Top rated Hiking areas in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia to elevate your visit (Updated February, 2024)

Top rated Hiking areas in Kuala Lumpur

Experience the best that Kuala Lumpur has to offer with our curated list of top-rated places. Sorted by average review scores from venues boasting over 30 reviews, these establishments promise exceptional quality and experiences to elevate your visit in the city. This list contains 15 places from Hiking area category.

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Taman Tugu Hike Trails

Hiking area

👍👍 We are not avid hikers, nor are we an active family, but this trail is quite manageable for us. The path is gentle and well-maintained, with maps and checkpoints provided at each junction to ensure that getting lost is nearly impossible. There are stools and benches along the way, making it conven...

4.70 (298 reviews) (~1.18 km from centre)

Bukit Gasing Hiking Trail

Hiking area

👍👍 Came here on first day of 2024! There are no entrance fees, the trail is about 4-5km one round, and it took us about 2 hours to complete the trail as a first timer. The route is moderate as there are sharp climbs and steep drops too. Overall, i would recommend my friends here as it is also suitable...

4.70 (179 reviews) (~7.58 km from centre)

Sri Bintang Hill Trail

Hiking area

👍👍 A fun hill with multiple and easily accessible trails. Good mix of up and downhill sessions. Follow the main paths and you won't get lost or try a couple of the single track alleys to find out where you'll come out from. It has an easy element of choose your own adventure. Gets very busy over weeken...

4.60 (1.1K reviews) (~6.67 km from centre)

Pakis Trail

Hiking area

👍 Generally a short, rocky trail alongside a bubbling stream. Lots of ferns, hence it's name. Surprisingly quiet and isolated although lots of people are actually walking on the main, paved trails

4.60 (38 reviews) (~6.38 km from centre)

Hutan Pendidikan Bukit Gasing

Nature preserve

Nature reserve with a popular network of forest trails & a suspension bridge, plus wild monkeys.

4.50 (3.6K reviews) (~7.37 km from centre)

Ketumbar Hill

Hiking area

👍👍 Not too hard for the route. There’s one pit stop for lookout and the peak full of gym facilities and a small mini mart. You could bumped into wild boar if you are lucky. Not harmful but have to becareful. Happy hiking!

4.50 (1.2K reviews) (~8.5 km from centre)

Taman Rimba Bukit Kerinchi

Hiking area

👍 Nice place to hike. Remember to go to suspension bridge with some passer-by friends so that you will not lost your way. Those elderly becareful of the steep steps and bring hiking sticks.

4.50 (903 reviews) (~7.05 km from centre)

Bukit Kembara Trailhead

Hiking area

👍 At the beginning of the trail was a small steep hill to climb. Then a short flat walk, then another steep hill to climb. It definitely is rather steep. There isn't much at the peak. It is the dam that one must hike to. There are two ways down to the dam. Either way is steep. Just be a little careful...

4.50 (577 reviews) (~9.05 km from centre)

Bukit Sri Bintang Peak 1

Hiking area

👍👍 One of many short, interesting hike to bring your friends or solo. Make sure to try the all the ropes trail too.

4.50 (241 reviews) (~6.59 km from centre)

Bukit Kiara Trail - Sri Hartamas Entrance

Hiking area

👍👍 IMPORTANT NOTE: if you try to start your hike by going through the private resort, the trail is closed to the public and locked for most of the day. BUT... if you start your hike from the exact location of the marker on the map (next to the highway), it's free and open to the public! (I know, it's...

4.50 (165 reviews) (~5.44 km from centre)

Suspension Bridge, Hutan Pendidikan Bukit Gasing

Hiking area

👍👍 When you plan for the Bukit Gasing hiking trial, make sure to look for the routes and this suspension bridge is a must visit. I loved it's location. If you are a photographer who loves to click pics then this is one of the beautiful places enroute. Hope you love this place when you visit it.

4.40 (477 reviews) (~6.53 km from centre)

Bukit Besi Trailhead

Hiking area

👍👍 hiked there on 17/10/2021. it's not a completely easy hike but it's a wholesome hike. my friends have never experienced going up and down using rope and here they have experienced it. It has many insta-worthy places to take picture. When we visited it was very dry hence proper hiking shoes were req...

4.40 (319 reviews) (~9.67 km from centre)

Bukit Saga via Taman Saga

Hiking area

Scenic trails traverse this lush hilltop, known for its waterfall & sweeping summit views.

4.30 (619 reviews) (~9.71 km from centre)

Bukit Kembara Parking

Hiking area

👍👍 Wow it's amazing place waking exercising

4.30 (39 reviews) (~8.11 km from centre)

KL East Park

Hiking area

👍 A new 2km trail hiking loop to get away from the hustle and bustle of the city. There are points along the way with benches provided to take a break with info about the trail and the type of trees, insects etc. Some parts of the hike can be challenging for first timers and be prepared to walk up fli...

4.00 (204 reviews) (~9.45 km from centre)

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Top rated Hiking areas in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia