Bukit Gasing Memories

I'm reminiscing here and directing this specifically to a few of you out there (you know who you are!!) ... remember how we used to get up really early every weekend to go trekking at Gasing Hill? How we'd drive through the itty bitty narrow lane right into the housing area and park our car dangerously near the longkang so that passing cars won't crash into us? How we'd have to avoid a few dogs and slap a few mozzies on the way into the hill? How we'd say a cheery 'good morning' to everyone we met? And how there was this one guy who was really hot? And how he would ... okay, okay, I digress.

My point is, we used to go to Gasing a lot and after a while, we abandoned it for more concrete pastures. I miss Gasing. Therefore, I want to pay tribute to it in pictures. These shots don't give you a complete picture of the trail we usually take, just random snapshots.

Along a chain link fence, there's a path made up of concrete slabs which will bring you deeper into the bukit.

After a rather long stretch of jungle trek, you'll come to a suspension bridge. This is personally my least favourite part of the trail. I don't like sway-able suspension bridges mainly cos I don't have lots of confidence in our standards of maintenance, if you know what I mean. Skali the thing give way then how!!


Another part of the trail is a rather deep ravine - I hear this is called the Abu Bakar Slope. I remember the first time I trekked at Gasing and the first time I saw the ravine. I thought, holy crap, this doesn't look fun!! But it gets easier after a while, so it really isn't as scary as it looks. The good thing is, there is a rope at the steeper parts and there are steps (kinda sorta) along the way.

And we're back up and out of the ravine. Once out, you can breathe a sigh of relief because from then on, it's back to a stretch of jungle trek - a rather long one though. It feels like you're trekking and trekking and trekking and there's no end in sight. Luckily, the trail is level so it isn't so hard and you get to meet cute little doggies along the way (even though the sign at the entrance forbids pets ... and fruits and a whole bunch of other things).
And we're nearly out. I'm not entirely sure which trail we usually take. Apparently, there are quite a few trails available: Tower Loop la, River Trek la, Chain Link Fencing la, Long March la, Abu Bakar la, etc etc etc. I have a feeling we've probably been doing most (if not all) of them! Not sure though; all I know is we spend about an hour in the bukit and at a comfortably quick pace too.

And to think they wanted to tear down the KL side of Bukit Gasing to make way for development!!! It's one of the last few (and I mean FEW) remaining green lungs in Klang Valley! Guess they won't be content until every living tree and every tiny patch of greenery is razed to the ground. Hmm. Maybe I should get back to the bukit and do a complete trail pictorial before that happens.