Penang hill hike through "Poh Hiao" route

This was a leisure hike to Penang Hill station 84 through the so called "Poh Hiao" route. We took the left most route when we started the hike. As far as I know, that was the toughest route in Poh Hiao route because it has the most inclined jungle trek that we need more efforts in hiking. It was not easy to carry an SLR around when hiking but I decided to bring it along simply because I wanted to capture the truest hiking experience that I had with my love one and a great group of hiking buddies. I will keep my SLR in the bag if the route is too tough and take it out to do shooting again whenever I see something interesting or landmark along the way. For those new hikers, you can take a look through this blog to see the landmarks or check point that you can actually see along the hike, so you know you are on the right track! Happy doing sports and happy viewing!! Sometimes I feel a bit pity for my SLR because it will need to sweat with me along the hike but I will make sure I clean it up after the hike. Haha!! 

Commonly known as "Moon GATE", you can see the "gate" is as round as full moon!

2minutes rest

Real Jungle

Giant tree trunk

Almost there

Somebody hang this along the way for some time, I saw it 2 years back and I still see it now. Coincidentally, "R" is my initial for Ricky.

The hiking girls

Digi - Always your smarter choice!

Getting nearer when you see this!! 

Way up!!

This sign is even nearer to station 84!!

You can see a big empty space suitable for the group to have a rest before heading to station 84!

Not going this way up, but some short cut to the right to station 84!

When you see this, it is just 2 minutes away from station 84.

tidy up a bit before reaching station 84 in a fresh look! 

So called "Toilet" beside station 84!

Heading to station 5!! 

20minutes to go!

Met this handsome flying biker along the way down to station 5!! 

Really huge rock!! 

This is for relativity!! 

Keep smiling always!! 

Station 5!!

Take a rest!

This is station 39 that we swing by just for some photo shot. The sky is really blurred out.

Rest house at station 5. Very happening especially in the afternoon.

Station 84!

Conquered the Longest Trail In Penang (Apr 3, 2011)

This was my second time joining Anak Hutan to do hiking through Laksamana to Penang Hill. We assembled at Ayer Itam on 7.30am and take a bus pool to the Hutan Lipur Teluk Bahang to start the hike. After taking some group photos and briefing by the organizer about the safety and do and don't during the hike, we started the hike at 8.57am. It was about 90 participants for this hike so we have been separated into different groups during the hike depending on the pace or speed of the hikers. There is not much branches along the way so it is pretty safe to walk on our on and stop and wait for people behind if we reach a branch that we are not familiar with. I can see most participants were highly motivated to finish the hike regardless of the tiredness along the hike. Some of the hikers were helpful that they will run back along the hike just to help their team members overcome some difficult obstacles. This is a great team spirit that every hiker must have!!

Personally, I had a muscle pulled on all muscles on my thigh or lower legs half way along the hike. This was my very first time feeling such a big muscle pain during the hike. Initially I thought I will not be able to complete the hike. I tried hard to stretch my leg muscle along the hike and keep my cadence slow to reduce the impact of the muscle pull. Also, I get some cooling gel from Bunny to apply to my muscle but it seems not so effective. With nothing else I can do, I tried to hike and rest along the way until I reach the end of the jungle trail in 4hrs. Then, I need to walk 1 more hour on Tar road to reach the peak of Penang Hill!! As usual, I ordered Ice Kacang and Fried rice to fill my stomach with food. Then we waited for the truck to drive us down the hill to Youth Park.

It was a great experience to have successfully conquered the longest trail in Penang for the second time!!

On the way!!

Warming up!! 

Sub-Group Photo

Briefing

Fella Photographers!

Big group of hikers!

Starting time!! 

Start it out!! 

First junction!!

Leafs colored turtle, luckily did not step on it!

Eagle Point!

Well known eagle view point! But it has become so dangerous to step on it.

End of jungle trekking

All the up to the peak of Penang Hill!! 

My motivation along the hike!!

Teluk Bahang Dam