One of my favourite trails, firstly greeted with these amazing bamboo forest then into jungle with some amazing plants and trees. Stock up some light food and about 3 litres of water. Gets dark pretty quick around 6 as the path is heavily shaded with forest canopy.
Covered about 20km there and back. Serious workout that just gets harder toward the end. The summit is not that special, no view to speak of, but its a gorgeous ancient rainforest all the way up.
Take 3litres of water or more plus snacks and sugar. Use Navigator in the AllTrails app and join the 67 other outdoor explorers who have completed this trail. Gunung Nuang hard Length Reviews Sort by:. Leon Tan. November 3, Poh Meng Ang. May 2, Hiking Great! April 4, Hiking Over grown. April 2, August 30, Hiking Bugs Great! Alex ASquared.
May 10, Hiking Muddy Off trail Rocky. Thomas Bryant. January 18, The start of the trail is around m above sea level. You walk on an undulating stony track, wide enough for a 4WD vehicle, for a distance of 5km , which some have described as the 'never-ending road'. Thick forest lines each side of the track and the loud insect, bird and monkey calls made this one of the noisiest stretches of jungle that I have encountered in Malaysia.
Six shelters have been spaced along the 5km road with notices pointing out how far you have travelled and how much further you have until you reach Camp Lolo, the first campsite. The 6th and last of these shelters is next to a small river. Here you have to cross the shallow river using stepping stones which thankfully were not slippery.
If the water is covering the rocks you might want to change into Kampung Adidas or cross in bare feet rather than get your shoes and socks wet at this early stage of the climb. Then the path narrows, following along next to an old water pipeline for a while before reaching a waterfall and a water sluice gate where you have to make a second river crossing.
A third and fourth river crossing follow shortly after. Next you arrive at Camp Lolo where some people choose to camp overnight before tackling the next stage of the climb. There are no facilities at this camp site other than a few sandy plots where tents can be pitched. A small sign points the way to the next stop, Camp Pacat 1. This is where the hard work starts. While struggling along this fatiguing stage I occupied myself with some calculations.
If the sign said 1. In the end I think I took 90 minutes to complete this stage , which is still quite slow. The path was mostly deeply rutted clay which no doubt turns into a nightmarish torrent during heavy rain.
Thankfully on my trip the rain did not start until the evening just after I had returned to my car. Although I went alone on my trip, I deliberately chose a Saturday as I knew there would be lots of other climbers around who could help me out if I got into trouble. I encountered several groups including a group of friendly students from Kelantan who seemed impressed that I had managed to make it so far. The journey from the Pangsun entrance to the Mount Nuang peak and back.
Would you go on this hike? As a point of reference, I have included my rough timings for hiking up Gunung Nuang via Pangsun. They are modest timings but I was more interested in going at a steady pace. Instead, take the path sloping downwards into the bushes. You bypass a hut on your right where people are staying.
We saw children present. The path leads upwards for 3 minutes there is lots of undergrowth here and the sound of water grows louder. The muddy tracks eventually turn into another bamboo grove. Thereafter, you will be walking on even ground. Kem Pengasih. If I can do a hour hike, surely I can survive days of hour hikes at high altitude?! Especially as I was walking back to my car in the pitch black! You will find that there are wildly different hiking distance estimates online.
I would like to know too. Let me know if you find out. It is no comparison at all; they are very different experiences. Bukit Kutu is tough because it is very steep. You get thrown into a steep incline right from the get-go but the distance is a lot shorter. You will probably finish in around 6 hours. Gunung Nuang is a test of endurance. It has your even ground, steep incline, prickly forest, mud and everything else in between.
Gunung Nuang and Gunung Kinabalu are also very different beasts. Gunung Kinabalu is actually very easy and more on endurance. Then in the early morning around am, you start hiking to the peak to catch the sunrise and go straight back down the mountain. Gunung Kinabalu is also a technically easy mountain to hike up. The majority of the hike has actual proper wooden steps. If not wooden, then you can take the stone steps.
Difficulty level for Gunung Nuang: Hard. Any other questions? Let me know in the comments below! Your email address will not be published. Doing Life with Iuliya An outdoor adventure, travel and lifestyle blog of a Borneo born lawyer as she discovers the world.
Pin Share 2. But first! Table of Contents. Hiking Tip If you are hiking to Gunung Nuang via Pangsun, make sure you start as early as possible and bring a headlight! You might end up leaving the forest after night falls and there are NO street lights at all.
You will be in pitch dark. The 1st Stage: 4. Hiking Tip Locals tend to park their motorcycles at this hut in the evening. They offer rides to trekkers making their way out of the jungle and not wanting to walk an additional 4.
For a fee, of course! Which is very entrepreneurial of them. The 2nd Stage: 5 River Crossings The 2nd stage of the Nuang trek consists of 5 river crossings and this stage passed by really fast. The first time you see this big pipe in front of you, turn right and follow the path downwards towards the stream. That is the first river crossing.
The giant pipe that will accompany you for the initial two river crossings. Duration from 1st to 2nd river crossing: 9 minutes This is an interesting part. The only flight of proper "steps" you will find along the Mount Nuang trek.
By far the most picturesque part of the Nuang trek, won't you agree? White metal signpost. Malaysian hikers are some of the friendliest people out there! The 3rd Stage: Kem Pacat. However, occasionally, you will come across locals who ride pass with their motorbikes. I heard that in the late evening, they would offer to fetch hikers out for a fee.
Thick bamboo forest lines each side of the track and the loud insect, bird and monkey calls would accompany you throughout your one-hour hike along this road. The road is generally clear but it slopes upwards and downwards and could get a little tiring, especially on your way out later on since you might have exhausted yourself. There are resting huts along the path and I counted about 6 of them.
I remember the huts look a little eerie so I never stop and rest there at all. The last hut is next to a small stream which we would need to cross, after which you would then need to follow a narrow path that leads to an old water pipeline before reaching a waterfall and a water sluice gate where you need to cross the second stream, then the third and fourth stream.
If I remember correctly, there is a fifth and final stream to cross in order to reach Kem Lolo. There is a huge log bridge which you can choose to cross over if you wish to stay dry. Some people would choose to camp overnight at Kem Lolo before hitting the summit the next day, since it is the only campsite here with proper water source. I would prefer doing Nuang as a day hike instead of wasting time camping here.
The trail towards Kem Pacat is mostly deeply rutted clay which will be rather slippery and tough if it rains heavily. Thankfully, for both my hike in and , I was blessed with sunny weather. The journey to Kem Pacat is quit an uphill battle as some points were pretty steep that we need to rely on ropes to haul ourselves up. When you finally reach a big clearing, you will know you have reached Kem Pacat.
If you are pressed for time, I suggest cutting your break and have your meal on the peak instead. If you can wait, I would suggest keeping this for when you descend from the peak later.
The toughest part of the hike is none other than the stretch from Kem Pacat to Kem Pengasih. The trail is steeper than earlier and at certain points we would need to be grapping on the roots and ropes to haul ourselves up. Hiking sticks would be redundant for this part of the trail. Kem Pengasih is a false peak nestled among some mossy forest.
It is wet and muddy and because the wind had picked up, it is also a little chilly, though nowhere near the climate in Fraser Hills or Cameron Highlands. From Kem Pengasih, the path towards the peak is rather easy.
The trail is gently flat followed by a series of gentle downhills before your final push to the peak. As you emerged, you will see a triangulation station which indicates that you have reached the peak.
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