Bukit Lipat Kajang - Taman Rakyat Klang - IBP 22

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Taman Rakyat Klang is well-known for its line-up of food stalls along Jalan Tun Dr Ismail, but first things first: the hike...

With most of the trails closed for the monsoon season and due to the heavy rains we experienced the last few days, we opt this Sunday for a very easy hike with only two small hiccups.

In Malaysia, where vast mountains are common, one can still find a bukit so tiny that it gives new meaning to the phrase 'making a mountain out of a molehill'. Bukit Lipat Kajang in Klang - not Kajang (!) - is such a molehill, standing barely 64m asl.

The hike in this taman consists of a combination of tarred/partially tarred pathways and trails. It's pretty undulating and there are a few staircases along the way as well. In fact the 'summit' of Bukit Lipat Kajang can only be reached by a good stretch of stairs.

This is a very easy hike with a total distance of around five kilometres in total. You can cut short if you don't want to make the extra loop to Bukit Lipat Kajang itself.

The hike consists of a loop which will be hiked clockwise. The extra loop to Bukit Lipat Kajang can be hiked clock- or anti-clockwise.

For those who think that the entire loop will be a bit too much (?!), there are options to take a shortcut if you consult your navigation app.

There is space to park the car near the trailhead.

Some areas do not have any canopy coverage, so protect yourself properly against the elements.

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 all 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.

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