Venue: the waterfall behind Hulu Selangor Science School, Ulu Yam

Travel Time: 60-70 minutes

Date: Sunday 5th August, 2018

Run Starts at: 2pm – aim to be there for 1:30 (or come even earlier for a picnic lunch)

Hare: Iris Renshaw

Co-Hares: Oscar, Marcus and Lucas French

Old-timers may remember that we last ran here exactly 2 years ago.

The science school is at the junction of Persiaran Antara Gapi and the main Ulu Yam – Batu Caves road, just a couple of km from Ulu Yam Baru town. We take the side road that turns off about 100 metres along Persiaran Antara Gapi, to go behind the school and almost to the new ‘Flamboyant Resort’.

There is a small waterfall with pools above and below it – perfect for splashing around to cool off after the run (short – 2km or long – 4km).

As usual, we will have cold drinks and hot dogs (made with Victoria Crest sausages), so bring a little pocket-money.

Directions:

The run-site is at 3.406167,101.659

Find it on Google Maps

or open the location in Waze (from your mobile device)

There are at least 3 good ways to get there, depending on traffic and your starting point:

• one way is to go up the Batu Dam road behind Batu Caves
• another is up the old Ipoh Road, and then on the shiny new bypass around Rawang to Serendah
• a third way is described in detail below:

Via the N-S highway

– Go North (towards Ipoh), and take exit 117, for Sungei Buaya (this is the relatively new 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

– At this junction, 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 along Persiaran Antara Gapi for 5km, until the science school is on your right – this is only about 100 metres before the Ulu-Yam – Batu Caves road, so if you reach that road then you’ve gone a tiny bit too far

– turn sharp right (180 degrees) onto a small road that leads behind the school

– follow this track (and hash signs) until you reach the run-site, by a small bridge across a stream

Follow directions to park considerately.

On On!

Hello Folks,

Trust you all enjoyed the last episode…

Next up we’re heading to Kerling Hot Springs. Promises to be a cracker.

Run-site: Kerling, Hot Springs nr KKB.
Travel time: allow 90 minutes,
Run starts: 2pm (please be there early to register and warm up)

Hares: French

Activities
Hot-dogs (made from premium halal sausages) and drinks will be on sale, unless you prefer to bring your own picnic.
The run site whilst out in the jungle is very civilized (everything is relative) with the opportunity for covered picnics and working toilets!

Directions.

I’d just google Kerling hot springs and you should be good. It may well come up as Kolam Air Panas Kerling, Selangor, Malaysia

But you can

Follow google maps right here

Open in Waze

(waze link only works on a mobile device)

Directions

Just get on the North South Highway E1 and head North we reckon is best.

Get on Lebuhraya Utara – Selatan/AH2/E1

Take exit 121-Tg. Malim toward Proton City
Toll road
2.2 km

Keep right, follow signs for Route 1/Kuala Lumpur/Ipoh
Partial toll road
270 m

Keep right at the fork and merge onto Route 1
450 m

Continue on Route 1. Take Jalan Kampung Air Panas to Jalan Berlian Utama
20 min (14.7 km)

Merge onto Route 1
9.7 km

Turn left onto Jalan Kampung Air Panas
1.9 km

Turn left to stay on Jalan Kampung Air Panas
650 m

Continue onto Jalan Berlian Utama
850 m

Turn left toward Jalan Berlian 4a
14 m

Turn right onto Jalan Berlian 4a
100 m

Turn right onto Jalan Berlian Utama
1.5 km

Kolam Air Panas Kerling
Jalan Kolam Air Panas, Kerling, Selangor, Malaysia

Venue: Perdik Fall,  Hulu Langat
Travel Time: 60 – 90 minutes
Date: Sunday 3rd June, 2018
Registration: 14:15 – 14:45
Run Starts at: 15:00
Hares: Becker Family
Co-Hares: Eu family

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

Another new site for the kids!

Directions:

This is the actual address of the run site – Perdik Fall, Batu 19 3/4 Ulu Perdik, 43100 Hulu Langat, Selangor

If you copy and paste this into Google Maps then it should take you right there.

or click the below

Google map here

WAZE: Open in Waze (only works on a device with Waze installed)

or go old school:

Get onto Jalan Damansara / Jalan Istana, and follow signs to get onto Lebuhraya Sungei Besi (E9).
Follow signs for Kuantan/Hulu Kelang/Ampang/Pandan Indah
Use the right 2 lanes to keep on the highway, towards Pandan Perdana/Pandan Indah/Pandan Utama/Shamelin Perkasa
 Continue to follow Lebuhraya Sungai Besi/E9
Turn right onto Jalan Pandan Utama, and almost immediately turn left onto Jalan Pandan Mewah (this becomes Jalan Teratai 1/2)
Turn left onto Jalan Taman Putra
Turn right onto Jalan Hulu Langat/B62 – this takes you over the hill from Ampang to Hulu Langat
At the big cross-roads (traffic lights) in Hulu Langat village, set your trip-meter and turn left onto the B52 (here you’ll join traffic coming from the Cheras direction).
Drive for approximately 10km, and then turn left.
(This is just a few hundred metres before the turn-offs to the Sungei Congkak forest park).
Drive slowly & carefully for 2.5km to the run-site.

