Bukit 527 - Bukit Tunggul - Bukit 527 - IBP 78

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This Sunday we will go for a longer hike. We start at Bukit 527, a lesser-known green spot in Klang Valley which is usually less packed, so we can enjoy a quieter hike.

We don't make a big detour as we did last time when we hiked Bukit 527 because for this hike the ultimate target will be Bukit Tunggul.

It is generally a very accessible trail with marked paths. Bukit 527 is not connected via a trail with Bukit Tunggul, so we have to cross an oil palm plantation to bring us to the roads that will lead to the Bukit Tunggul trailhead.

Although we hike to Bukit Tunggul and back via Bukit 527, we are not quite following the exact same trails in and out. For Bukit Tunggul we will make a loop. Paying attention to your gps device will be important.

This is a hike of at least 14 kilometres, so make sure you are up to the task if you want to join. Do note that you can turn back at any time if this hike pushes you too close to the limit.

If it has rained it might be muddy at some places.

Do not underestimate this hike. There are hardly options to take shortcuts for those who are not up to the challenge. Turning back will be the solution.

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 useOSMAnd or 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 iPhone 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 03:00 pm the last 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 07:30 am onwards. You can start your hike at any time between 07:30 am and 08:00 am. Before or latest by 08:00 am the last participant should have started the hike.

Do note that unlike most other Sunday events, this events does start earlier...!

All details can be found in the Knowledge Base.

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It is compulsory that you respect the SOPs in place.