Run-site: Kerling hot springs (Kolam Air Panas Kerling, Selangor)
Travel Time: 1:10 to 1:20, depending on starting point
Date: Sunday 6th January, 2019
Registration: 1:15 – 1:45 pm
Run Starts at: 2:00 pm
Hares: Drew family
Co-Hare: Newman family

This is a popular run-site, due to the civilised facilities (there are even toilets), as well as a very nice stream to play in.

The easiest way to get there is to open Waze or Google Maps and search for “Kerling Hot Spring”.
You should find the run-site easily, but we’ll have our usual bunny signs as you get close.
There is plenty of parking space at this site.

We will have cold drinks on sale, but it looks like we won’t be able to serve food (hot dogs) this month.
However, it’s a great place for a picnic – either food you’ve packed yourself or something you pick up on the way.

As usual, all are welcome, including non-members (‘guests’), who can just turn up and go to our registration desk, to sign in and pay the guest fee of RM10 per kid.
It’s essential for everyone (members and guests) to sign in before the run and sign out after the run, so we know that nobody is lost.

On On!

*** CHANGED RUN-SITE – NOW CONFIRMED ***

Run-site: Eagle’s Nest / Sungei Sendat Waterfalls, near Ulu Yam Baru
Travel Time: 60-70 minutes
Date: Sunday 7th October, 2018
Registration: 1:15 – 1:45 pm
Run Starts at: 2:00 pm
Hare: Sankey family
Co-Hare: Drew family

[ We had to change from our earlier announced site (Sungei Dua) because of problems getting access. ]

Sungei Sendat is a popular site with upgraded parking (at least it was being upgraded last time we were there!). There is a nice stream to play in, but please keep an eye on your kids, as always. A couple of hundred metres up-stream, you have the actual waterfall, with a small charge for entry, but we won’t be running there (feel free to go in by yourselves, before or after) and be careful not to fall in.

As usual, we will have hot dogs (made from premium halal Victoria Crest sausages) and cold drinks on sale.

Also as usual, all are welcome, including non-members (‘guests’), who can just turn up and go to our registration desk, to sign in and pay the guest fee of RM10 per kid.

See you there!

Subscriptions

For members who didn’t make it to September’s run, please remember to bring RM100 per member for your annual subs! Anyone who joins or renews will get a stylish junior hash t-shirt.

Directions

GPS apps make it easy to get there:

Google Maps

WAZE: Hutan Lipur Sungei Sendat

About 150m before the waterfall entrance (end of the tarmac road), the road turns right, but we stop there (or go slightly left) and park in the newly cleared area there.

In case of any small changes on the day, look for the usual yellow bunny hash signs to guide you to the correct location.

Or, if you’re worried about Google spying on you, turn your phone off and follow these easy instructions:

Scenic Route: VIA BATU CAVES (Fastest from many areas)

Get either onto Jalan Kuching North from KL, and take the 3 o’clock exit Batu at the Batu Caves/Kepong Roundabout, OR, Get onto the MRR2 from Sungai Buloh, etc. and head towards Batu Caves. Trip meter at Roundabout.
km 0.5 Exit left on the first exit after leaving the roundabout
km 1.2 turn left again, and get into right hand lane.
km 1.9 Turn right at the traffic lights with the Mosque on your right and head through Selayang town
km 6.0 Go past the Petronas on the left and then
km 6.5 Turn right onto old reservoir road (B57), following signs to Ulu Yam.
Proceed about 21km until you cross a small bridge and come to a T-junction.
After crossing the bridge, turn RIGHT at T-junction, and then keep right at the fork.
Proceed slowly, watching for pedestrians/bikes/cars, for approx. 4.5 km.
Park when you see hash-mobiles ahead of you, where the road turns right up to the waterfall.

Alternative Route: VIA NORTH-SOUTH HIGHWAY

Get onto the N-S highway, via either:
the NKVE, from PJ/Damansara
or
Jalan Duta, from KL or Mont Kiara
Head North and take exit 117, for Sungei Buaya (this is the new-ish exit between Rawang R&R and Bukit Beruntung)
After the toll, turn left at the traffic lights
Go straight (winding road) for just over 2km until you reach traffic lights
Turn right at the lights, towards Serendah/Rawang
Drive straight for about 3km, passing the Perodua factory, until you hit the old highway 1 at Sungei Choh
Keep in the far left lane (there is usually a queue to turn right) and turn left towards Serendah / KKB / Ipoh
Drive for about 10km until you see a traffic-light junction with colourful new (mostly empty) shop-lots on your left
Get into the right-hand lane, and turn right at the lights, into Antara Gapi
Drive all the way along Persiaran Antara Gapi (5km)
At the t-junction with the Ulu-Yam – Batu Caves road, turn left
Proceed a few km until you cross a bridge and come to a T-junction
After crossing the bridge, turn RIGHT at T-junction, and then keep right at the fork.
Proceed slowly, watching for pedestrians/bikes/cars, for approx. 4.5 km.

On On!

Run-site: off the road from Batang Kali to Genting, near the little red Chinese Temple
Travel Time: 75 minutes
Date: Sunday 9th September, 2018 (that’s the 2nd Sunday for a change!)
Registration: 1:00 – 1:45 pm (may take longer than usual, so please come early!)
Run Starts at: 2:00 pm
Hare: Pritchard family
Co-Hare: Oakley family

This is our AGM run, at which we appoint a committee for the next year (anyone willing/able to help?).

It’s also the start of a new membership year, so all members need to renew – please remember to bring RM100 subs (cash) for each member.

It’s also a good time for new members to join (RM100 + RM10 one-time joining fee).

All members (existing or new) will receive a freebie when paying their annual subscriptions. If you can’t make it to September’s run, don’t worry – October or November is fine …

Occasional or first-time hashers can simply pay the RM10 guest fee, as always – no need to join unless/until you want to.

Cold drinks and hot dogs (halal – made from premium Victoria Crest sausages) will be available.

It is recommended to bring mosquito spray and apply tiger balm to legs and ankles to deter pacat.

The river here is amazing for swimming (clear water and boulders – keep an eye on your kids!) so bring towels and a change of clothes.

Directions:

Google Maps here

WAZE: Open in Waze

One route is via Ulu Yam Baru town:

Get yourselves to Ulu Yam any way you can (e.g. up the Batu Dam road from the Batu Caves area).

In the centre of Ulu Yam turn right just after the 7-11, and drive about 2km until you reach the traffic lights.

Turn right towards Genting.

Drive 5.0 kilometres (going past the small tarmac road on the left) until you see a small track going off to the left, marked with a KLJHHH bunny sign.

If you see a Chinese shrine on the left you have gone too far.

Follow the track, watching for KLJHHH ‘bunny’ signs at forks.

This track is fine for normal cars – just a little uneven in places, so take it slowly.

On on!

P.S. Did we remind you to bring your subs? Plus pocket-money for drinks and hot dogs…