Bukit Gasing via Taman Kerinchi - IBP 40 (IBP 25-30)
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A well-known green spot in KL and PJ, attracting plenty of hikers during the weekend. Still it remains a great place for a good workout.
To many Gasing is 'an easy hike' but the venue has so much to offer. The fact that, in the past, many preferred to look for a shortcut back to the car park instead of finishing the entire loop, says it all.
We start a bit later and hopefully some early birds have already left, which might ease the car park issues. Surely there will still be a lot of cars and limited parking space, so it will be necessary to leave home a bit earlier.
We tackle quite some nice up- and downhills and if it has rained it might be muddy at some places.
For this hike we will have three options. Option A ventures into the northern and southern part of the hiking venue - consider it as hiking an 8-shape. Option B will stick to the northern part alone, while Option C will only ventured into the southern part.
Option A will start with the loop in the north. Just before the small suspension bridge we turn to the west and make our way back to the car park. From there we tackle the southern part, passing the area where the watchtower used to stand. Next, downhill followed by a uphill to the Sivan Temple and down to the pump stations via the rockface. The entire hike will be slightly more than six kilometres - IBP 40. Do note that due to the multiple up- and downhills, some hikers might feel that the IBP is underrated.
Option B will make a full loop of about 3.5 kilometres in the northern section, and turn west just before the small and big suspension bridges before returning back to the car park - IBP 25. Do note that due to the multiple up- and downhills, some hikers might feel that the IBP is underrated.
Option C will make a full loop of less than 3 kilometres in the southern section. We will pass the watchtower area and the Sivan Temple. Despite the shorter distance than Option B, this hike is rated as IBP 30.
Do not underestimate this hike. There are options to take shortcuts for those who are not up to the challenge.
IMPORTANT: Make sure you have a gps navigation app (like ~in alphabetical order~ AllTrails (paid version), Gaia, Hiiker, Komoot, Maps.me, OSMAnd, Wikiloc,...) installed on your phone and make sure that it is working properly. If you don't have an app installed yet, we suggest to use Hiiker to start with. Once you have downloaded the offline map of Malaysia, you can easily import and navigate any gpx file. More info can be found in the Knowledge Base sub Event Information (general) - How to prepare myself for navigation...?
Do not come to the venue if you have not pre-installed a gps navigation app at home, or have not downloaded the map of Malaysia at home, or have not opened the test gpx file at home. Every week, we notice that too many hikers arrive just before the event starts and are absolutely not prepared which is jeopardising the scheduled timing of the event. Especially iPone users are urged to make sure that they can open the test gpx file at home and are able to navigate.
This is a self-guided hike. You will receive a gpx file at the trailhead and you will have to navigate yourself. There will be no paper markers. For those who are not familiar with gps navigation, you will be guided but still have to use your own navigation app on your phone.
By 12:00 pm the last hikers should have reached the car park again.
Do note that the indicated meet-up time is not the time you should arrive at the meet-up location. It is the time that the hike effectively starts. The QR code for the gpx file can be scanned at the trailhead from 08:30 am onwards. You can start your hike at any time between 08:30 am and 09:00 am.
All details can be found in the Knowledge Base.
Also the explanation of the rating can be found in the Knowledge Base sub Event Information (general) - How to understand the rating system...?
It is compulsory that you respect physical distancing and the SOPs in place.