Gunung Panti Day Hike : From Panti Barat to Panti Tengah (Forest Trail >>> Lukut Trail)

 

Gunung Panti is no stranger to most regular hikers, especially Johorians and Singaporeans. It’s the second most popular day hike destination, apart from Gunung Pulai due to its proximity to JB and Singapore and its easy to access trail head. However, most people only trek via the forest trail, the same one I hiked a couple of months ago. Wide, clearly marked and full of people, this trail is likened to that of “a highway in the mountain”, and not many hikers are actually aware of another less trekked trail – the Lukut trail. In fact, this may just be the official trail as there is a big arch gate at the trail head with the wordings: “Tapak Rekreasi Gunung Panti” (“Mount Panti Recreational Site”).

Pulau Lalang, Pulau Sembilan - The Search For Blue Tears

*Note: Pulau Sembilan has been closed indefinitely with effect from 1 Apr 2017. Reopen date yet to be confirmed*

How often does Facebook memories remind you of a wonderful trip and you go “Oh my god, I miss the trip so much!” or “Hey, I miss these guys”?

Gunung Berembun Jelebu Day Hike - Revisiting The WWII Crash Site

About a year ago, I first step foot in the dense rainforest of Gunung Berembun Jelebu, the burial site of the crashed WWII aircraft. Having taken the reverse route from Telapak Buruk, my friends and I had done a very leisure Trans from Telapak Buruk to Gunung Berembun and out from Kampung Pantai trail head. Little did I know that I would be doing the classic route so soon (Kampung Pantai trail head > Gunung Berembun Jelebu > Crash Site > Gunung Berembun Jelebu > Kampung Pantai trail head)