Kiara...the jungle in the city...

I can tell that I'm gonna be addicted to the trails found in the "jungles" of Bukit Kiara / Hartamas / Tmn Tun / Segambut!

For the first time, we attempted going in from the Sri Hartamas path in an attempt to get to Tmn Tun. The map you see on the left is actually an old one taken from another site done, I believe by Pat Brosnan (I think that's his name). 

It was really an invigorating ride. Not that technical, but great 25%-40% climbs and downhills. But make sure you go during dry weather. Some portions were quite muddy and it was then that I wished I had flat pedals. I still have the phobia of getting my feet stuck in the clipless pedals while trying to pedal through deep mud. 

There were numerous trails crisscrossing and forking here and there, but we managed to "agak agak" our direction. Bumped into a father and son team and asked them for directions. Unfortunately they themselves were looking for "tmn tun"!

After about 1 hour plus of cyling and trying to figure the right direction to take, while at the same time trying to make sure we remember our way back (in case we had to turn back), a final steep climb, and lo and behold, I hit a tarmac-ed path!! Immediately I realised where I was when I saw the all too familiar path. "Hey, we hit Kiara lahh!!"... with a small sigh of relief!

A young lady taking her morning jog must've heard me. "Lost?" she giggled as she jogged pass. 

"yeah!!.. but not anymore" I sighed as she passed me. 

Looking back on the path we just came out of, I noticed a sign saying "P7"... something i'll remember for a long time. 

We did a small loop at kiara, and decided that it wasn't such a good idea to go back the same way, so we decided to take the road back instead. But not before I stopped over at "ah leong's" and invested on my new rm140 flat pedals !! hahahaha.. Muddy or no Muddy... no more phobia for me!! 

We headed back by road. 

I know... from now on... I'll be seeing more of "P7" (and all the other "P"s in that jungle somewhere).