You can walk up through moist, mossy forests to a windswept, rugged summit. The route is short and steep and you'll need to scramble over rough terrain in a few places. Penang Bridge Penang bridge - cable stayed, 13.5 km long, 8.5 km over water, the rest consisting of a viaduct on the island side with a flyover on the mainland. Longest in Asia, reputedly third longest in the world. The island end of the bridge begins near the University at Gelugor and the mainland end at Seberang Jaya.
Toll is payable.
Visitors not permitted to stop along bridge. This Buddhist temple of Thai architecture houses a magnificent gold-plated reclining Buddha that is said to be the third largest in the world. The niches behind the statue house urns containing the ashes of devotees. According to local folklore, the Snake Temple ,dedicated to a Buddhist healer-priest, was inhabited by snakes who crawled out of the jungle on the night of the temple's completion. The snakes are still there today Probably the only temple of its kind in the world.