I
was so anxious and a bit excited to yet another challenging rendezvous for the
second time to Lata Lansir. Situated in the brink of Dungun district in
Terengganu state, Hutan Lipur Chemerong is really a catch for any quest thirst
jungle trekkers. By right the track is not for the first timer or un-fit
trekkers but you’ll find many of sort.
State
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Terengganu
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Location
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32 km from the
Inner Highway Kuantan-K. Terengganu
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Coordinates and
map
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Water Source
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River
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Waterfall Profile
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Near Vertical Fall
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Accessibility
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Recreation Park
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Our
group consists of 46 participants from all over the place. There are some UMP
(Universiti Malaysia Pahang) students. List of participants;
1 Wan Muhd Muhsin Wan Mazlan (Organizer-Sweeper)
2 Ilzam Wahyu Bt Hj Mohamad
3 Nur Fadhilah Bt Mohd Azlin
4 Afizafir Bin Burhanuddin
5 Mohd Azwan Bin Mohd Nasir
6 Mohd Shah Abdul Rahman
7 Anas faris b mohd yusoff (Organizer)
8 Ahmad Safwan
9 Razzuwan Razali
10 Syaza syafiqah binti muhamad kamel
11 muhammad izzat bin ad'nan
12 Shahrizal Zamri
13 Mohd nizam ahmad
14 nurul hani kamarudin
15 Fatimah sabrina moahmmad
16 Noor Azlia Fatin Binti Fauzi
17 Khalilah salwa ismail
18 Ahmad Najib Habeb
19 Mohd Fazre Said
20 Mohd Fairuz Bin Ahmad
21 Muhammad fadli bin mohamad
22 Siti Nur Suhadah Binti Said
23 Raja Nurfarhana bt Raja Razalli
24 Ahmad Fathi B Abd Malik
25 Ahmad Saifuddin b Jamaluddin
26 Muhammad Fazrul bin Nor Izuddin
27 Noor Hasnieda binti Hassan
28 Mohd Heiry Bin Mohd Noh
29 Hasrizal Haron
30 Suhaida Mohamed
31 Siti Azura binti Zainon
32 Davy Jones
33 Mr.Z
34 Zulia Zulkifli
35 Lynn Zulkifli
36 Kaerol Akmal
37 Mr.Y
38 Mr.X
39 Suzie
40 Hermansah (Organizer - runner)
41 Nur Shuhada
42 Aniseh
43 Mohd Rais (Organizer - Gogo)
44 Tobleromania Dee
45. Heller
46. Muhd Nadzrin
The
organizer decided to go by bus, it was more enjoyable for me at least, and less
tiring. The road starting from the highway to the target location was rather
narrow & holes-everywhere, though it wasn’t curvy much. Although its just
32 km from the highway but we reached there after an hour and 15 minutes.
Roughly.
After
a brief exercise and quick instructions we depart at 11.30 am. Normally, the
organizer will divide the group to smaller groups according to their fitness level
and functions. That day we have 4 groups;
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Runner
/ guider >> So called the fastest and function to set up our camp
- ·
Mid
section >> Moderately fast
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Sweeper >> Picking up the late comers
- ·
Last
sweeper >> Final pick-up
Our
group pass by these trail;
Chemerong Waterfall à Kem Balak à Kem Y
Kem Y à Taman Bonsai à Puncak Berembun (1108m) à Lata Lansir à Sungai Bangang à Puncak Chemerong à Seraya Besar à Kem Y
Note: Jeram Orkid was skipped.
Kem Y à Kem Balak à Chemerong Waterfall
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| The trek |
The trail is quite challenging specially in the
beginning. One hill we need to climb was called “Bukit Taubat” (Repent Hill)
where I personally felt repenting. The good thing is there’s very less leeches.
It is advisable to wear a trekking sandal rather than a hiking boots because
there are few rivers we have to cross and the trail is not too dangerous.
Although, always stay in a group as the trail is home to tigers & boars,
specially going down through Sg. Bangang to Seraya Besar. We had lunch at Kem
Balak and continue our journey to Kem Y rather breezy. Kem Y was a occupied by
our group and another from Maybank that night. Our gogo decided to camp at Kem
Y due to congestion at Lata Lansir and there are 2 sick persons.
Next day we hike to Lata Lansir with lighter bags, because
we are coming back down to Kem Y for the night. I felt excited as the picture
of Taman Bonsai becoming more vivid in my mind. Nearing the Berembun peak, the
flora was grown with lushes of bonsai trees that crafted the scenic
environment. We can’t help ourselves from keeping the view in our cameras. Finally at a height
of 1108 meters we reached Puncak Berembun. Reaching Lata Lansir is now a
just a quick ½ hour descend on a steep
& rocky slope. We reached Kolam Puteri just before noon. Its just a 50
meters walk to Lata Lansir.
As expected it was congested with other groups looking
for a hideaway from the hustle bustle of the city. Being a second timer to Lata
Lansir, it can never be a bore to me. But there used to be a tree springing out
towards the Kolam Puteri slide, but now its lifeless with just its empty
branches left. I brought 2 friends (Wan & Shah) to the “Secret Garden” as I
name it to reminisce my previous visit. It still remain the same. After taking
some group pictures we head down to Kem Y about 2 pm.
Going down we’ll pass by Sungai Bangang (Dumb River J)
on the way, crossing puncak Chemerong all the way to the Seraya Besar, which is
actually a name of a tree, Seraya. This is the trail we need to be extra
careful with as it is known to be the place where the tigers roam about. In
spite of its lousy name, Sg Bangang really a very nice rive pool. Again, we
need to take off our shoes to cross the river and continue hike up.
After that, nothing is too interesting apart from the
same Taman Bonsai replica on the way. Our journey back was accompany with a
drizzle of rain that cools down our patience due to excessive hiking. Nearing
Kem Y, I was becoming mentally fatigued and starts to grumble many other silly
stuff. It was a big relief when we finally hear the voices of our group from
the camp. I am thankful to my hike gang, Heiry and Wan for just being there. We
were greet by the most delicious smell on earth, food. Well, when you are
hungry everything is super delicious. J
The next day after group photo we hike down to
civilizations remembering all the sweetest memories of CBL.
~:: Failure is when you stop trying ::~
