Gunung Tok Nenek (Single)

Gunung Tok Nenek, standing 1914 meters, located in the state of Kelantan, Malaysia. 

Hiking Gunung Tok Nenek is normally combine with another 2 more mountains which are Gunung Yong Yap and Gunung Bubu also known as YYBTN (mount Yong Yap, mount Bubu and mount Tok Nenek). Most hikers will climb these 3 mountains at one shot with 3 days 2 nights on average duration.

(Pardon my english...its sucks!)

I attempted YYBTN in 2 days one night previously and this time, overnight in the cold and creepy jungle is out of my menu, our group will attempt to climb Gunung Tok Nenek only (most hikers call it Gunung Tok Nenek single) as fastest as we can. 

Most of the hikers will start from Sungai Regil (apart from 2 or 3 more entrances).

Measuring the distance from the start to the peak, it measured around 13.3km which is doable and somehow, realistic. We expect to reach the summit around 8 hours and descend back around 7 hours or so – 16 hours in total of estimation (on paper).

The entrance point from the mainroad to parking location is 5 km in distance which is the orang asli settlement

From masjid lojing - the entrance is on the right handside where the signboard, "hutan simpan kekal lojing"

GPS coordinate on the entrance at the mainroad : 

4.661062, 101.484326

We started around 6.30am with steady fast walk. Few river crossings along the way with 3 major rivers.

The car park

The new concrete bridge 

The old wooden bridge (just beside the new one)

From Start to Kem Simpang Y

Distance from Start : 5.28km

Time Taken         : 1.5 hours

Time of the day : 8.05am

Trail condition : dry, wet, river crossings

Trail difficulty : easy, a little bit of inclination,

The famous Simpang Y

Have to cross the river to get to this signboard.

When you reach Simpang Y, Mount Tok Nenek is on your left while Mount Yong Yap is straight ahead (crossing the river).

From Kem Simpang Y to Kem Lengkuas

Distance from Kem Simpang Y : 3.06km

Distance from start : 8.34km

Time of the day : 9.26am

Time taken : 1.11 hours

Trail condition :  wet - Countless River crossings, muddy

Trail difficulty : easy, becareful while crossing the river, bamboo phenomenon start here, have to duck, crawl 

 As I had accidentally reset my watch at Simpang Y. The distance appeared in my watch from now on will be based from Simpang Y (demmit!)

This is the correct measurement of distance from the starting point

From Kem Lengkuas to Kem Hari

Distance from Kem Lengkuas to Kem Hari : 2.27km

Distance from start : 10.6km

Time taken : 2.20 hours

Time of the day : 10.36am

Trail condition : dry and wet

Trail difficulty : moderate – bamboo all the way

From Kem Hari to Kem Belumut

Distance from Kem Hari to Kem Belumut : 2.4km

Distance from Start : 13km

Time taken : 1 hour 41 minutes

Time of the day : 12.12pm

Trail condition : muddy at certain part, dry at certain part

Trail difficulty : hard inclination

From Kem Belumut to Peak

Distance from Kem Belumut to Peak : 1.37km

Distance from Start : 14.37km

Time taken : 1 hour 45 minutes

Time of the day : 1.53pm

Duration from start : 7 hours

Trail condition : Dry

Trail difficulty : hard inclination

 Reached the peak at 1.21pm, 8.02km (from Simpang Y), 13.3km from Start

 Another watch indicated the distance from start to the peak is 14.37km...crazy!

We started to descend around 2pm. 

We reached Kem Hari within 1 hour 

 Reached Kem Lengkuas in 2 hours

We reached Simpang Y again within 3 hours. 

A snapshot at one of the orang asli hut 

 Finally there! few meters left

From Simpang Y to parking in 1 hour 30 minutes. 

We reached back to the starting point around 6.30pm after a grueling 12 hours.  Supposed to be 26.6km of journey.

In Summary:

Ascending : 7 hours, 13.3km

Descending : 5 hours, 13.3km

Total journey : 12 hours, 26.6km

One of many vegetable farm on top of the hill

Tips & Gear used :
1) Drinks - 2 litre...refill at the river. a lot of river crossing at the beginning of the journey.
2) Food - Ascending : Only stop for meal at kem belumut (bread, raisins), lunch at the summit (Nasi
                lemak)
              - Descending : bread at one of the stops, raisins, chocolate
3) Survival kit - first aid kit (plaster, panadol, hot cream), Lighter, extra batteries (4 triple As, 4 double As), Sawyer water filter tube, Power bank, usb light, pocket knife
4) Protection - glove, head light, battery powered small light
5) Others - small ground and fly sheet (fit for 1 or 2 person), rope, machete
6) Other recommended items : fire cracker (to stunned wild beast)