LOCATION
GUNUNG ANGSI
COUNTRY
MALAYSIA
ALTITUDE
825 M
TERRAIN
HILL FOREST
GUNUNG ANGSI RISES TO 825M IN NEGERI SEMBILAN'S ANGSI FOREST RESERVE, ABOUT AN HOUR'S DRIVE FROM KUALA LUMPUR. TWO TRAILS REACH THE SUMMIT: THE SHORTER, EASIER BUKIT PUTUS ROUTE, AND THE LONGER, WETTER ULU BENDUL ROUTE ALONG THE BATANG TERACHI RIVER.
ANGSI IS A FORMER COLONIAL HILL STATION, ONCE HOME TO A GOVERNMENT BUNGALOW.
PACKING GUIDE
DRY SEASON
WARM, HUMID WEATHER WITH RAIN POSSIBLE IN ANY MONTH, SO ROOTS AND RED CLAY CAN BE SLIPPERY AND LEECHES ARE COMMON.
DETAIL
INFORMATION
MONTHS
FEBRUARY - OCTOBER
STATUS
OPEN
WET SEASON
THE NORTHEAST MONSOON BRINGS HEAVY RAIN AND FLASH-FLOOD RISK, AND THE FORESTRY DEPARTMENT CLOSES ALL ECO PARKS AND HIKING TRAILS FOR WEEKS AT A TIME, SO CONFIRM THE TRAILS ARE OPEN BEFORE YOU GO.
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INFORMATION
MONTHS
NOVEMBER - JANUARY
STATUS
OPEN