Although it's one of the higher mountains, climbing it just takes about 3 days. The start of the trail is at Kompung Rantau, which is the remote village in the Grik area of Perak, where the climb to Gunung Chamah also begins. Getting there involves a boat ride and 4WD. Elephants also climb this mountain so you have to be extra careful.
Ulu Sepat, standing at 2161m, is 7th highest mountain in Peninsula Malaysia. As it is located in the Titiwangsa range, it also receives a significant volume of rainfall annually. Consequently, rain is expected everyday of the trek. According to our guide, Forest Gan, the route that we are taking for this trip is a new route. It certainly seems to be the case as the trek is really interesting but challenging.
The starting point for the trek is near Gua Musang. From there, it is a 4hrs ride by 4-wheel drive to the starting point, which is an Orang Asli village located deep in the mountains. Most part of the ride in the mountains is on logging trails which are quite well-maintained at the initial part of the mountain trail as logging are still carrying out in the region. However, once the vehicle enters the trails which are no longer in use, the road condition is pretty bad. In fact, the vehicles are stuck in the mud on one occasion.
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