Mount Tahan ( Mountain in Malaysia)

Gunung Tahan (2,187m/7174ft), located within Taman Negara National Park.The highest mountain in west Malaysia. About 54km trekking way distance from Kampung Kuala Tahan, Jerantut and only 42km trekking way from Kampung Sungai Relau, Merapoh.

The best season to climb this mountain is April, May June & July and It will close on medial of November to medial of January.
In this old rainforest, you can see more than 100 difference type of the tropical plant and some wild animal and insect too. Specially leeches, sandfly & bee are the most popular insects you have to face to.

Merapoh trail open since August 1993,it is the shorter & easy trail by only using 2 days time to reach the summit.
Kuala Juram (309m) to Kuala Luis ~ (306m) - Distance: 5km - Time:1hr
Kuala Luis (306m) to Lata Luis ~ 558m) - Distance: 6km - Time: 1hr
Lata Luis (558m) to Kem Kor ~ (750m) - Distance: 2.5km - Time: 1hr
Kem Kor (750m) to Permatang ~ (874m) - Distance: 2.5km - Time: 1hr
Permatang (874m) to Kubang ~ (1406m) - Distance: 3.5km - Time: 4hrs
Kubang (1406m) to Belumut ~ (1493m) - Distance: 1.5km - Time: 1hr
Belumut (1493m) to Bonsai ~ (1705m) - Distance: 5.5km - Time: 2.5hrs
Bonsai (1705m) to Botak ~ (1943m) - Distance: 3km - Time: 1.5hrs
Botak (1943m) to Gunung Tahan ~ (2187m) - Distance: 2.4km Time: 1hr
TOTAL : Distance: 31.9km - Time: 14hrs

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