#20 Hiking Trails in Malaysia · 2026
Gunung Brinchang
🌺🌺🌺 Highly Recommended · 🥾 Hiking Trails
Why go
Cameron Highlands' highest point, with cool mossy forest and a proper trail from town to the summit.
⭐ Don't miss: Mossy forest near the summit
- Entry fee
- Pahang Forestry permit required for (New) Trail 1, about RM10–20/person; guide strongly recommended
- Opening hours
- Trail open Mar–Oct; closed Nov–Feb for the monsoon (check before you go)
- Best time to go
- Dry months
- Time needed
- 6-8 hours
- How to get there
- Drive or Grab from Brinchang town to trailhead.
- Address
- Gunung Brinchang, 39100 Brinchang, Pahang
- Area
- Cameron Highlands, Brinchang, Pahang
- Facilities
- 🚻 toilets
- Muslim-friendly
- No surau confirmed on site · 🍽️ Halal food nearby
Surau/halal options not confirmed by JAKIM at the trailhead; check locally. - Accessibility
- Not accessible
- Kids
- Not suitable for young kids
☪️ 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.
- Original Trail 1 permanently closed; use New Trail 1
- Mossy Forest boardwalk closed indefinitely after landslide
- summit road is jeep-only past the checkpoint
- scarce water
Also nearby
Brinchang Night Market
🏮 Night Markets · Golden Hills, Cameron Highlands, Brinchang, Pahang
Cameron Highlands' bustling weekend night market, now set up at Golden Hills between Brinchang and Kea Farm, selling strawberries, steamed corn, fried snacks, local produce and souvenirs under the cool highland air.
Don't miss: Strawberries and fried chicken
Pine Valley Villa & Camper Site
⛺ Glamping & Campsites · Cameron Highlands, Pahang
A beginner-friendly highland camp with cool nights and hot showers. Pack a jacket, because it gets properly chilly.
Don't miss: Cool-weather camping among tea hills
⚠️ Not yet re-verified for 2026. Check fees, hours and that it is open before you go.
Gopeng Glamping Park
⛺ Glamping & Campsites · Kampung Pintu Padang, Gopeng, Perak
Glamping packages with breakfast and free bike rental, plus easy access to Gopeng's white-water rafting and jungle trails. Great base for an adventure weekend.
Don't miss: Rafting on Sungai Kampar combined with a stay
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