Penang Hills and Trails - Hikes by Starting Point

Penang Hills and Trails - Hikes by Starting Point, Part 5

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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 tothe other parts of this list are given below:

Bukit Pulau Betong, Bukit Gemuruh, Bukit Genting and Bukit Papan

(A) Bukit Genting (south side destinations)

These walks start alogn the access road to the recreation area off the summit of the round-the-island road.

Bukit Genting - Jalan Pulau Betong (28th November 2015)

Bukit Genting - Jalan Pulau Betong alternative route (3rd December 2015)

(B - D) Jalan Pulau Betong

These walks start off Jalan Pulau Betong between Pekan Genting and the Chinese school before Pulau Betong.

(B) Kampung Perlis - Teluk Kumbar (February 2013)

(C) Kampung Pulau Betong - Hakka Centre (February 2014)

(C) Kampung Pulau Betong - Bukit Genting (29th December 2015)

(C) Hakka Hill Explorer (4th December 2017)

(C) Another Hakka Hill Explorer (1st February 2018)

(C) Bukit Kampung Pulau Betong (5th January 2018)

(D) Kampung Pulau Betong - Jalan Gertak Sanggul (4th January 2016)

(D) Reverse Bukit Pulau Betong Horseshoe (18th December 2017)

(D) Pulau Betong Circular (11th February 2018)

(D) Pulau Betong Circular (14th November 2018)

(D) Pulau Betong Circular (7th February 2020)

(E) Pulau Betong

These walks start at the point where the road bears slightly right some 200 metres before where the 403 bus turns around.

Pulau Betong - Gertak Sanggul (December 2012)

Pulau Betong - Gertak Sanggul alternative route (December 2012)

Pulau Betong - Gertak Sanggul alternative route (December 2012)

Pulau Betong Circular (January 2014)

Pulau Betong Circular alternative route (15th February 2017)

Pulau Betong - Bukit Pulau Betong - Pulau Betong (1st March 2017)

Pulau Betong Explorer 2 (9th January 2018)

Another Pulau Betong Lollipop (11th February 2018)

Another Pulau Betong Circular (14th February 2018)

Pulau Betong Explorer 3 (7th March 2018)

Pulau Betong Circular (15th November 2018)

Pulau Betong Circular (29th November 2018)

Pulau Betong Lollipop (12th December 2018)

Pulau Betong - Bukit Pulau Betong - Pulau Betong (21st February 2020)

(F) Gertak Sanggul

Gertak Sanggul Circular (December 2012)

Gertak Sanggul - Pulau Betong (December 2012)

Gertak Sanggul - Pulau Betong (31st December 2016)

A Round of Golf? (21st February 2018)

Another Round of Golf (27th February 2018)

Journey to the End of the World (8th March 2018)

Anothr Gertak Sanggul Circular (12th November 2018)

The Golf Course Road (20th December 2018)

Haunted Houses (4th January 2019)

Bukit Pulau Betong (29th January 2019)

Penang's Least Visited Beach? (17th November 2019)

Yet another Gertak Sanggul Circular (20th November 2019)

(G - H) Jalan Gertak Sanggul

(G) Jalan Gertak Sanggul - Bukit Pulau Betong - Kampung Pulau Betong (27th January 2016)

(G) A Game of Two Halves (11th March 2018)

(H) Jalan Gertak Sanggul - Gertak Sanggul (27th December 2015)

(H) Jalan Gertak Sanggul - Kampung Pulau Betong (2nd February 2015)

(H) Bukit Gemuruh Ridge 3 (27th December 2017)

(H) Bukit Gemuruh Ridge 4 (29th December 2017)

(H) The Hidden Valley Revisited (10th December 2018)

(I, N, O) Teluk Kumbar

(I) Teluk Kumbar - Kampung Pulau Betong (30th January 2015)

(I) Teluk Kumbar - Bukit Genting - Teluk Kumbar (9th February 2015)

(I) Teluk Kumbar - Kampung Genting (16th March 2015)

