Just one trip for me to get addicted to hiking, the next week on Sunday morning, I planned my own trip to Gunung Panti Barat along with my 2 friends. The weather forecast said that there will be raining in Kota Tinggi but we decided to gamble and proceed with the trip.

We were so lucky because we reached the starting point at 11 am. The Forest Ranger guarded and closed the entrance from 6 am to 10 am because of the weather. During the hike, the weather was great until 5pm, when we reached the Air Terjun waterfall, but it just some short heavy rain (about 10 minutes). Once again we get so lucky and managed to see Kota Tinggi from high above. Worth it!

Trip Details

Date : 27/11/2016 (Sunday)
Location : Gunung Panti Barat, Hutan Lipur Gunung Panti, Kota Tinggi, Johor
Height : 513 meter from sea level
Side Attraction : Air Terjun Waterfall
Organiser : Our own crazy idea
Guide : No guide
Total Members : 3 persons
Cost Per Person : RM5.00 per person for permit

How to Get There

Coordinates : 1.809824, 103.846976
Waze : Gunung Panti Hiking Point
Direction : From Kota Tinggi Town, take a signboard to Air Terjun. Follow the road to Air Terjun and stop just before a small bridge that go across the river. You will find two junction on the right side of the road, where the 1st one will lead to Rainforest Resort (Proper premix road) and the 2nd one that will lead to the starting point (Small road with no premix). Take the 2nd junction and drive until you find the traffic barrier, park there. Walk along the road after the traffic barrier and you will find a shack (the place to register for permit).

Ratings

Difficulty : 4/10
View : 7/10
Cleanliness : 8/10

The Story Behind

Day #1

0930 - Depart from Pengerang (Last minute decision)
1045 - Arrived at the starting point and register for permit (RM5 per person)
1100 - Start ascending
1400 - Reached the peak (Zuhr prayer, Photography session, Snack lunch)
1500 - Start descend
1630 - Reached starting point and went to Air Terjun waterfall (5 minutes drive)
1700 - Reached Air Terjun waterfall
1845 - Went to Kota Tinggi town for dinner

Trivia

1. There is no water point available but you will come across a river 5 minutes from starting point
2. There is 90 degree wall with rope 50 meter from the peak
3. You can start campfire at the peak

Photo Gallery

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The peak of Gunung Panti Barat, where you will able to see part of Kota Tinggi town (on the left)

My first hike after so many years (Gunung Hijau in 2007 was my last trip and I am 16 years old during that time, LOL). I managed to find Hikers Kental in Facebook after one of my friend joined their hiked recently and saw the Gunung Ledang trip. So I spend almost thousand for my gears and decided to join the trip even without any fitness (spend about 8 years playing DoTA) and my only sport is playing futsal once a week.

It was an awesome experienced and I'm fighting with myself mentally and physically during the hike. After reaching Anjung Mahligai (Peak at 1276m from sea level), I realised that this is the most enjoyable things to do and I really love it.

Trip Details

Date : 12/11/2016 - 13/11/2016 (Saturday & Sunday)
Location : Gunung Ledang (Mount Ophir) via Lagenda Trail, Sagil, Tangkak, Johor
Height : 1276 meter from sea level
Side Attraction : Twin Falls Waterfall
Organiser : Hikers Kental (https://www.facebook.com/groups/hikerskental12/)
Guide : 1. Aus (Lead Guide)    2. Ain (Assistant Guide)
Total Members : 17 persons
Cost Per Person : RM 130.00 (Including Permit, Insurance, Ration, Flysheet, Groundsheet)

We took the Lagenda Trail start from Tangga Mahligai to Anjung Mahligai (We skipped the K.F.C and took alternative trail which is little bit easier). Our campsite were at Kolam Gajah (CP4).

How to Get There

Coordinates : 2.341621, 102.617315
Waze : Taman Hutan Lagenda Gunung Ledang
Website : tamanhutanlagenda.blogspot.com
Direction : Take Tangkak exit from PLUS Highway, head toward Tangkak Town, keep driving toward Sagil Town and you will find a signboard to Taman Hutan Lagenda on the left. Turn left and keep driving until you find the park entrance.

Ratings

Difficulty : 6/10
View : 8/10
Campsite : 9/10
Water Point : 9/10
Cleanliness : 10/10

The Story Behind

Day #1

0800 - Arrived to Taman Hutan Lagenda Gunung Ledang main entrance from Pengerang
0900 - Waiting for other members from KL
1000 - Item tagging (Even a pair of shock will be count as 2 numbers, LOL)
1030 - Briefing by guide, doa, and simple stretching
1100 - Start ascending
1200 - Reached Bukit Semput (CP1) and take a short break
1300 - Reached Hentian Meranti (CP2) for another short break
1500 - Reached Kolam Gajah (CP3), setting up campsite and lunch
1630 - Short descend to Twin Falls to enjoy the waterfall
1830 - Back to campsite for dinner and rest for tomorrow (morning hike to Anjung Mahligai)

Day #2

0500 - Start ascend to Anjung Mahligai
0830 - Reached the peak (Anjung Mahligai), photography session and breakfast
0930 - Descend to campsite
1200 - Reached campsite and packing
1400 - Descend to starting point
1530 - Reached starting point, item tagging and having late lunch in Tangkak Town

Trivia

1. For every tagged item that went missing, you'll be charged RM10.00 per item.
2. We skipped the K.F.C trail because most of us were exhausted and lacked of sleep.
3. We get the best view possible even though it was during monsoon season.

Photo Gallery

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View from Anjung Mahligai where you can see almost every state in peninsular apart from that huge Telekom Tower.

Anjung Mahligai, the highest point of Gunung Ledang