Run-site: Batang Kali Estate (Ladang Batang Kali)
Travel Time: about an hour, or a little more
Date: Sunday 4th August, 2024
Hares: Lucas, Marcus and Kaedan
Co-Hares: random parents
Registration: 1:20 onwards
Run Starts at: 2:00 pm

We’re back at one of our favourite sites that we haven’t used in over a year!
It has a shady parking area amng the trees, plus a little stream to chill in.

After the run, there will be hotdogs and cold drinks, as usual, so it’s going to be a fun afternoon for the whole family – remember to bring some pocket money and a change of clothes.

And we’re planning a piñata!

PLEASE remember to register BEFORE the run, at our registration desk. Members mark the registration sheet, and guests must fill in kids’ details (plus a phone number) on the guest sheet, and pay the guest fees of RM10 per kid.

EVERYONE (members and guests) must also sign out AFTER the run, so we know that nobody is lost.

Directions

The dirt road starts here, just after you turn off the main road:

The run-site is further in – you might be able to use this Waze link, but if you put the same coordinates into Google Maps it will take you the wrong way, past an orchid farm.

To make sure you don’t get lost, it’s also a good idea to read the directions below:

Detailed Driving Directions
• Get to Ulu Yam Baru any way
The B23 Jalan Hulu Yam Baru-Batu Caves road is a good way from most starting points, but you can also go through Serendah (use the Rawang or Sungei Buaya exit from the N-S highway) and Antara Gapi
• Zero your tripmeter at the bridge over Sungei Liam, just before you enter Ulu Yam Baru town.
• At the t-junction immediately after the bridge, turn LEFT towards town.
• At 0.9km, in the middle of town, turn RIGHT onto the B113 towards Genting Highlands.
• Pass the Balai Polis on your left.
• At about 2.1km the road bends sharply to the left.
TURN RIGHT HERE AT THE SIGN ‘LADANG BATANG KALI’ (small tarmac road)
• Then take the first right, before the small estate manager’s house, into the estate (earth track) and continue about 1.3 kilometres to the run-site – this is about 300 metres past the run-site we’ve used before.

The track is OK, but some parts are a bit tricky for low-clearance sports cars, so we suggest you leave the Ferrari at home and bring the Perodua instead.

The runsite has plenty of parking near a small stream – or maybe a big stream if the current dry spell is replaced by a wet spell!

On On!
On On!

(We were hoping to do an Italian pizza run in July, but the venue is booked, so that is now planned for September)

Run-site: Run-site: Taman Rimba Templer (Templer Park) – nice and close!
Travel Time: around 30-40 minutes for most of us
Date: Sunday 7th July, 2024
Hares: Clark family
Co-Hares:
Registration: 1:20 onwards
Run Starts at: 2:00 pm

This forest park is popular with the public, with its long series of waterfalls to hike around and play in.
We will use the public car park, and will find our own space for hot dogs, circle etc.
Although the trails are limited in this area, meaning that it’s likely to be an ‘out-and-back’ run, it’s a really nice area, and a safe spot to go on your own or take friends who don’t know much about the jungle.

PLEASE remember to register BEFORE the run, at our registration desk. Members just mark the registration sheet, and guests must fill in kids’ details (plus a phone number) on the guest sheet, and pay the guest fees of RM10 per kid.

EVERYONE (members and guests) must also sign out AFTER the run, so we know that nobody is lost.

After the run, there will be hotdogs and cold drinks, as usual, so it’s going to be a fun afternoon for the whole family – remember to bring some pocket money and a change of clothes.

Directions

The area around this popular attraction has a few entrances and car parks, but maps show a single location for ‘Taman Rimba Templer’, so that should work fine in Waze or Google Maps.

If you’re coming from KL, past Batu Caves and up the old highway 1 towards Rawang, the entrance is on the other side of the road, so you’ll have to do a U-turn.
If yor’re coming from the North/West on the LATAR, then you’ll be heading towards Batu Caves / KL, so you won’t have to do a U-turn, but you will need to watch for the correct exit.

To find the correct entrance, click on one of these icons:

If you see the Templer Park Shell station on your right, you’ve missed the best U-turn and need to look for another one.

If you see the Templer Park Shell station on your left, then you’re coming from the LATAR / Rawang direction, and need to take the second left after passing Shell.

After taking the turn-off, stop following your navigation app and look for junior hash signs and/or junior hash cars/people.

On On!

