6:30am - Cycled from home to Setaiwangsa Station for a ride to KL Sentral. |
7:20am - We assembled at McDonald's KL Sentral where I met a few new friends in the name of folding bikes. |
8:15 on a first train to Rawang |
9:00am : Boarded a second train to Batang Kali. |
9:25am - Reached Batang Kali Station |
9:30am - It was time to take out our machinery for the adventure. |
9:45am - A group photo at the Train Station |
10:10am - We reached the town of Hulu Yam Bharu. |
10:30am - We took a break at this warong for tea and some packed food.
11:15am - we were on our way to Sg. Sendat Waterfall.
11:30 am - Radzi was the first to complete the toughest climb of the day |
One by one completed the climb.
11:35am - And lastly the sweeper at the end of the line has verified all have safely reached this point. |
11:40am - We reached the next stage of riding on dirt trail before arriving to the picnic site @ Sg. Sendat Hulu Yan forest reserve. |
11:45am - We reached our destination - Sg. Sendat Waterfall.
Photo courtesy of Chris Ng |
Another photo by Chris Ng. |
Chris & Sam were enthusiastically taking photos of the beautiful scenery.
A nice gazebo for us to rest and have our small picnic.
Time to fill our stomachs with some food.
1:45pm - After a short downfall and a good rest we headed out of the forest reserve. There were more people coming in for their recreations. |
2:10pm - Heading to Hulu Yam Lama for a brief visit & food hunt. |
2:15pm - The cowboy village of Ulu Yam Lama |
3:00pm - Sam took us here for the original Ulu Yam Loh Mee |
Bottles of herbal drinks you don't normally see. My first at Hulu Yam |
The famous original Ulu Yam Loh Mee eaten at the original shop at its origin. |
I like this chili pickles with my Loh Mee - spicy and tangy. |
Delicious fried saito fish cake and its sauce.
3:10pm - We ate too much and it was time burn it out on the infamous flyover of Ulu Yam Lama. |
3:30pm : My friends and their folding bikes at Batang Kali Station waiting for a train back to Kuala Lumpur. |
4:10pm - Train from Rawang to KL Sentral |
5:30pm - My last train ride of the day at Setiawangsa; unpack, unfold & ride back to home. |
It was another wonderful day for folding bikes and something different from others...this one was a backpack ride. See you again for another ride.
Very adventurous! The train station at Batang Kali has been upgraded really well.
ReplyDeletehi ,just curious,would you recommend this for a group of people who havent cycled in say a year to try this??.
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