Bukit Simpang - Rating IBP 74

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It's already some time ago that we hiked near the Temiang-Pantai Highway. This time we won't start near the highway but on the road that leads to the communication tower.

We follow a short stretch tarred road downhill and then veer to the northeast for the most difficult part of the hike: about 250 metres that will bring us to the trail, heading north.

The rest of the trails are pretty straightforward, good for a loop of more than 10 kilometres in total. We kept the easiest part for last, the descent on a small tarred road back to where we parked the cars.

There are opportunities to take shortcuts; consult your navigation app.

IMPORTANT: Make sure you have a gps navigation app (like ~in alphabetical order~ AllTrails (paid version), Gaia, Hiiker, Komoot, [Maps.me,](http://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 OSMAnd 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 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.

By 02:00 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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