Date: Sunday 3rd December, 2017

Run-site: Kota Damansara Community Forest
Travel time: 30-60 minutes, depending on which part of the Klang Valley you’re coming from
Registration opens/closes: 11:00 / 12:00
Hares: Becker family

Directions:
Location is Kota Damansara Community Forest Reserve, Jalan Merbah 10/1, Kota Damansara.
The site is directly opposite SMK Seksyen 10 Kota Damansara. Please park considerately along the road.

Click here for Google maps (or search for “Rimba Komuniti Kota Damansara”)

If you’re not using a GPS, this site has good driving directions: KDCF Society

Event:
This is our annual CHRISTMAS run and party, with:

A fun run around the forest reserve (short & long trails, as usual)
Santa Claus (the real one, not the fakes you see in shopping malls) in attendance, to hand out presents to all the boys and girls who have been good
(remember to bring a present for your kid(s), but don’t tell them – shhh…)

Full traditional Christmas lunch:

Sausages generously sponsored by Victoria Crest / Jarrod & Rawlins
All food is halal, with options for vegetarians

Music, clown, giant bubbles, entertainment, etc. for all the family
We can’t guarantee snow, but we can guarantee fun!

Please bring a wrapped present for your kid(s), with their name and age clearly written on it, for Santa to deliver.

Timing:

11:00 Registration opens (and fun starts for the kids)
12:00 Registration closes.
Drinks available for sale
12:30 Run starts

Fun with clown and other activities
2:00 Full Christmas lunch is served
3:00 Santa rides in on his sleigh
6pm Wrap up and go home

Cost and RSVP:

The Christmas run/meal/party is free for members who have paid their subs for 2017/2018 by 30th November (no extensions will be considered!), and for their parents.

Guests are welcome to the run/party/meal, at RM30 for kids (2 – 18) and RM55 for grown-ups
(sorry – you can’t just come for the run and pay the normal run fee)

Water, soft drinks, beer and wine will be available for sale (at minimal mark-up)
You are advised to bring your own water to take on the run

We need to know how many to cater for – please email details (number of kids, number of adults, and all their names) to onsec@kljhhh.org. Please also let us know if you are vegetarian!

Run-site: the creepy forest of deepest darkest Bundoora (near Hulu Yam Baru)

Travel time: allow 90 minutes, or quicker if coming by broomstick

Run starts: 3pm (please be there early to register and warm up)

Hares: Marcus, Oscar and Lucas French

Co-Hare: Adams family

This will be our Halloween run, which is always very special, very spooky and very scary!

Please come prepared for:

halloween costume competition, with prizes for the scariest hashers
trick-or-treat (if you can, please bring sweets/goodies to hand out)
… and all kinds of creepy fun organised by the committee…

Hot-dogs (made from premium halal sausages) and drinks will be on sale, unless you prefer to bring your own picnic.

Directions:

If using Waze, ask it to take you to ‘Jalan Kampung Ulu Kalong’, and then just watch for KLJHHH signs (with our yellow bunny logo).

Option #1: SCENIC ROUTE VIA BATU CAVES (fastest from Eastern/Central KL)
To start:

EITHER
(a) Get onto Jalan Kuching North from KL, and take the 3 o’clock exit Batu at the Batu Caves/Kepong Roundabout;
OR
(b) Get onto the MRR2 from Sungai Buloh, etc. and head towards Batu Caves. Watch out for the junction with Jalan Kuching, with signs for Ipoh
Trip meter when going roumd/past junction of MRR2 and Jalan Kuching / old highway 1 to Ipoh.
Then:

km 0.5 Exit left on the first exit after the roundabout/junction, as you approach Batu Caves (big golden statue, etc.)
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 straight 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 come to a bridge and a T-junction
Cross a bridge, and turn LEFT at T-junction, into Ulu Yam Baru town
go slowly into Ulu Yam town, turn RIGHT after 7-11, signposted towards “Genting Highlands” (B113)
after about 500 meters, pass Police Station on left.
immediately look for right turn, amd turn RIGHT at sign “Amber Stone Resort” (also signs for other resorts, and hopefully a KLJHHH sign).
This is Jalan Kampung Ulu Kalong.
drive about 1.5km slowly through Kampung Ulu Kalong (many children, dogs, frogs, chickens etc playing)
Look for Bundoora Sdn Bhd Sign, and turn Left to Bundoora.
Cross bridge, enter Bundoora Ranch, Keep Right
Follow KLJHHH signs for at least 1km of estate track (suitable for all vehicles), past the old ranch, to the parking area in the shady palm trees, near a hot spring
Option #2: 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 (windy 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 (about 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
Cross a bridge, and turn LEFT at T-junction, into Ulu Yam Baru town
go slowly into Ulu Yam town, turn RIGHT after 7-11, signposted towards “Genting Highlands” (B113)
after about 500 meters, pass Police Station on left.
immediately look for right turn, amd turn RIGHT at sign “Amber Stone Resort” (also signs for other resorts, and hopefully a KLJHHH sign).
This is Jalan Kampung Ulu Kalong.
drive about 1.5km slowly through Kampung Ulu Kalong (many children, dogs, frogs, chickens etc playing)
Look for Bundoora Sdn Bhd Sign, and turn Left to Bundoora.
Cross bridge, enter Bundoora Ranch, Keep Right
Follow KLJHHH signs for at least 1km of estate track (suitable for all vehicles), past the old ranch, to the parking area in the shady palm trees, near a hot spring

