKB was beautiful and the sunrise which we witness along the way was truly magnificent. We arrived in KKB at 7.45 am and had a quick breakfast when we were surpised by Diane. She was on her way to a white water rafting trip when she saw us and stopped her car just to say hello. We joined Mr. Liau’ group at 8.05 am in a mamak shop where they were having their breakfast.

At 8.30 am, we proceeded towards Fraser’s Hill from KKB. Shortly after passing the water dam, about 7.7 km from KKB town, we took a right turn into Kg Pertak. A quaint little village with lovely single storey detached houses, Kg Pertak is a relocation site for the Temuan community. From Kg Pertak, we ventured straight into a dirt road and continued for about 1 km before the road proved to be inaccessible by normal vehicles.

We had to park our cars at the side of road. From where we parked, we could hear the sound of rushing river waters and this is the start of the Kutu trail (Elevation 827 feet / Coordinates N 03˚34.487’ E 101˚44.201).

It was time to warm up. Lum start with his pumping exercises, Commedian did his kung fu kicks while Joey did her extreme yoga stretches. I was going to conserve my energy for the trek. After 10 minutes or so, we headed out for the Kutu Summit at around 9.00 am.

There were 13 of us. Only 4 of us have reached the summit of Bukit Kutu previously while the rest of us were all first timers to the hill.

The first part of the trek was easy with two metals bridges to cross. The second bridge had partially collapsed and we had to balance on the edge of the bridge.

 

About 1.5 km from the starting point, we came across our first river crossing. The water is about 2 feet deep. This river crossing could be a hazard on the return trip if it rains as the water level would definitely have gone up.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We did not let up. We continue trekking and encountered another 2 river crossings. These were minor streams and could easily be crossed without getting our feet wet. After crossing the 3rd river, we were in the thick of pacat (leech) country. The treks were a bit muddy but were very manageable given that we have been having dry spells during the past two months. We quickly passed the pacat gauntlet without suffering any leech assaults except for one or two minor bites.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We then started climbing. It was up hill all the way. After more than 30 minutes of continuous up hill, I swore it was like Nuang. When the going seemed to be endless, we reached the Giant Boulder area. It was such a relief. We covered only another 3 km from the 1st river crossing but it felt endless.

We rested a good 20 minutes here at the Giant Boulder. We passed time by taking lots of pictures.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Finally, we were ready for the final assault. It is only less than 2 km more to the summit from the Giant Boulder. Knowing that we have covered more than half of the distance helped us pyschologically in our final push. It was a steady hike upwards towards our goal.

 

The first to reach the summit clocked at about 11.45 am or a total of 2 hours 45 minutes. I only managed to reach at 12.15 pm clocking in at 3 hours 15 minutes. It was great feeling knowing that I managed to climb Buku Kutu on my first attempt where others have failed. The good weather and excellent ground conditions were instrumental in our above average times. Heard that the record for summitting Bukit Kutu was one hour forty minutes.

According to my GPS the summit of Bukit Kutu stands at 3,576 feet (Coordinates N 03˚34.487’ E 101˚44.201).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Not bad for a day’s work. Trekking up 6.3 km with a total elevation of 2,749 feet in 3 hours 15 minutes. I stand at the summit pretty pleased with the trek.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The going down was relatively swift. We started at 1.40 pm and we reached the river by 3.30 pm in under 2 hours.

It was time for a splash to cool down. The waters felt heavenly.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We left the river at 4.30 pm for a great dinner at Ulu Yam Lama with great memories.

Jan 4 -  Our task for the day to find Chemperoh Waterfalls which was described as a difficult falls hidden in Janda Baik. Our previous attempt two weeks ago was thwart by rain because we had to do a river crossing. We rendezvous at the Shell Station in Gombak at 7.00 a.m. and as usual there were stragglers. By 7.45 am, most of us have arrived but we still had to wait for a first timer who couldn’t find the place.  Five cars proceeded to the Genting Sempah rest stop while one car continued waiting for the first timer. She finally arrived at 8.00 a.m. We then sped to Genting Sempah to join up with the rest only to be told that we have to wait for another car which was coming directly to meeting point.  So there we were, 32 adults gathering outside the Macdonald’s waiting for one person. The boys started some street dancing to pass time while one innovative lass opened up the boot of the car and stretched herself horizontally for a rest. The rest of with nothing to do, starting taking her pictures and soon she was in the center spot.

