#29 Hiking Trails in Malaysia · 2026
Apek Hill (Bukit Apek)
🌺🌺🌺 Worth the Detour · 🥾 Hiking Trails
Why go
Cheras folk's after-work jungle fix: a web of shaded trails in the Bukit Sungai Puteh Forest Reserve, with numbered rest 'stations' and tung sui stalls waiting at the bottom. Do the short Apek loop for a sweat, or link it with Saga for a proper half-day leg burner.
⭐ Don't miss: The stream crossing and small waterfall on the Apek-Saga loop, then a cold herbal tea at the Awana stalls
⚠️ Not yet re-verified for 2026. Check fees, hours and that it is open before you go.
- Entry fee
- SeForest permit RM5/person (Apek is on the JPNS register; limited to about 100 hikers a day)
- Opening hours
- Daily 6am-6pm (check before you go)
- Best time to go
- Weekday mornings; on weekends arrive before 8am for parking
- Time needed
- 1.5-3.5 hours; Apek loop ~5.6 km, summit ~432 m, moderate to hard. Apek + Saga loop 7-9.5 km, 3.5-4 hours
- How to get there
- Main trailhead at Jalan Awana 23, Taman Cheras Awana (look for the tung sui stalls). Other entrances at Bukit Hatamas, Wangsa Cheras and Taman Saga (Ampang). No official car park: use roadside spots near the 99 Speedmart, not residents' frontages. Grab from MRT Taman Connaught or Cheras is the easy way in.
- Address
- Jalan Awana 23, Taman Cheras Awana, 43200 Cheras, Selangor
- Area
- Taman Cheras Awana, Cheras, Selangor
- Muslim-friendly
- No surau confirmed on site · 🍽️ Halal food nearby
No surau at the trailhead; mosques and halal food in the nearby town. - Accessibility
- Steep, rooty and muddy jungle trail; not suitable for wheelchairs or strollers
- Kids
- Fit older kids can do the short loop with an adult; no toilets on the trail
☪️ Halal status changes. For food, look for a valid JAKIM certificate (check at myehalal.halal.gov.my). Hotels and venues we have not verified are described as "pork-free", not halal.
- SeForest e-permit (Jabatan Perhutanan Selangor) required since 1 Apr 2025: RM5/person, apply 48 working hours to 1 month ahead; fines up to RM30,000 without one
- Leeches, especially after rain
- Slippery mud, roots and a stream crossing
- Confusing junctions with poor signage: download a GPS track
- No toilets on the trail
Also nearby
Bukit Saga
🥾 Hiking Trails · Taman Saga, Ampang Jaya, Ampang, Selangor
Bukit Saga is the Cheras–Ampang crowd's weekend ritual: a moderate climb from a housing estate to a breezy summit, with a waterfall option for those who want more. Hammocks, city views and a teh tarik after; that is the formula.
Don't miss: The summit view, then the Trail D waterfall extension if you are fit
Pasar Malam Taman Connaught
🏮 Night Markets · Taman Connaught, Kuala Lumpur, Kuala Lumpur
KL's longest night market, with hundreds of stalls running along the street. Expect snacks, fruit, clothes and everything in between.
Don't miss: Fresh-fried snacks and roast chicken
Bukit Besi
🥾 Hiking Trails · Alam Damai, Cheras, Kuala Lumpur, Kuala Lumpur
A short but spicy Cheras hill with fixed ropes and rocky scrambles that feel bigger than its 291 m summit. Great training for Tabur-style terrain without the long drive.
Don't miss: The rope-assisted sections up to the summit viewpoint
⚠️ Not yet re-verified for 2026. Check fees, hours and that it is open before you go.
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