Gunung Yong Belar

The Trek

Height : 7156 feet ( 2181 meter) N4.65065 E101.36201
Location : Blue Valley Dam, Cameron Highlands - Pahang
Usually it takes 12 ~ 14 hours for day hike / camping for 2D1N
Distance : about 10.5 KM (One way)

Getting there

Parking in Kwan Tee Temple, Kg. Raja (N4.56561 E101.41143)
Arrange 4x4 pick up and drop off
From Kg. Raja to Blue Valley Dam approx. 20 minutes journey
The trail head on GPS Coordinate (N4.61263 E101.40432)

Facilities and Fees

Toilet and Bathroom : -
Parking Fee : -
Climbing Fee : -
Camping Fee : -

Exploring Gunung Yong Belar Day Hike

April, 12 2014

Mount Yong Belar is the third highest mountain in peninsular Malaysia with the height of 2181 m a.s.l. located on Titiwangsa Range between Perak - Kelantan boarder. It is one of the famous G7 mountains for hikers to access their level of fitness on day hike for total hiking distance of 20 KM with multiple ups and downs which affecting the altitude gained-lossed.

The trail is clear a long the way except for finding the right path to cross the stream, we spent extra hours on that part which cause us hiked in the dark while descent.

Stage 1 : Staircase with more than 200 steps.

Stage 2 : Pipe walking (Follow the pines all the way until you have reached state border marker, you got to follow the red color pine which lead you to left till river).

Stage 3 : Stream crossing (Refer to the photo below). You shall see the flat terrain with hut just a minute after crossing the stream.

Stage 4 : Flat terrain along the way from hut to forest entrance.

Stage 5 : Multiple false peaks will lead you to the Camp Tudung Periuk.

Stage 6 : Long journey with muddy and mossy path lead you to Camp Kasut

Stage 7 : All the way up to the summit of Gunung Yong Belar.

Stage 1
00 minutes   Starting point
10 minutes   End of Staircase

Stage 2
15 minutes   State Border Stone
35 minutes   Stream

Stage 3
02 minutes Stream Crossing
02 minutes Hut

Stage 4
08 minutes   Forest Entrance

Stage 5
10 minutes   First False Peak
10 minutes   Second False Peak
35 minutes   Third False Peak
15 minutes   Forth False Peak
15 minutes   Camp Tudung Periuk

Stage 6
50 minutes   Mossy Area
40 minutes   Clear Open Space
10 minutes   False Peak
40 minutes   Camp Kasut

Stage 7
60 minutes   Summit

Please take notes :

1. Find the rights path to cross the stream (We missed out the turn and continue follow the pine till end of road, crossed the stream and continue the path which will lead us to Gunung Siku). Wasted quite a lot of our time over there.

2. No GSM network coverage on starting point, the strongest GSM network coverage I noticed was in the Forest Entrance area (The best area to contact the 4x4 pick up while descent)

End of Steps

Piping Trail

State Border Stone

Follow the Red Color Pine

Almost reach the "Y" junction

River Crossing (Follow the right hand path with 2 minutes hike while you come cross the "Y" junction near to the river will lead you to here to cross the stream)