PENANG HILL // Hiking Penang's Iconic Mountain, via Bats Cave Temple
Channel: Jason moofang
Date: 2022-02-17

Most people take the crowded funicular trains up the steep mountainside, but one can also hike up! There is a network of trails, and here I chose the one starting from Bats Cave Temple - a trail that I think balances steepness and length, and that offers some pretty nice and varied scenery.

While Penang Hill encompasses a system of peaks, the tallest of which stands at 833m, this hike ends at the top of Flagstaff Hill / Bukit Bendera - also the terminal point of the funicular train - at about 735m. Hikers who make it up here can order any variety of shaved ice sold at the summit food court and get RM1 off the listed price - an honor not bestowed upon train passengers :)

The trail is fairly easy - but demanding on someone as out of shape as I was. It's an actual mountain after all! There are branches and junctions that are not well signed, so I recommend a GPS device to make sure you stay on your intended track.

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