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Gunung Bubu (1568m)
There are actually 3 different Gunung Bubu, and this one is the one in Kuala Kangsar, Perak. The trek will usually take 2 days, one day up and one day down. If you want to make it more a leisure trip, stretch it to 3 days, 2 days up and one day down. Below I'll describe how a 3 day trip will be. This mountain is famous for it's zillion leaches.
From the car park, proceed to the right side of the B.T.N. camp. There is a red earth road, quite wide with a steep wall on the right. . Further up there is a small TNB
hydroelectric station, with some water pouring out of some big pipes. Continue for about 0.5 hours and take a right turn . If you continue straight, there is a rather steep down hill which
The trek to the peak begins from the back of the campsite, the start
The third day will bring you out to the BTN camp, which should be able to be reached late in the evening. Swim in the river and enjoy the itchy leech bites before you hike out to catch the bus to Kuala Kangsar. |
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If you freak out at the sight of leaches, don't go anywhere close this mountain.... The trek starts at the Ulu Kenas forest reserve, where the Biro
Tatanegara Camp is situated. To get there, you have to take the public bus from Kuala Kangsar and stop at the entrance of the park. Then you'll have to walk
a bit , until the BTN gate.
will lead to a small dam. Back track and take the small trek which is now on your left. Continue trekking
until you reach a small stream , about 10 meters wide. The trek to the stream will be rather flat, and you will cross some log bridges. The trek to the stream will take about 2 hours. Stop here for a rest. There is also a small clearing, incase you want to camp here. From the river, it would take about 2-3
hours to reach Sungai Gading Campsite. Along the way. there will be some gradual
uphill, and watch out for a sharp right turn at one of the junctions. If you go straight , you'll reach a small
waterfall. Sungai Gading Campsite is rather
beautiful, it has two rivers flowing on each side, and looks sort of like the last water point on the Sungai Temin trek
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of the trek has some ropes to help climbing the steep
incline. The trek up to the last water
point, a small stream should take about 1.5-2 hrs ,and is quite steep. At the small stream, there is enough space for perhaps one or two tents. You will have to collect your water for the night at
the peak
here. The peak is about 2 hours from the last water point , and gets steeper as you get closer to the peak. Once up on the peak, you can see the metal pyramid and a stone on one side. The campsite
can fit about 20 people, but can get rather soggy if it rains. From the peak, you can see the
Titiwangsa range, with Gunung Yong Belar, 