After you turn left off the B52 road onto a good tarmac road, please don’t speed. There are residential houses and children playing by the road, and possibly cattle walking about. For everyone’s safety a speed limit of max 40km/h is recommended for this short stretch (less than 5 minutes).

There will be yellow bunny signs showing you the way.

Venue: Old Nambi Estate, near Rasa, Selangor
Travel Time: 75 – 90 minutes
Date: Sunday 6th May, 2018
Registration: 14:15 – 14:45
Run Starts at: 15:00
Hare: Oakley family

Rumour has it that a couple of families will camp out on the Saturday night.  If anyone is keen to join them do let us know (e.g. via Facebook) in advance, so they don’t get scared by noises in the night!

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

Directions:
GPS: GPS: 3.490858, 101.666389 or 3°29’27.35″N 101°39’58.53″E

But do not simply head straight for those GPS coordinates, or you might end up on a long track from Batang Kali – go via Rasa Chinese Cemetary.

Google map here

WAZE:

“RASA CHINESE CEMETERY”
will take you to the gravel road where you can then follow hash signs

WAZE: Open in Waze

In case of any small changes on the day, follow the usual yellow bunny hash signs.

For traditionalists, you could follow the directions below (there are also good alternatives, e.g. past Batu Caves and up the new Rawang bypass, or via the N-S highway to Bukit Beruntung):

From KL Head North on NKVE and Exit 117 for Sungei Buaya / Serendah.
Reset Trip Meter at Toll

350m Turn left onto Route 1208
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, and keep in the left lane as you approach the old highway 1 at Sungei Choh.
Approx 7km: turn left at traffic lights onto route 1, towards Serendah / KKB / Ipoh
26km (just after bridge and road sign to Rasa on left) Turn Right, following hash signs onto gravel road at cemetery.

Follow Hash signs for a further 3.6km, to the run-site.

P.S. Mother’s Day is the following Sunday, 13th May, but we think all the mummies would love a tranquil jungle experience this weekend!

Venue: Sungei Batangsi, Ulu Semenyih, Selangor
Travel Time: 60 to 75 minutes
Date: Sunday 1st April 2018 (April Fools’ Day / Easter Sunday)
Registration: 14:15 – 14:45
Run Starts at: 15:00
Hare: Nikolai Wilson

In April we always have an Easter Egg hunt (after the run), so get your little bunny noses twitching and ready to sniff out some chocolate!

As usual, cold drinks and hotdogs (halal – made from premium Victoria Crest sausages) will be available.

 Directions:

The run-site is off Jalan Sungei Lalang (B19), which goes from Semenyih town towards Nirvana memorial park (this road continues past Sungei Tekala to Hulu Langat, but our directions assume you’re coming from Semenyih).

If you reach Nirvana, you’ve gone about 1km too far!

Google Maps

Wazers click here on your mobile

Or search Waze for “Amsupply Sdn Bhd”, which will get you almost all the way there – just follow the bunny signs once you’re off the main road (B19).

The best way to Semenyih depends on where you’re coming from in KL/PJ, but here are example directions:

• Get onto the North–South Expressway E2 heading South
• Take the exit towards Cheras Sentral / Tmn Len Sen
• Follow signs for E7 Cheras–Kajang Expressway to Kajang / Seminyih
• Follow signs to Johor Bahru
• Take exit towards Kajang/Seremban/Pekan bt. 11 Cheras
• Turn left onto Jalan Sungai Long
• Take left lane to E18 ramp to Kajang Silk/ KLIA / Semenyih / Putrajaya / Seremban
• Take exit 1804A-Kajang Perdana toward route 1 / Seminyih / e21 / Seremban
• Use left lane to route 1 ramp to Rinching / Semenyih
• Turn left onto Jalan 1, heading into Semenyih town
• Turn left onto Jalan Sungai Lalang / B19 (big sign-board for Nirvana) and set your trip-meter
• Drive around 7.7km (about 100m after ‘Pekan Bt 18 – 29km’ milestone) until you see yellow bunny signs
  • (if you reach the Nirvana entrance, turn round and drive back approximately 1km)
• Turn right, cross the bridge and follow yellow bunny signs to the run-site.

The road is good for all vehicles – you just need to keep your eyes open so you don’t drive through a few pot-holes.

As always, bring a change of clothes & shoes, and either bring money for drinks/hotdogs or come with your own picnic.