Venue: Batang Kali, nr the Red Chinese Temple……
Travel Time: 60 -75 minutes
Date: Sunday 1st October, 2017
Registration: 14:15 – 14:45
Run Starts at: 15:00
Hare: Pritchard

Cold drinks and hotdogs (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 so bring towels and a change of clothes.

Directions:

Google Maps here

WAZE: Open in Waze

Route: Via Ulu Yam

Get yourselves to Ulum Yam any way you can.

Once in Ulu Yam turn right just after the 7-11 and drive until you reach the traffic lights.

Take the right turn toward Genting.

Drive 5.0 kilometres (past the small tarmac road on the left) until you see a small track going off to the left.

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

Follow the track and take the second left.

Just before you reach an overgrown section of palm trees there is a place to park your car if not driving a 4×4.

Otherwise carry on down and park before entering the river. It is not fordable. On on.

Venue: Eagle Nest, near Sungei Sendat waterfalls (Hutan Lipur Sungei Sendat), Hulu Yam
Travel Time: 75 – 90 minutes
Date: Sunday 10th September, 2017
Registration: 14:15 – 14:45
Run Starts at: 15:00
Hare: Iris Renshaw

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

This is the GM’s run so please do arrive a little early as there are membership renewals, appointing a new committee, and other exciting (maybe) things we need to update people on!

Directions:
Google Maps

WAZE: Search for “Jalan Kampung Gurney” (which is in Batang Kali / Ulu Yam), continue almost to the end of the tarmac road (to the waterfalls), and follow hash signs.

or follow in mobile waze

Open in Waze

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 come to a bridge and a T-junction
After crossing the bridge, turn RIGHT at T-junction
Proceed slowly through the village for approx. 4.5 km
Look for a left turn off the tarmac road (follow the KLJHHH signs) and proceed approx. 750m to the parking area.
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
Proceed slowly through the village for approx. 4.5 km
Look for a left turn off the tarmac road (follow the KLJHHH signs) and proceed approx. 750m to the parking area.

Park carefully among the trees.

Run #444
Location: Bukit Lagong
Date: Sunday, 6th August 2017
Travel time: allow 45 minutes,
Run starts: 3pm (please be there early to register and warm up)

Hares: Heong family (MASSIVE shout to Ooi for his first time setting a run; plus its a beauty!)

Co-Hare: Nick Drew

Don’t forget tasty hotdogs, made from Jarrod & Rawlins / Victoria Crest sausages, will be on sale as usual for post recovery.

Google says co-ordinates: 3.258532, 101.638738
Or just click here…

Open in Waze

(waze link only works on a mobile device)

START.

Get yourself to the Batu Caves roundabout on MRR2.
Proceed north towards Batu Caves and Rawang on the old highway 1.
This is the road that continues from Jalan Kuching to go under the MRR2, past Batu Caves and Selayang, over the hill to Templar Park (Taman Rimba Templar), Commonwealth Park (Taman Komonwel), and on to Rawang and Ipoh.
… but we don’t go that far!

Whether you’re coming from KL on Jalan Kuching, or somewwhere else on the MRR2, set your trip meter at the Batu Caves roundabout and head North towards Rawang/Ipoh.
Go under an overhead walkway at 0.6km.
Go under a Malaysian ‘Gate into/outof the City’, with clock tower, at 1.3km.
Go under road flyover at 1.7km.
Petronas station on right at 1.9km.
Caltex station on left at 2.1km.
Go PAST the left turning for Selayang and Kepong at 2.9km.
Wonder at the yellow Volkswagen hanging off the roof of the building on the right at 3.1km.
Pass ‘Wisma Eagle’ on the right at 3.9km.
Go steadily uphill, and take the slip road left at 4.8km … no particular signpost, except some ‘Malaysian Centre of something’. [Be careful, … if you miss this, you have to go all the way to about 6km, to 1km past Taman Rimba Templar to do a U-turn, and to remember to take the first traffic slip road (as opposed to a housing development one) off left to turn right at the traffic lights to join on to where the next direction will take you … signposted Kepong.]
Turn left just before the lights, at 5.4km.
Overshoot the entrance to Bukit Lagong – which is on the other side of the road at 6.4km – in order to take the next U-turn at the lights at 6.7km.
Take the second left into Bukit Lagong at 7.1km … carrying on on a left right angle at 7.2km.
Go down and over a small bridge at 7.7km and park in the car park and/or on the grass, both on the left, at 7.8km.