(I) Kampung Masjid Loop (17th December 2017)

(I) Another Hidden Valley (8th December 2018)

(N) Teluk Kumbar - Bukit Papan - Teluk Kumbar (20th January 2019)

(N) Teluk Kumbar - Bukit Papan - Teluk Kumbar (12th February 2019)

(O) Teluk Kumbar - Malihom - Teluk Kumbar (23rd February 2019)

(O) Teluk Kumbar - Malihom - Teluk Kumbar (5th March 2019)

(O) Teluk Kumbar - Bukit Papan - Teluk Kumbar (8th March 2019)

(O) Teluk Kumbar - Bukit Papan - Teluk Kumbar (20th January 2020)

(N) Teluk Kumbar - Bukit China - Teluk Kumbar (15th February 2020)

(J - L) Bayan Lepas

(J) Bayan Lepas - Bukit Papan - Bayan Lepas (February 2013)

(J) Bayan Lepas - Bukit Papan - Bayan Lepas alternative route (January 2014)

(K) Bayan Lepas - Bukit Papan - Bayan Lepas alternative route (February 2013)

(L) Bayan Lepas - Bukit Papan - Bayan Lepas alternative route (11th February 2017)

(L) Bayan Lepas - Bukit Papan - Bayan Lepas alternative route (31st December 2017)

(L) Bayan Lepas - Bukit Papan - Bayan Lepas alternative route (3rd January 2018)

(L) Bayan Lepas - Bukit Papan - Bayan Lepas alternative route (3rd January 2018)

(L) Bayan Lepas - Bukit Papan - Bayan Lepas alternative route (20th January 2018)

(L) Bayan Lepas - Bukit Papan - Bayan Lepas alternative route (1st February 2018)

(L) Bayan Lepas - Bukit Gambir - Bayan Lepas (3rd December 2018)

These walks start along Persiaran Kelicap near L

Sungai Ara Explorer 8 (3rd March 2018)

Sungai Ara Explorer 9 (19th November 2018)

Kelicap Circuit (22nd January 2019)

Revers Kelicap Circuit (11th January 2020)

(M) Sungai Ara (north side destinations)

These walks start along Jalan Kenari opposite SM Sungai Ara

Sungai Ara - Malihom - Bukit Genting (February 2013)

Sungai Ara Figure of 8 (22nd December 2017)

Sungai Ara - Malihom - Sungai Ara (10th January 2018)

Sungai Ara Quickie (8th February 2018)

Sungai Ara Explorer 6 (2nd March 2018)

Sungai Ara Explorer 7 (2nd March 2018)

Another Sungai Ara Figure of 8 (7th March 2017)

Bukit Gambir Explorer 7 (7th February 2019)

(M) Sungai Ara (south side destinations)

These walks start along Jalan Kenari opposite SM Sungai Ara

Sungai Ara - (near) Teluk Kumbar (February 2013)

Sungai Ara - Bayan Lepas (March 2013)

Sungai Ara - Bayan Lepas alternative route (19th December 2016)

Sungai Ara Valley Loop (19th December 2016)

Sungai Ara Valley Loop alternative route (2nd February 2017)

Sungai Ara Valley Loop alternative route (7th December 2017)

Sungai Ara Valley Loop alternative route (8th February 2018)

Sungai Ara Valley Loop alternative route (8th February 2018)

Sungai Ara Valley Loop alternative route (26th February 2018)

Bukit Papan Explorer 1 (14th December 2017)

Bukit Papan Explorer 2 (14th December 2017)

Bukit Papan Lollipop (8th February 2018)

Bukit Papan Explorer 3 (15th February 2018)

Bukit Papan Explorer 4 (22nd February 2018)

Bukit Gambir Explorer 5 (27th November 2018)

Introduction to these lists.

Part 1 Botanical Gardens - Tropical Fruit Farm

Part 2 Tropical Fruit Farm - Balik Pulau

Part 3 Balik Pulau Area

Part 4 Pondok Upeh and Sungai Ara Hills

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.