Run-site: Hulu Tamu – the end of the road, near Hulu Tamu Waterfall
Travel Time: 70-80 minutes
Date: Sunday 9th June, 2024
Hares: van der Marel family – Guus and Abel’s farewell run
Co-Hares: Isaac and Mimi
Registration: 1:20 onwards
Run Starts at: 2:00 pm

The van der Marel family are leaving Malaysia soon 🙁
But they’re setting a run first!
And they expect to come back in a year or two 🙂

They have picked the same site as last November’s Halloween run, which is a little beyond our May run-site. Although it’s still ‘Hulu Tamu’, the trail area is very different from last month, and we will be going to a beautiful waterfall.

The site has been upgraded, to turn it into a campsite, with easier parking and toilets – luxury!

PLEASE remember to register BEFORE the run, at our registration desk. Members just mark the registration sheet, and guests must fill in kids’ details (plus a phone number) on the guest sheet, and pay the guest fees of RM10 per kid.

EVERYONE (members and guests) must also sign out AFTER the run, so we know that nobody is lost.

After the run, there will be hotdogs and cold drinks, as usual, so it’s going to be a fun afternoon for the whole family – remember to bring some pocket money and a change of clothes.

Directions:

Coordinates: 3.456644, 101.710800 (3°27’23.9″N, 101°42’38.9″E)
To reach this run site, you go through Hulu Tamu village, take a turn or two, and continue to the end of the road, where there is some parking along the road or on a flat (and sometimes muddy) bit of land by the river.

There are a few ways to the Hulu Tamu (near Batang Kali / Hulu Yam) area – here are a couple of ways:

From BATU CAVES take the B57 Hulu Yam Baharu road (past the Hulu Yam dam and reservoir) to Hulu Yam.

Turn left at the T Junction at the end of this road (after you go over a bridge jest before you enter Hulu Yam).

In the centre of Hulu Yam town take the RIGHT turn onto B113
signposted to Genting Highlands and reset your trip-meter.

4.4 km at Traffic light, Shell station on Left, turn RIGHT onto B114.
Signposted: Air Panas Hulu Tamu

5.8 km turn LEFT in the direction of Air Panas Hulu Tamu

6.5 km drive through Kampung Kuantan

8.0 km at abandoned TNB substation turn RIGHT. Direction sign: Air
Panas Hulu Tamu

8.3 km cross wooden bridge over river

9.8 km pass Hulu Tamu Hot Springs (sign: Air Panas Hulu Tamu)

10.8 km take LEFT split in the road at Orang Asli Village.

10.9 km turn LEFT after factory fence.

Continue to the run-site and park neatly.

or from RAWANG continue north on Highway 1 ( Old Ipoh Road ) through
Serendah to Batang Kali.

At traffic light in Batang Kali turn RIGHT onto B113, and reset your
trip-meter

1.9 km at traffic lights (Shell station on right) turn LEFT onto B114.
Signposted: Air Panas Hulu Tamu

3.3 km turn LEFT in the direction of Air Panas Hulu Tamu

4.0 km drive through Kampung Kuantan

5.5 km at abandoned TNB substation turn RIGHT. Sign: Air Panas Hulu
Tamu

5.8 km cross wooden bridge over river

7.3 km pass Hulu Tamu Hot Springs (sign: Air Panas Hulu Tamu)

8.3 take LEFT split in the road at Orang Asli Village.

8.4km turn LEFT after factory fence.

Continue to the run-site and park neatly.

On On!

This will be a camping weekend with a post-Hari Raya celebration run & feast!

Run-site: Sekangkang Kera Hulu Tamu
Travel Time: a little over an hour
Camping: Saturday 4th May, 2024
Running: Sunday 5th May, 2024
Hares: Katy and Mary, and uncle Sam Botak
Co-Hares: Louise and the Race family
Registration: 1:20 onwards on Sunday, but come on Saturday and camp!
Run Starts at: 2:00 pm on Sunday

Our run-site for May is a camp-site next to the stream in Hulu Tamu, just beyond Batang Kali – it is near the Hulu Tamu Hot Springs and close to a couple of places we’ve run from previously.
All junior hash families are welcome to come and camp, at no extra charge – the hare has kindly booked the entire site (which has toilet/shower and limited electricity), but please let us know as space is limited!
Someone has posted a YouTube video of the site and stream from New Year 2024.

If you want to camp there on the Saturday night, please let us know you’re coming, and arrive on Saturday lunchtime or afternoon to pitch your tent. It’s going to be fun!

On the Sunday, PLEASE remember to sign in BEFORE you head out on the trail, at our registration desk. Members just mark the registration sheet, and guests must fill in kids’ details (plus a phone number) on the guest sheet, and pay the guest fees of RM10 per kid.

