Oh yeah... with my trademark yellow shirt
Gunung Yong Yap located within a stretch of Perak and
Kelantan border with the height of 2168 meter and 17.2km in distance (one way).
Gunung Yong Yap is also located in a series of two other mountains on its path i.e
Gunung Bubu and Gunung Tok Nenek. Hikers will normally start at Sungai Rengil to hike these 3 mountains which located in a U shape trail.
Readers may find my blog posting of 2 days 1 night of Yong
Yap Bubu Tok Nenek here and Tok Nenek Single here
Normally, Gunung Yong Yap single will take 2 days 1 night
for normal hikers, but we attempted (and succeeded!) to do it within 14 hours,
started at 6.30am and completed at 8.30pm. It’s doable and realistic – but you
need to have the more-than-normal endurance and strength - let’s go!
From Start (Sg Rengil) Parking at Orang Asli settlement to Simpang Y
Distance : 5.5km
Time taken : 1 hour 30 minutes
Trail difficulty : easy
Trail condition : river crossings, lots of them, 3 major rivers...oh yeah
Arriving at Simpang Y in 1 hour 30 minutes at 8.00am.
Distance : 5.8km
duration : 2 hours
Distance from start : 11.3km
Duration from start : 3 hours 25 minutes
Trail Condition : river crossings, still a lot, easy trail, slow ascend
Trail difficulty : easy to moderate
This is Kem Agas. Ample camping ground
From Kem Agas to Kem Sungai Jerok
Distance : 2.4km
Duration : 1 hour
Distance from Start : 13.79km
Duration from start : 4 hours 34 minutes
Trail condition : few river crossings, dry
Trail difficulty : easy to moderate
From Kem Sungai Jerok to Kem Balak Pecah
Distance : 1.7km
Duration : 1 hour 10 minutes
distance from start : 15.57km
Duration from Start : 5 hours 42 minutes
Trail condition : dry
Trail difficulty : hard, get ready to climb!
From Kem Balak Pecah to Water Point
Distance : 700 meters only
Duration : 30 minutes or so
Distance from Start : 16.28km
Duration from start : 6 hours 13 minutes
Trail condition : dry
Trail difficulty : hard
From Water Point to Simpang Yong Yap/Simpang Bubu
Distance : 300 meters...easy
Duration : 30 minutes
Distance from Start : 16.56km
Duration from Start : 5 hours 41 minutes
Trail Condition : muddy and little bit dry
Trail Difficulty : Hard, up and up
There were many hikers on that day, one of them was from University Utara Malaysia (UUM) as can be seen "photo-boomed" here. That's one hell of powerful girl (powerpuff girl).
you may proceed to Gunung Bubu from here...it's 2.4km more of pure torture.
From Simpang Yong Yap/Bubu to Summit
Distance : 560 meters
Duration : 1 hour or so
Distance from Start : 17.12km
Duration from Start : 7 hours 37 minutes
Trail condition : muddy all the way, goodbye pretty shoes
Trail difficulty, hard, hard and hard - 4 core muscle, hanging on tree root
This is the peak
the surrounding...
from where we came from...its like a hole
walking on the other side and further up...will take you to a breathtaking view of the mountain
dont forget ya...on that day it was filled with clouds and mist. No nice view
Descending back to simpang yong yap...i cant remember what time we started descending but it was a quick and not so quick one. Descending from the peak with thick mud and slippery precarious edge made us a little bit slow just to be save.
30 minutes to here...oh yeah...lets the speed downhill begins
around 40 minutes to here...piece of cake
almost 1 hour to here....
We reached here about 7pm something..almost 2 hours i presumed as the trail is flat and same as when we came this morning, there was no advantage of doing speed walk. The time on the watch was unclear..demmit!
Finally...completed!
The final stretch from Simpang Y to the finish line was the challenging one as we have minimal energy left and our toes and legs were hurt like crazy. It's getting dark by the minutes as soon as we left kem simpang Y. Turning on the head lights and speed walking in the dark. Just ignore the surrounding's sound ya. There is nothing to worry about.
We knew that we were going to finish and getting out of the jungle after we crossed the last river, yes, I've been here 3 times and I know this river. Next, walking on an uneven road that used by lorry/pick up truck for few kilometers. That's a one hell of drama.
Suddenly, we saw a lights emerged far away from our sight, it's coming from the house! Yes, we're finally there!
After 13 hours and 47 minutes, 33.88km later, we finally completed a G7 mountain!
Summary of hike :
Distance Ascending : 17.21km in 7 hours 37 minutes
Distance descending : almost the same distance in 6 hours 10 minutes
Total distance : 33.88km
If you're attempting Gunung Yong Yap Single please take note that you will cut almost 2 hours of your hiking duration on your way back.
Happy hiking!
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