Gunung Gap And Gunung Ulu Semangkok - Kuala Kubu Bharu, Selangor

The Trek

• Height : 3868 feets (1183 meters) - Gunung Gap   
• Height : 4558 feets (1394 meters) - Gunung Ulu Semangkok
• Location : The Gap Resthouse, Fraser Hill Gap, Kulau Kubu Bharu (Selangor)
• Usually it takes 45 minutes to 1 hour from peak to reach the Gunung Gap summit, continue 1 hours 45 minutes to 2 hours from Gunung Gap summit to reach Gunung Ulu Semangkok summit
• Distance : about 3 KM
• GPS Coordinate : 3.692597,101.7486

Getting there

• From North South highway exist Rawang Toll
• Turn right after Rawang Toll on Jalan Batu Arang
• Follow route 1 thought ward Kuala Kubu Bharu when you reach Rawang Town (28.1 KM)
• Turn right and follow Route 55 thought ward Fraser Hill
• All the way up hill until you see the The Gap Resthouse on your right and park you car on the the road site

Facilities and Fees

• Toilet and Bathroom :- (You can take your bath at Fraser Hill public toilet or a waterfall on your right hand side few KM before The Gap Resthouse)
• Parking : Roadside
• Guide : No
• Permit : Yes (Apply in advance)
• JPSM Permit Information  
• JPSM Contact Information

Exploring Gunung Gap and Gunung Ulu Semangkok 

May, 12 2012

Many hikers like me would have they own mountain checklist to keep track number of mountains has been conquered, this trip we could concuered two mountains in one trail that made me more interested on it. There were not much information I could find from from the internet sharing about the trek condition and I was wondering why it require approxiamately 3 hours to complete 3KM journey.  

We started the journey at footprint 800 meters from the peak and there were no signboard where to start. We gone through the bamboo jungle which took up some of the energy as no many people hike the trek and it was very slippery.  After 20 minutes,  the trek condittion getting better and it look like in tropical rain forest. 

We reached the Gunung Gap Summit within our time frame (50 minutes), We took a rest for a while and took some pictures.  A very good view from the summit to see Genting Highland and Fraser Hill.  The trek to Gunung Ulu Semangkok was start descend and follow by roller coaster ride, distance about 2 KM and it takes about 2 hours.  Take note after passed by a false peak there was a small descend trail to the right for water source, you got to keep on the left trail.  Two of our members was lost their way for 3 hours (Gone back to the Gunung Ulu Semangkok summit direction during descend from the summit)

Becareful of bee, I was being stings by the 30bees on this trip.

0700   Meet up
0728   Start Journey from Rawang Town to The Gap Rest House
0921   Start Trekking
1005   Reached Gunung Gap Summit
1040   Continue from Gunung Gap to Gunung Ulu Semangkok
1101   False Peak
1220   Reach Gunung Ulu Semangkok Summit
1410   Start Decent
1535   Reached Gunung Gap Summit (Waiting for the 2 members about 3 hours)
1830   Descend from Gunung Gap
1935   Carf Park

The Gap Rest House

Opposite Car Park

Bamboo Jungle

Gunung Gap Summit

False Peak

 

Fraser Hill - View from Gunung Gap Summit

Genting Highland - View from Gunung Gap Summit

Hand Condition after stings by Bees

TrailMap

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