#39 Hiking Trails in Malaysia · 2026
Bukit Batu Chondong
🌺🌺🌺 Worth the Detour · 🥾 Hiking Trails
Why go
A tiny quartzite outcrop behind Zoo Negara that delivers a big-hill view for very little walking. The final scramble up the leaning rock is short but steep, so it feels like a mini Bukit Tabur without the all-day commitment.
⭐ Don't miss: Sunrise from the leaning quartzite summit rock looking back over Ampang and the KL skyline
⚠️ Not yet re-verified for 2026. Check fees, hours and that it is open before you go.
- Entry fee
- SeForest permit required (RM5/person); roadside or private parking about RM3-5
- Opening hours
- Daylight hours; check permit conditions (check before you go)
- Best time to go
- Sunrise on a dry morning; the exposed top gets very hot after 9am
- Time needed
- 1-1.5 hours; ~700 m one way to the ~260 m summit, short but steep. Loop via Batu Asah waterfall ~5.5-6 km
- How to get there
- Trailhead on Jalan Taman Zooview, Kampung Kemensah (marked by a chicken coop), about 10 minutes past Zoo Negara. No official car park: roadside at your own risk, or the private lot at the ATV/paintball park for a few ringgit. Grab from LRT Wangsa Maju.
- Address
- Jalan Taman Zooview, Kampung Kemensah, 68000 Ampang, Selangor
- Area
- Kampung Kemensah, Ampang, Selangor
- Facilities
- 🅿️ paid parking
- 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 rocky scramble with ropes; not suitable for wheelchairs, strollers or anyone with a fear of heights
- Kids
- Only for confident older kids with close supervision on the rock section
☪️ 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
- Steep quartzite scramble with ropes; test ropes before use
- Loose soil, slippery after rain
- Shared with ATVs on the lower track
- No shade or water at the top
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⚠️ Not yet re-verified for 2026. Check fees, hours and that it is open before you go.
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