Gunung Datuk - Gunung Rembau - Gunung Gagak

Gunung Datuk standing 700 meters located in Jelebu, Negeri Sembilan. Gunung Datuk is too common for regular hikers and most of them will climb as part of their leisure hike during the weekend. Taking photo on top of the huge rock at the summit represent the graduation.

What is uncommon is that Gunung Datuk also has two more Gunung (mountains) i.e Gunung Rembau (884 meters) and Gunung Gagak (807 meters) which are adjacent to one another.

Arm with google information and analysis, we start our journey on early Sunday morning to conquer the 3 mountains at one go with total Kilometer of 9.6km.

Location of the road entrance leading to the parking area : Gps Coordinate : 2.534991, 102.163471 (junction from the main road).

The suunto movescount can be found here : Datuk

How the trail looks like from 'bird eye' view

Distance from Start to Peak : 2km

Trail Condition : Dry

Trail Difficulty : Moderate to Hard – Steep inclination

Estimated time taken : 1 hour 40 minutes

Distance from Start to Gunung Datuk summit : 2km in 1 hour 33 minutes

Just below the peak on top of Gunung Datuk. The stairs leading to Gunung Datuk summit is located on the left. The start trail to Gunung Rembau and Gunung Gagak is on the right. 

Gunung Datuk summit (the stairs) is on the right 

Distance from Datuk Peak to Simpang Y : 1.2km

Trail Condition : Dry

Trail Difficulty : easy

Estimated Time taken : 45 minutes

Distance from start : 3.2km

This is simpang Y. The tree with the blue plastic knot is the divider between Gunung Rembau on the left and Gunung Gagak on the right.

Distance from Simpang Y to Gunung Rembau  : 400 meter

Trail Condition  : dry

Trail Difficulty : easy

Estimated time Taken ; 10 – 15 minutes

Distance from start : 3.62km

Distance from Simpang Y to Gunung Gagak : 1.3km

Trail Condition  : Dry

Trail Difficulty : dry

Estimated time Taken : nearly 1 hour

Distance from Start : 5.26km

  

Gunung Gagak conquered!

Completed in 3 hours and 20 minutes -  5.26km from start

Overall

Total Journey : 9.6km

 Time Taken : 5 hours 8 minutes

Trail Difficulty : Moderate, hard at certain section

Ended around 5 hours with 9.6km journey.

Using the same trail to go back. Clear trail and plenty of trail marker. Can’t get lost here.

Thank you for reading.

Bukit Chenuang & Batu Kumbang, Hulu Langat, Selangor

Bukit Chenuang standing 850 meters located in Hulu Langat and can be access via Sungai Congkak.

Our plan is first to climb Bukit Chenuang and  later to extend the journey to Batu Kumbang – further up and making a loop back to Sungai Congkak where we came from with total journey estimated around 13km or so. On the way back, we will be using different trail - through Orang Asli settlement (beware of dogs! – request the Orang Asli to accompany you walkthrough it).

Suunto Movescount route is here.

We started the journey through sungai Congkak entrance by foot, to the end of the road about 2km.

The entrance to Bukit Chenuang is on the left handside with red-white plastic trail marker.

The steep climb heading to Bukit Chenuang was expected and along the 2 km route to the peak, 80% will be a “climbathon”.

Met with a group of hikers at the middle – 4 or 5 of them, who recognized me with this blog…haha…didn’t realize that there are people out there reading it. There were 2 groups of hikers on that day – yes, it seems a popular spot for hikers.

Here’s a sneak peak on the technical part of the whole journey :

1^st stage

Distance from Sg Congkak to Bukit Chenuang start trail – 2km (tarmac)

Time taken – 30 – 40 minutes

2^nd Stage – Trail Head to Chenuang Peak

Distance from Bukit Cheuang trail to Chenuang Peak – 2km

Trail condition – Dry

Trail difficulty – hard, steep incline

Time taken – approximately 1.5 hours

3^rd Stage – From Chenuang Peak to Batu Kumbang

Distance from Chenuang Peak to Batu Kumbang – 2km

Trail Condition – Dry

Trail Difficulty – hard, steep incline

Time taken – 1 hour 44 min

Leech or ‘Pacat’ – No

Stage 4 – Batu Kumbang to Sg Congkak

Distance from Batu Kumbang peak to Sg Congkak – 5 – 6km

Trail condition – Dry

Trail difficulty – easy, steep ascending! Becareful

Leech or “pacat” – Yes!

Route Navigation

Trail markers were aplenty along the route from the starting point to Bukit Chenuang and also to Batu Kumbang. But at certain section from Batu Kumbang back to starting point there were confusing/untraceable trail marker – you need to go left or right and look for the correct trail marker before you continue the journey.

The distance from Peak bukit Chenuang to this junction is appx 700 meters. Another 1 km to Batu Kumbang.

From Bukit Chenuang to Batu Kumbang, you will arrive at a junction, on your left is the way back to Sungai Congkak, and on your right is the trail to Batu Kumbang. You will climb Batu Kumbang then ascending down back to this junction again to go back.

You will know when you reach batu Kumbang, when there is a huge rock infront of you in the middle of the jungle. Turn on your left and look for the trail marker which will lead you to the top of the rock.

Reached Batu Kumbang almost 7km from start, 3.46 hours.

You will be rewarded with spectacular view of the valley! You won’t regret it. There are 2 viewpoints at Batu Kumbang, when you reach the 1^st peak with that spectacular view, going further up, on your left is a trail down, and up again -  will lead you to the 2^nd viewpoint. 40 second from the 1^st viewpoint. Don’t forget ya.

On the way back to Sungai Congkak is the easiest part – descending and flat route all the way.

Total journey – 12.44km within 6 hours.

Done in 12.18km, few hundred meters to entrance of Sungai Congkak.