Penang Hills and Trails - Hikes by Starting Point

Penang Hills and Trails - Hikes by Starting Point, Part 4

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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. Links to the other parts of this list are given below:

Malihom to Anjung Indah Hills and Relau

(A) Jalan Tun Sardon West

These walks are accessed by a small side road off Jalan Tun Sardon

Balik Pulau - Sungai Ara (March 2014)

Balik Pulau - Malihom - Balik Pulau (March 2014)

Exploring above Pondok Upeh (5th December 2016)

Jalan Tun Sardon - (Relau) - Anjung Indah (9th March 2015)

Anjung Indah - Relau - Anjung Indah (22nd December 2017)

Pondok Upeh Cycleway - Malihom - Pondok Upeh Cycleway (31st December 2018)

Pondok Upeh Cycleway - Malihom - Pondok Upeh Cycleway alternative route (20th January 2019)

Pondok Upeh Cycleway - Malihom - Pondok Upeh Cycleway alternative route (24th December 2022)

(B) Jalan Genting

Pondok Upeh - Sungai Ara Valley - Pondok Upeh (25th March 2015)

Pondok Upeh - Malihom - Jalan Tun Sardon (18th December 2015)

Pondok Upeh - Malihom - Pondok Upeh (11th December 2017)

Pondok Upeh - Malihom - Pondok Upeh alternative route (30th January 2018)

Pondok Upeh - Malihom - Pondok Upeh alternative route (30th January 2018)

FCS Orchard Circular (19th February 2018)

Another FCS Orchard Circular (9th March 2018)

(C) Bukit Genting (north side destinations)

These walks all start at the signposted Malihom turn off at the top end of a viaduct.

Bukit Genting - Malihom - Sungai Ara (February 2013)

Bukit Genting - Malihom - Pondok Upeh (March 2014)

Bukit Genting - Malihom - Pondok Upeh alternative route (9th December 2015)

Bukit Genting - Malihom - Balik Pulau (March 2014)

Bukit Genting - Malihom - Anjung Indah (25th March 2015)

Bukit Genting - Malihom - Anjung Indah alternative route (5th February 2016)

Bukit Genting - above Pondok Upeh - Anjung Indah (27th November 2016)

Bukit Genting - Malihom - Anjung Indah alternative route (15th January 2017)

Bukit Genting - Malihom - Bukit Genting (15th January 2018)

Bukit Genting - Malihom - Bukit Genting alternative route (12th February 2020)

Bukit Genting - Malihom - Bukit Genting alternative route (13th December 2022)

(D) Sungai Ara (north side destinations)

These walks start along Jalan Kenari opposite SM Sungai Ara

Sungai Ara - Balik Pulau (February 2013)

Sungai Ara - Balik Pulau alternative route (March 2014)

(E) Relau Village

Relau - Balik Pulau (March 2014)

(F - H) Jalan Tun Sardon East

These walks start at points between Anjung Indah and the lower part of the road heading towards Air Itam.

(F) Anjung Indha - Balik Pulau (24th December 2015)

(F) Anjung indah - (Relau) - Jalan Tun Sardon (7th March 2015)

(F) Anjung indah - (Relau) - Jalan Tun Sardon alternative route (13th March 2015)

(G) Jalan Tun Sardon - (Relau) - Anjung indah (11th March 2015)

(H) Jalan Tun Sardon - (Relau) - Anjung indah alternative route (5th December 2015)

Introduction to these lists.

Part 1 Botanical Gardens - Tropical Fruit Farm

Part 2 Tropical Fruit Farm - Balik Pulau

Part 3 Balik Pulau Area

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.