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Malaysia

Rainforest peaks, cool highland trails and Borneo's granite giant, Mount Kinabalu.

100°E105°E110°E115°E0°N5°N10°NGunung RayaMount KinabaluPenang National ParkCameron HighlandsGua TempurungTaman NegaraGunung Mulu National ParkPine Tree Trail, Fraser’s HillGunung RajahBukit KutuUpper Baram (Ulu Baram)Templer ParkFRIM KepongBukit TaburGunung NuangTaman TuguKL Forest Eco Park (Bukit Nanas)Bukit KiaraBukit GasingBroga HillGunung AngsiGunung DatukGua Batu MaloiGunung Ledang (Mount Ophir)Bako National Park
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Sabah, BorneoExpert

Mount Kinabalu

Borneo's highest peak, and the tallest mountain between the Himalayas and New Guinea

Permit required2 days, 1 night
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Pahang / Kelantan / TerengganuHard

Taman Negara

One of the world's oldest rainforests, and Peninsular Malaysia's highest peak

Permit requiredHalf a day at Kuala Tahan, up to 7-9 days return for Gunung Tahan
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PahangModerate

Cameron Highlands

Malaysia's best-known hill station, with a network of numbered forest trails

Permit required2-5 hours per trail
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Sarawak, BorneoExpert

Gunung Mulu National Park

A UNESCO-listed karst wilderness of vast show caves and the razor-sharp Pinnacles

Permit required3 days, 2 nights for the Pinnacles trek
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PenangEasy

Penang National Park

Malaysia's smallest national park, with jungle trails ending on the beach

No permit needed2-5 hours depending on trail
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Selangor / Kuala LumpurEasy

Bukit Gasing

A 100-hectare secondary forest reserve minutes from central Kuala Lumpur

No permit needed1-2 hours
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Gopeng, PerakModerate

Gua Tempurung

A limestone cave system with an underground river, in the adventure country around Gopeng

Permit required40 minutes to 3.5 hours, depending on the tour
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Johol, Kuala Pilah, Negeri SembilanHard

Gua Batu Maloi

A granite boulder cave you swim, squeeze and wade, inside the Gunung Tampin Forest Reserve

Permit required3-4 hours underground, plus the walk in
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Ulu Bendul, Kuala Pilah, Negeri SembilanModerate

Gunung Angsi

The classic Negeri Sembilan training peak, from the Ulu Bendul forest eco-park

No permit needed4-6 hours return
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Ulu Baram, Miri Division, SarawakHard

Upper Baram (Ulu Baram)

Primary rainforest reached through the Penan villages that decide who walks it

Permit required4 days and 3 nights minimum, a week to see the villages properly
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Kampung Pangsun, Hulu Langat, SelangorExpert

Gunung Nuang

Selangor’s highest peak, crossed on foot through Sungai Yong seven times to get there

Permit required10 to 14 hours return, often broken into two days with an overnight camp by the river
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Gombak, SelangorHard

Bukit Tabur

A white quartz ridge above the Klang Gates Dam, walked with a guide since 2023

Permit required3 to 4 hours for the West ridge return
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Semenyih, SelangorModerate

Broga Hill

A short climb before sunrise, for the carpet of cloud below the peaks

Permit required1.5 to 2 hours to the peaks and back, usually timed for sunrise
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Gunung Ledang National Park, Ledang District, Johor, on the border with MelakaHard

Gunung Ledang (Mount Ophir)

Johor's highest peak, wrapped in the legend of a princess and a punishing summit trail

Permit required8 to 10 hours return for the summit, usually attempted as one very long day
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Bako National Park, Muara Tebas Peninsula, Kuching Division, SarawakEasy

Bako National Park

Sarawak's oldest national park, a small sandstone peninsula packed with sea stacks, proboscis monkeys and short jungle trails

Permit required30 minutes to a full day, depending on how many of the marked, colour-coded trails you combine
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Langkawi, KedahModerate

Gunung Raya

Langkawi's highest point, climbed by a 4,287-step stairway or reached by road for views over the whole archipelago

Permit required3 to 5 hours return on foot via the Thousand Memories Eagle Stairs, or a short drive if you take the summit road instead
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Fraser's Hill (Bukit Fraser), Raub District, PahangModerate

Pine Tree Trail, Fraser’s Hill

A cool-climate ridge walk through montane forest to Pine Tree Hill, above a former colonial hill station

Permit required4 to 6 hours return, about 11 km round trip with repeated short climbs and descents
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Kuala Kubu Bharu, Hulu Selangor, SelangorHard

Bukit Kutu

A colonial hill station reclaimed by jungle, on a ridge above Kuala Kubu Bharu

Permit requiredAbout 6 hours return, 3 to 4 hours up and 2.5 to 3 hours down
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Rembau, Negeri SembilanModerate

Gunung Datuk

A short, steep climb up a granite dome to a 360 degree view of the Strait of Malacca

No permit neededAbout 3 hours return
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Rawang, Gombak District, SelangorEasy

Templer Park

A limestone forest reserve of waterfalls and a sheer monolith, twenty minutes from Kuala Lumpur’s edge

No permit neededHalf a day for the waterfall and forest trails; a separate half to full day for a guided climb up Bukit Takun
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Kepong, SelangorEasy

FRIM Kepong

A working forestry research reserve with a canopy walkway and half a dozen easy trails, inside the city’s edge

No permit neededA morning or afternoon; the canopy walkway alone takes about an hour
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Bentong, PahangExpert

Gunung Rajah

One of the longest, steepest climbs within reach of Kuala Lumpur, starting at a popular waterfall

Permit required10 to 14 hours return, often broken into two days with an overnight camp
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Bukit Nanas, Kuala LumpurEasy

KL Forest Eco Park (Bukit Nanas)

The last patch of primary rainforest inside the city, a short walk from KL Tower

Permit required30 to 60 minutes on the ground trails; the canopy walkway, when open, adds another 20 to 30 minutes
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Taman Tun Dr Ismail, Kuala LumpurModerate

Bukit Kiara

A federal forest park behind the TTDI running and hiking crowd, reopened in 2026 after a long renovation

No permit needed45 minutes for the paved lake loop alone, up to 3 hours for a full circuit taking in the Rock Garden and the summit ridge
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Taman Tugu, Kuala LumpurEasy

Taman Tugu

A restored urban forest reserve beside the National Monument, with over 5,000 labelled trees

No permit needed30 to 60 minutes for the short Nursery Trail, up to 2 hours for the full Green, Yellow and White trail combination

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KedahOne area

KelantanOne area

Kuala Lumpur4 areas

Negeri Sembilan3 areas

Pahang4 areas

PenangOne area

PerakOne area

SabahOne area

Sarawak3 areas

Selangor7 areas

TerengganuOne area