Bukit Engu Busu standing 331.4m, is the highest hill around Lumut. It is named after a Selangor royalty, Raja Engku Busu who was invited by the Sultan of Perak to eliminate the rampant sea piracy during the 1800’s. Unfortunately, he failed his mission and was killed.
The access road to the trail head is positioned opposite Lumut Polis Station which is easily located along the same road as Orient Star Hotel.
Starting at 4.30 p.m. at an elevation of 70m, we took about 40 minutes to scale to the viewpoint at 320m which offers a fantastic aerial angle view of the Lumut Naval Dockyard and the sea. The trail is steep and challenging to climb. Occasionally, we have to go on fours and clamber over huge and mossy boulders. Fortunately, there were strong cable ropes along difficult sections of the trail. Descending was equally tough given the wet condition of the heavily eroded trail crisscrossed with exposed roots.
En route to Lumut we did several pit stops to sample the local fares. The first stop was at Sekinchan Wins Restaurant to sample the popular pan mee followed by Sitiawan Restoran Bei King for the red wine chicken mee sua and sweet sour fish maw. Nearer Lumut, we tasted the famous ice cendol in front of an Indian temple along Jalan Lumut.
For the photographs, please refer to http://happytrekker.shutterfly.com/pictures/4433.
looks like a very less traveled trail .... bushy and no other group is there ... thanks for sharing :)
ReplyDeleteGiven the state of the trail, I believe it is quite popular with the local residents. At the base, there is a large parking area for over 100 cars. On that day, there were only a few cars besides ours. I also note a few trails running parallel to the peak. Overall, a short challenging trail with a view. Not as high as Ah Pak San but steeper. Don't mind going up again if got 2 hours to kill...
ReplyDelete..... wondering why is same name as one of our friend :) any meaning to the name ???
ReplyDeleteSorry... the place should read Bukit Engku Busu. Definitely no relation to Engu (in Chinese character is "Yang") whom we know. Engku is a minor royalty title, normally bestow on people close to the royal family, I think.
ReplyDeleteorhhh ... is Bukit Engku :) i " ming bai " already, thanks
ReplyDeleteCertainly brought back lots of memories. I was in Course 103 Outward Bound School 1965. One of the first assignment was to climb that "mountain". Of course now looking at 330 m is chicken feed.
ReplyDeleteI see that you found the famous Cendol stall that we will nevr miss. Also enjoy seeing how the "Gong Piah" being made.
Thanks