Rawang By Pass and Bukit Guling Ayam - Easy and Quick Hike

 

Rawang by Pass

We decided to hike Rawang By Pass (in Rawang) and Bukit Guling Ayam (in gombak) as both are easy hike and close to each other.

Rawang by Pass

First, navigate your way to the correct parking area based on the gps coordinate via google map here : 

Where you should park, start...

This is the drain tunnel...sure a lot on social media where people take shot here

overall trail path from parking to the top

Summary of hike

As there are many route to the peak, mine is 

from Carpark to Peak - 1.25km in 32 minutes

We choose different exit point

as you can see on the photo above, we choose dangerous way to climb up then safer way to climb down

Total Journey - 3.46km in 1 hour

This is the safer way from parking...need to walk along the highway, then at the end of the road, cross the highway at a section here...

Next is Bukit Guling Ayam, Gombak

Summary of Hike

Carpark to Peak - 400 meters (distance) in 10 minutes

Total Hike : 868 meters only in 30 minutes ...taking photos, resting...

The peak is limited, so becareful ya...

Situated 22km away from Rawang By Pass, we make our way to Petronas lingkaran Karak (with starbucks and mcdonalds).

Petronas Lingkaran Karak GPS coordinate

The entrance just beside the starbuck & MC D...can't miss it

All the way up..

A view to die for - nice sunset spot

Gunung Datuk and Gunung Angsi at One Go - Challenge Yourself Edition

 

on top of Gunung Datuk...crowded...

Have you ever thought of doing Gunung Datuk and Gunung Angsi in one day? 

Why not? That's what I did as hiking Gunung Datuk alone or Gunung Angsi are too common, so I thought of up the game to the next level (next level la sangat).

That faithful day, we started hike Gunung Datuk quite late, at 8.00am, reached the top 1 hour 20 minutes later, took couple of photos but with not so strategic location as there were too many hikers at the top and such a little room left to move around.

We headed down to the carpark. The pit stop is Gunung Angsi.

Summary of Gunung Datuk hike : 

Car Park to Peak - 2.96km around 1 hour 32 minutes

Peak to car park - 2.3km around 1 hour 

Total hike : 5.2km in 2 hours 24 minutes...plus minus la ya...resting, buying drinks, chi-chatting with fellow hikers. The time was 10am something.

Round 2 - Gunung Angsi

Distance from Gunung Datuk to Gunung Angsi is around 55km in 58 minutes. The challenges here was the traffic, it was one hell of journey. We arrived at Gunung Angsi trailhead at 11.27am and allowed to hike. When we asked when is the last hikers allowed to climb up, the counter official said by 11.30am...I dont know I heard it right or wrong...hehe..

Gunung Angsi was a tough one, 4.5km one way. 

Summary of Hike

Start to peak - 4.5km in 1 hour 20 minutes

Peak to start - 4.5km in 51 minutes

Total : 8.8km in 2 hours 11 minutes...plus minus ya...no medal won here...

Yay! Made it!

Yes, climbing both Mountains in a day is doable, manageable...but keep in mind on the cut off time when the counter official allowed the climber to hike ya. If you are too late, maybe your are not allowed to climb. I haven't confirm on this one yet...hehe.