Gunung Hitam, located in Sungai Lui, Hulu Langat, Selangor with the height of 1220 meter and 5.83km distance (one way) from the car park (near the ikan bakar Sri Nikat pond restaurant) or 4.33km distance (one way) if start further up from Hutan Simpan Kekal Selangor parking area. Total journey of 11.46km in 5 hours 47 minutes.
50% of the trail is flat and the rest is hard climb.
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Descending
Getting There
From Simpang Batu 18 to the main road junction – 8.3km
Distance from main road junction to Ikan bakar
pond – 350 meter
The distance from Pekan batu 18, Hulu Langat to the main road junction - 8.3km
This is pekan batu 18, Turn on your right to the bridge for a journey
of 8.3km
after 8.3km, you will reach to this main road junction. Please turn left
The Main road junction GPS Coordinate
After turning left, go straight another 350 meter to Ikan Bakar Sri Nikat
The GPS Coordinate for Ikan Bakar Sri Nikat
(the 1st car park or starting point). You can park your car here and start or you can
choose to park at 2nd car park.....please read on..
This is where we came from
This is the car park. on the background is the Ikan Bakar Sri Nikat
and the pond. Entrance to Gunung Hitam will be following the small road on the left.
You can walk or you can drive through this small road to the 2nd car park.
This is the Ikan Bakar Sri Nikat
This is the view from the road leads to Gunung Hitam
This is where we came from, the entrance to gunung Hitam is on the left junction
From Ikan Bakar Nikat junction, walking further up, you will reach this settlement
When you have walked or drove up to this point around 1.5km (from Ikan Bakar),
You will reach this 2nd car park with "Hutan Simpan Kekal" yellow signage.
on your left is actually the parking space
10 meters from the 2nd parking, you will reach this junction via the bridge.
There is a small stream below. Please go straight ahead
The beginning of the climb will start here. The red rope at the tree (if it's still there)
Suunto ambit 2 pre-install with Gunung Hitam GPX route
It's on track
Around 20 - 40 minutes, (cant remember actually...haha) we reach
at this hut...please turn left
Somewhere on the trail, you will see this sign
We saw this signage and thought we have reached the peak...haha...NOT!
The track is mean with endless inclination, so be prepared. I would estimate
the climbing part will be around 1km
Emergency Water Supply
Finally after 3 hours 42 minutes, we reached the top.
5.83km in distance at 12.23pm
Yup, this is gunung hitam peak
My personal glory photo at the peak. and yes, that's about it, there is no mountain valley
view, no fog, no wow....it's just a plain, normal, jungle peak condition.
Oh well, at least I've made it here.
Total Distance : 11.46km (till Ikan bakar nikat)
Climbing time : 3 hours 42 minutes
Ascending time : around 1 hour 40 minutes
Happy Climbing!
