Penang Hills and Trails - Hikes by Starting Point

Penang Hills and Trails - Hikes by Starting Point, Part 2

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Each walk has instructions on how to get to the starting point and almost all have a sketch map to show its route. The other parts of this list are given below:

Tropical Fruit Fam, Titi Kerawang, Sungai Pinang, Pantai Acheh, Sungai Rusa, Titi Teras

(A) Tropical Fruit Farm (west side destinations)

The first four walks start at the summit of the round-the-island road, the other about 400 metres south of it. Access to the first four walks may (2017) be obstructed by large gates.

Tropical Fruit Farm - Sungai Pinang (February 2013)

Tropical Fruit Farm - Sungai Pinang alternative route (7th January 2017)

Tropical Fruit Farm - Pantai Acheh (February 2013)

Tropical Fruit Farm - Pantai Acheh - recommended route (March 2013)

Tropical Fruit Farm - Tropical Fruit Farm (18th January 2018)

Tropical Fruit Farm - Pantai Acheh (5th February 2019)

(B-E) Titi Kerawang

These starting points are spread out along the round-the-island road starting from the Titi Kerawang Falls

(B) Titi Kerawang North Loop 1 (9th December 2016)

(B) Titi Kerawang North Loop 2 (22nd December 2016)

(B) Titi Kerawang North Loop 3 (22nd December 2017)

(B) Titi Kerawang to Rain Gauge 22 (22nd December 2018)

(C) Titi Kerawang Falls (12th January 2017)

(C) Titi Kerawang Loop alternative route (February 2014)

(C) Titi Kerawang Loop alternative route (14th December 2015)

(C) Titi Kerawang Explorer (2nd January 2017)

(C) Titi Kerawang - Paya Terubong (18th February 2015)

(C) Titi Kerawang - Balik Pulau (March 2014)

(C) Reverse Titi Kerawang Loop (31st December 2017)

(D) Titi Kerawang Loop alternative route (February 2014)

(D) Titi Kerawang Minor Loop (March 2014)

(D) Titi Kerawang Loop different route (8th February 2017)

(D) Titi Kerawang Loop different route (18th December 2018)

(E) Titi Kerawang Loop alternative route (28th January 2016)

(E) Titi Kerawang - Sungai Rusa (25th January 2015)

(E) Titi Kerawang Loop different route (24th January 2017)

(F) Sungai Pinang

These walks are accessed from Jalan Pantai Acheh.

Sungai Pinang Horseshoe 1 (15th December 2015)

Sungai Pinang Horseshoe 2 (22nd December 2015)

Sungai Pinang - Pantai Acheh (22nd January 2016)

Sungai Pinang - Pantai Acheh alternative route (27th December 2016)

Sungai Pinang Loop (24th November 2017)

Sungai Pinang Loop (26th November 2017)

Sungai Pinang Loop (6th February 2018)

Sungai Pinang Loop (2nd January 2019)

Sungai Pinang - Tropical Fruit Farm (23rd January 2019)

(G) Pantai Acheh

Pantai Acheh - Tropical Fruit Farm (February 2013)

Pantai Acheh Explorer (16th February 2017)

Pantai Acheh - Sungai Pinang (12th March 2017)

Pantai Acheh Loop (19th December 2017)

Secret Garden Loop (17th February 2018)

Secret Garden Loop (25th December 2018)

Pantai Acheh - Bukit Batu Itam - Pantai Mas - Pantai Acheh (27th February 2019)

Pantai Acheh - Pantai Mas -Bukit Batu Itam - Pantai Acheh (17th March 2020)

Pantai Acheh - Tanjung Gemuruh - Bukit Batu Itam - Pantai Acheh (23rd February 2020)

Pantai Acheh Explorer (28th February 2020)

(H - J) Sungai Rusa Area

These walks are variously accessed from the Sungai Rusa Mosque, the Botanica development and Jalan Chai some way short of Balik Pulau.

(H) Sungai Rusa - Balik Pulau (1st December 2016)

(H) Sungai Rusa - Titi Kerawang (4th January 2017)

(H) Sungai Rusa Circular (22nd December 2017)

(I) Botanica - Titi Kerawang (March 2014)

(I) Botanica - Sungai Rusa (February 2014)

(I) Sungai Air Puteh 2 (8th January 2018)

(I) Sungai Air Puteh 3 (19th December 2018)

(I) Sungai Air Puteh 4 (31st January 2019)

(J)Jalan Chai - Titi Kerawang (28th February 2016)

(J) Balik Pulau Circular (15th March 2015)

(J) Balik Pulau Circular alternative route (26th November 2015)

(J) Balik Pulau Circular alternative route (8th December 2015)

(J) Jalan Chai - Sungai Pinang (1st March 2017)

(J) Jalan Chai Loop (4th December 2017)

(J) Balik Pulau to Titi Kerawang Area (11th January 2018)

(J) Jalan Chai Loop (15th January 2018)

(J) Jalan Chai - near Bukit Elvira - Jalan Chai (16th December 2018)

Introduction to these lists.

Part 1 Botanical Gardens - Tropical Fruit Farm

Part 3 Balik Pulau Area

Part 4 Pondok Upeh and Sungai Ara Hills

Part 5 Pulau Betong, Gertak Sanggul, Teluk Kumbar and Bayan Lepas

Part 6 Relau - Air Itam

I strongly recommend using buses to get to the starting points and back from the end of these walks.
I have written a short guide to Penang's Buses (updated 6th October 2022) for hikers although directions are included in individual hikes.