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#18 Hiking Trails in Malaysia · 2026

Gunung Stong State Park (Jelawang)

🌺🌺🌺 Highly Recommended · 🥾 Hiking Trails

☪️ Surau

Why go

Kelantan's tallest hiking mountain at 1,422m, famous for the giant Jelawang waterfall and cool camping.

⭐ Don't miss: Jelawang Waterfall

Entry fee
Permit RM5 per person per month (Malaysian) / RM30 (foreigner); possible RM2 gate fee; guide extra
Opening hours
Daily (check before you go)
Best time to go
Dry season
Time needed
1-3 days
How to get there
Drive to Dabong and Jelawang village; arrange MGP.
Address
Gunung Stong State Park, 18200 Dabong, Kelantan
Area
Jelawang, Dabong, Kelantan
Facilities
🧭 guided tours
Muslim-friendly
🕌 Prayer room (surau) on site · 🍽️ Halal food nearby
Surau nearby; halal certification not verified.
Accessibility
Not accessible
Kids
Older kids only

☪️ 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.

⚠️ Safety & weather
  • Permit and licensed guide
  • waterfall flash floods

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