Bukit Hijau, Cangkat Tembaga Hiking Trail — Attraction in George Town

Nice neighborhood hiking place. Although it's only 274 m. Being a narrow ridge, it steep most of the way. There are multiple Travis going up the hill, steps build by local hiking enthusiasts, as well as steep jungle trail. Beautiful view at the top. On one side, view of Georgetown, extended all the way across the straight to Butterworth and beyond, you can see all the way to Built Mertajam hill. On the other side the Valley of Ayer Itam, including Penang hill and the famous Kek Lok Si temple. There shelter midway, as well as at the top. HiKimg enthusiasts gather for tea daily at around 3 pm...

This is a hidden gems in Penang and just aware of this place when look for new hiking place to explore. The trail is almost same as one in Bukit Jambul, but there is flat track in between, which give some time for one to catch some rest before continue. One thing to take note is some part of the trail is near to the cliff, which personally think can be dangerous to kids. There are To my surprise, there is a waterfall at the knee of the hill next to a Hindu and Chinese temple. The place has opportunity to grow as another tourism spot if manage well by local authority together with the temples and...

The teail head to the mountain is blocked by highway construction site. Many workers and trucks go in and out in the morning and the site is closed from public. However, I saw some local people come to cross the fence and still climbed the mountain (they use the access near the corner by the gap in the fence). I was still curious actually, wanting to climb but I was afraid since I was alone so I did not climb. I hope the local government will still maintain the access to the mountain because it is quite a famous place for the local...