Erni3 Adventure

Some picture taken by Daniel during his Nuang trip

Gunung Nuang Location from google earth

Gunung Naung Facts Gunung Nuang is located in Hulu Langat and it's 1490 meters above sea level. Now Gunung Tahan is 2187 meters, so that makes Nuang roughly 70% of Tahan's height.

Rough map of Nuang (Not to scale) courtesy from "http://mind-fields-ahead.blogspot.com"

Gunung Nuang can be divided into a few major sections:
1. Entrance/Parking
2. "The long gruesome walk"
3. Rest point
4. Dam
5. "Lolo" camp
6. "Hut" camp
7. Mid-mountain push
8. Mid-mountain campsite - "Pacat" camp
9. Summit push
10. The "fake summit"
11. "Nuang" summit

1. The Never Ending Road:
To access the start of the trail, trekkers must first deal with the "Never Ending Road", a name coined by former trekking team leader, Ian Wikarski. The road takes about 70 minutes to walk, but it feels like about 2.5 hours. This road is the main reason we do this trip at night because it doesn't feel so long when you can't see it.

2. The Pipeline:
At the end of the Never Ending Road, one crosses a small stream, makes a quick left and then follows the pipeline up to the dam (usually known as Lolo Camp). This part takes about 1 hour.
Crossing the dam, trekkers hike for another 20 minutes or so, reaching the what we call "Hut Camp 1". Turn left crossing the stream (do not turn right to the huts), and then continue up along the trail passing various camp sites until you see "Hut Camp 2" across the stream. You now have to cross the stream again and hike up to Hut Camp 2. Note that this is the last water source before Kem Pacat. Once at Hut Camp 2 make a quick left and continue up.

3. The Red Clay:
As you continue up now you will notice that the steepness of the trail has taken a sharp rise. And you will also notice that you are hiking on red clay, which is what you will hike on for the remainder of the trek until you reach Kem Pacat. Red clay is fine when dry, but at Nuang it is rarely dry, so make sure you have a grippy pair of boots (running shoes do NOT work well). There is also a lot of erosion on this part and the trail looks different each time we trek. What used to be a 6"wide-8"deep water channel is now a 12"wide-3'deep ravine. This part of the trail takes 3-4 hours, longer if it is raining of course.
You will know when you're close to Kem Pacat when you find yourself on a short descent before heading uphill again on the trail. About 15 minutes later, you will reach what we have termed "Pacat Rock", a rock on the left side of the trail marked with a big red arrow pointing to the campsite and way to the summit.
Kem Pacat is where we set camp for the night. Though this spot literally translates as Leech Camp, we have rarely encountered leeches here. We have, however, come across many large insects and animals here. There is a water source accessible from the camp site, but it can only be safely accessed during the day because it is a steep 20-minute descent.

Wonder i might see any "ghost" here this weekend