EVERYONE (members and guests) must also sign out AFTER the run, so we know that nobody is lost.

After the run, there will be a Hari Raya feast – traditional Malay celebration food. This is free for paid-up member kids, and RM30 for everyone else (adults and guest kids).
To help us get the catering right, please sign up for the meal in advance, by 1st May 2024, using this form.

We will also serve cold drinks, as usual – remember to bring plenty of pocket money.

Directions

The runsite location is here in Google Maps, or you can click on one of these icons on your phone to get you very close to the campsite:

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Don’t forget to bring tables/chairs/plates/spoons if you have them!

On On, and May the 4th be with you! 😉

This is our 500th run, as well as the occasion for our Easter Egg hunt, so expect some serious celebrations!

The KL Junior Hash has been running since the early 1980’s, so this is certainly a momentous occasion, and we encourage everyone (kids and adults) to express their inner 80’s child – clothes, hairstyle, music, etc.

It’s also our first run after Hari Raya, but our Raya celebration and feast will be at the next run, on 5th May.

Why is it on the 21st (so late!) ? Because we want everyone to be back from the Hari Raya week, so as many members as possible can celebrate our 500th run.

Run-site: Dusun Ayah Heritage camp-site at Ulu Rening, in the Genting Valley and a few km past Batang Kali.
Travel Time: probably a little over an hour for most of us
Date: Sunday 21st April, 2024
Hares: Iris and Zu Renshaw
Co-Hares: Mirthe and Wilma Koh
Registration: 1:20 onwards
Run Starts at: 2:00 pm

Admin / Logistics

This run-site is at a private camp-site, so please have RM5 ready to pay for parking.

You can also rent a tube for playing in the river, for RM10 – please make sure your kids know that you need to pay before borrowing them.

If you would like to camp there (RM60 per pitch per night), please contact the site directly – you can WhatsApp to Effa on 019 926 6461. You can see more details at fb.com/effaryanstore.

If you want to stay overnight but don’t fancy camping, there are other chalets, home-stays and eco-resorts in the Ulu Rening area . They vary from cheap & simple chalets to posh chalets (e.g. Huda’s Haven), to secluded mansions that sleep 10 and have private swimming pools.

We will also have a special souvenir t-shirt for our 500th run, free for members and available for guests and parents to purchase.

PLEASE remember to register BEFORE the run, at our registration desk. Members just mark the registration sheet, and guests must fill in kids’ details (plus a phone number) on the guest sheet, and pay the guest fees of RM10 per kid.
EVERYONE (members and guests) must also sign out AFTER the run, so we know that nobody is lost.

There is no need to pre-register – just turn up and find our registration desk.

Event Details

As usual, there will be two trails – long and short.

There will be an EASTER EGG HUNT – some items will be hidden on the trail, and others around the run-site. We will explain the details before the run starts.

After the run, there will be hotdogs and cold drinks, so it’s going to be a fun afternoon for the whole family – remember to bring some pocket money and a change of clothes.

Directions

The run-site coordinates are approximately 3.4903,101.693637

When you arrive, please park considerately and pay the parking fee (RM5) to the camp-site reception before finding the Junior Hash registration desk.

The Waze link below should take you right to the run-site, but Google Maps doesn’t seem to know the little roads:

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Traditional directions

From Batu Caves:
– Take the B57 Hulu Yam Baharu road.
– Drive past the Hulu Yam dam and reservoir.
– After crossing a bridge, you’ll hit a t-junction – turn left into Hulu Yam town
– In the centre of town, turn right towards Genting Highlands on B113 and set trip meter to zero.
– 4.4 km Traffic lights, Shell station on Left, turn RIGHT onto B114.
– 5.9 km Turn LEFT (signposted Air Panas Hulu Tamu).
– 10.7 km (T-junction in village by mosque) Turn LEFT
– 10.9 km Turn RIGHT
– 11.2 km Take the next left, before a bridge
– drive around 100m to the run-site

Via Rawang or Serendah (which can be reached in many ways), including via the N-S highway:
– Continue north on Highway 1 ( Old Ipoh Road ) through Serendah to Batang Kali.
– At traffic light in Batang Kali (just after police station on right), turn RIGHT onto B113, and reset your trip-meter.
– 1.9 km At traffic lights (Shell station on right) turn LEFT onto B114.
– 3.4 km Turn LEFT (signposted Air Panas Hulu Tamu).
– 8.2 km (T-junction in village by mosque) Turn LEFT
– 8.4 km Turn RIGHT
– 8.7 km Take the next left, before a bridge
– drive around 100m to the campsite

On On to our 500th run!!!