#23 Hiking Trails in Malaysia · 2026
Gunung Raya (Langkawi)
🌺🌺🌺 Worth the Detour · 🥾 Hiking Trails
Why go
Langkawi's highest peak at 881m with a 4,000+ step concrete route through jungle.
⭐ Don't miss: Summit lookout over the islands
- Entry fee
- No entry fee reported; check with Kedah Forestry whether a hiking permit is needed (a 2023 list says RM5 Malaysian / RM10 foreigner, a 2026 Langkawi guide says only Machinchang needs one)
- Opening hours
- Daily (check before you go)
- Best time to go
- Dry season
- Time needed
- 3-5 hours
- How to get there
- Rent a car or Grab from Kuah.
- Address
- Gunung Raya, 07000 Langkawi, Kedah
- Area
- Gunung Raya, Langkawi, Kedah
- 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
- OK for fit 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.
- Heat
- steps
- monkeys
Also nearby
Langkawi Kilim Karst Geoforest Park
🌳 National Parks & Rainforest · Kilim, Langkawi, Kedah
Mangrove river tours through limestone karst, with eagles, bats and monitor lizards. The geopark has UNESCO status and is a Langkawi must.
Don't miss: Eagle feeding and bat cave on the river tour
Langkawi Island
🏝️ Islands · Pulau Langkawi, Langkawi, Kedah
Malaysia's duty-free holiday island, with a UNESCO geopark, mangroves, waterfalls, beaches and a famous cable car. It works for honeymooners, families and eagle-feeding fans alike.
Don't miss: Cable car and Sky Bridge at Mount Mat Cincang, then island hopping
Four Seasons Resort Langkawi
🌺 Luxury Resorts · Tanjung Rhu, Langkawi, Kedah
Malaysia's only MICHELIN Two Keys hotel, set on a quiet Tanjung Rhu beach facing limestone islets. Low-slung Malay-style pavilions, a huge pool and a very gentle pace make it a proper switch-off. Sunset kayaks and mangrove trips start right from the beach.
Don't miss: Sunset on the beach, then dinner overlooking the islets
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