#15 Hiking Trails in Malaysia · 2026
Gunung Jerai (Kedah Peak)
🌺🌺🌺 Highly Recommended · 🥾 Hiking Trails
Why go
Kedah's landmark mountain rising out of the rice plains, with several trails including Tangga Kenari and Trek Warisan. The views span all the way to Langkawi on a clear day.
⭐ Don't miss: Tangga Kenari and the summit ridge views
- Entry fee
- No entry fee; Geopark car park RM5 per car; Warisan Trail needs forestry permit and licensed guide (1 per 7 hikers)
- Opening hours
- Daily (check before you go)
- Best time to go
- Dry months, mornings
- Time needed
- 4-8 hours
- How to get there
- Drive to Jerai Geopark car park; van to trailheads.
- Address
- Gunung Jerai, 08100 Bedong, Kedah
- Area
- Jerai Geopark, Merbok, Kedah
- Facilities
- 🚻 toilets🅿️ paid parking🧭 guided tours
- Muslim-friendly
- 🕌 Prayer room (surau) on site · 🍽️ Halal food nearby
Surau nearby; halal certification not verified. - Accessibility
- Not accessible
- Kids
- Not for beginners
☪️ 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.
- Warisan Trail permit and guide
- steep descent risks
- road steep
Also nearby
Bujang Valley Archaeological Museum
🏯 Heritage Sites · Lembah Bujang, Merbok, Kedah
Home to ancient temple ruins (candi) that are among Southeast Asia's oldest Hindu-Buddhist sites, with a museum showing finds from the valley. A quiet and rarely crowded day trip.
Don't miss: Candi Bukit Batu Pahat
⚠️ Not yet re-verified for 2026. Check fees, hours and that it is open before you go.
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