Hurray at last the 33rd trekker arrived at 9.00 a.m. and we get to start.

We then found out that our leader, Joe left her GPS at home and we had to go in blindly. Well, that would make the trek even more exciting. I took the lead and led the convoy of 7 cars to the point where we abandoned our attempt two weeks ago. Joe expressed that we will use the farm route instead of crossing the river where one of the locals told us to. So Leo led the way and we started trekking up a very steep farm trail. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

After about 500 meters continues climb, Leo told us to turn back. He felt that it was not the way and one lady who had trekked from Gunung Nuang to Janda Baik told us of another trek where she had passed a waterfalls. We decied to use her way. So it back to the cars. We had to drive to another part of Janda Baik.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

After parking our cars in the second stop, we did a river crossing and reached a lush farm land. One of the trekker then decided not to continue and told everyone, he wants to go home. His four  companions did not want to follow him so we will have to distribute his companions into the remaining vehicles for the return journey. Anyway, one abandonment ain’t gonna to spoil the journey. While the companions returned to the car to transfer their stuff to other vehicles, I took the opportunity to enjoy the beatiful farm scene. One group started trekking and left a trail of paper for the rest to follow.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I was really enjoying the fresh air and the scenery until I came to a fork. There was no paper trail. Harris, Sam and Diana was with me. Harris went ahead to check and returned to confirm there was no trail and advised to turn back.

We then turned back and finally found the paper trail in small fork which I had missed earlier. The trail is another climb through farm country. Soom we caught up with Joe who was the sweeper. She was surprised to see us as we were ahead of her. We trek about an hour through farms before we reached the edge of the jungle.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The trek through the jungle was pleasant as it provided us a more varied terrain and not to mention beautiful fauna and flora along the way like the beautiful wild ginger flower. We continued on the jungle trail for 45 minutes before we could hear the sound of rushing water. The last stretch was a steep down hill all the way to the river. Once we reached the river, we could see the waterfalls some 150 meters away. We waded through the river to reach the falls.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

It was an exhilirating feeling as we have managed to reach our falls.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The most intersting characteristic of this falls is the giant red boulder at the bottom of the falls.

Well, it was another good workout for the day and another waterfalls conquered.

I have been to Cameron Highlands on numerous occasions and has always wondered what Robinson Waterfalls was like but never actually attempted to visit it.

Finally, I managed to assembled a group of enthusiasts (May, VM, YP, JS, ML, JT, Joey and the kids) for the mini adventure. Locating the falls was relatively easy. Coming up from Tapah, take the first right turn after the main row of shoplots in Tanah Rata. Drive on for about one km and look out for sign to indicate another right turn.

Proceed straight to the end and park your car. The path to the Robinson Waterfalls lies across a concrete bridge. From the bridge, walk for one km and you will reach the main falls.

What’s interesting about the falls is that you reach the top of the falls first and the trail leeds down the mountain. We could see the falls but could not find any assess to the falls as the side of the trail faced a steep ravine.

 

As we walked down the trail, we found that it led us away from the falls. After a good 2 km down the mountain, JT and I being the least fit were horrified at the thought of climbing back up the long 2 km uphill. To our relief, failing daylight forced us to turn back as we did not want to be caught in the dark.

We met an orang asli on our trek back and asked about the falls. Our good man advised us against going to the falls because the water is very toxic as it was actually a pesticide laced ground water flowing from up the mountain where all the farms were. His reasoning made real sense.

We also inquire about the trail down the mountain and we were informed that it stretched a good 10 km all the way to Ringlet.

Robinson Waterfalls is an easily assessed falls from Tanah Rata and makes a great trek in the cool atmosphere. After the advice from my Orang Asli friend, I would think twice before attempting to bathe or swim in its waters.