Sungai Chiling Nature Trek
Unlike most Malaysians who spent the 48th National Day (31 Aug) either (1) watching the National Day parade on TV (2) sleeping in (3) shopping (4) whatever mundane else people do on public holidays, Wai Khuen, Kevin and I chose instead to wake up at 7.30am, and joined some friends for a Nature Walk at Sungai Chiling.
Located about 1.5 hours drive out of KL, the drive was a relatively easy one : Damansara - Rawang on highway, then minor roads towards Kuala Kubu Bharu. We even passed by the KKB dam (water level looked alarmingly low!) on the way there.
The trail was quite an easy one. It was obvious many had used this path before. It was great spotting a variety of interesting looking plants (and their leaves, flowers, fruits). Tropical forests never felt so rich before! Perhaps it was due to an unusual lack of mossies? Haha...
About 1.15 hours into the trek, and after traversing Sungai Chiling some 4-5 times (and almost drowning at one particularly deep drossing! Ok, ok, I didn't almost drown. But I almost fell into the river, which would have been tragic because my camera would've definitely drowned!), we finally arrived at the eagerly anticipated waterfall.
My only regret was not being prepared by trekking in my swimmers! Would've loved a dip in the river. Water was icy cold! Oh well, soaking up to knee length was still refreshing enough. The trek back felt quicker, and lunch at the local Hainanese coffee shop (chicken chop ala Hainan) was a great cap to a tiring morning.
By the time we got back to KL, it was almost five in the evening. My body was sore the whole of the next day, but it was well worth it. Who knew, that 1.5 hours away from where we are, there's a jewel of nature to retreat to, to get away from city life.
Located about 1.5 hours drive out of KL, the drive was a relatively easy one : Damansara - Rawang on highway, then minor roads towards Kuala Kubu Bharu. We even passed by the KKB dam (water level looked alarmingly low!) on the way there.
The trail was quite an easy one. It was obvious many had used this path before. It was great spotting a variety of interesting looking plants (and their leaves, flowers, fruits). Tropical forests never felt so rich before! Perhaps it was due to an unusual lack of mossies? Haha...
About 1.15 hours into the trek, and after traversing Sungai Chiling some 4-5 times (and almost drowning at one particularly deep drossing! Ok, ok, I didn't almost drown. But I almost fell into the river, which would have been tragic because my camera would've definitely drowned!), we finally arrived at the eagerly anticipated waterfall.
My only regret was not being prepared by trekking in my swimmers! Would've loved a dip in the river. Water was icy cold! Oh well, soaking up to knee length was still refreshing enough. The trek back felt quicker, and lunch at the local Hainanese coffee shop (chicken chop ala Hainan) was a great cap to a tiring morning.
By the time we got back to KL, it was almost five in the evening. My body was sore the whole of the next day, but it was well worth it. Who knew, that 1.5 hours away from where we are, there's a jewel of nature to retreat to, to get away from city life.
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