Distance: 7km
Elevation Gain: 450-500m+
Rated: 5.5/10
Gunung Irau, otherwise, more famous for it Mossy Forest with a height of 2,110m above sea level. It also famous for being very muddy so be prepared if you want to hike here. To get here, Forest, 39000 Brinchang, Pahang or "4.524219, 101.381979". The entrance here to not provide any public facilities, only place to park your car. If you want to wash yourself since especially the place here is badly muddy, bring yourself a big bottle of water to wash off before getting into the car. This hiking trail require permit. I only know of this website where might help but never tried applying before as I was hiking with another hiking group, "http://forestry.pahang.gov.my/ekorimba/main/index.php". No hiking guide is required.
Elevation Gain: 450-500m+
Rated: 5.5/10
Gunung Irau, otherwise, more famous for it Mossy Forest with a height of 2,110m above sea level. It also famous for being very muddy so be prepared if you want to hike here. To get here, Forest, 39000 Brinchang, Pahang or "4.524219, 101.381979". The entrance here to not provide any public facilities, only place to park your car. If you want to wash yourself since especially the place here is badly muddy, bring yourself a big bottle of water to wash off before getting into the car. This hiking trail require permit. I only know of this website where might help but never tried applying before as I was hiking with another hiking group, "http://forestry.pahang.gov.my/ekorimba/main/index.php". No hiking guide is required.
It took roughly 3-4 hours to the peak of Gunung Irau and roughly the same time down as the terrain is quite technical, and with the trail being quite muddy, it definitely not easy to move around. But the trip is worth it as you manage to enter into the mossy forest. The place is definitely very mesmerizing and to be honest, thanks Gods this part of the forest is quite deep and not very accessible to "hiker-but-not-really-and-actually-only-there-to-take-photo-and-not-really-enjoy-the-view-while-throwing-and-leaving-rubbish-all-over-the-place-as-if-got-people-clean-up-after-you". At the peak, you can see some view also but it was blocked on the day I hike.
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| To Mossy Forest from Monash University |
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| To Mossy Forest from Monash University |
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| Gunung Irau (1 way) https://www.strava.com/activities/1390564794 |
GPX file download link:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/wamon0phcgp6ob5/Gunung_irau.gpx?dl=0
https://www.dropbox.com/s/wamon0phcgp6ob5/Gunung_irau.gpx?dl=0
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| The Entrance |
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| Watch Towel |
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| Keep holding left till the trail head |
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| The Trail Head |
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| Mini Irau (Turn Left for G. Irau) |
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| The Peak of Irau |
Overall, this mountain has it cool factor where the mossy forest is still very nice. The mountain does connect to Gunung Pass and Yellow too but if so, you will exit the other side of the mountain. Gunung Irau, the most famous mountain in Cameron Highland.
Edited: 22/4/2018
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