After visiting BOH Tea Plantation, our car took a right turn immediately after driving out of the plantation to "climb" a fairly steep hill to go to Gunung Brinchang - the highest point of Pahang. Gunung Brinchang is situated at the border of Pahang and Perak. It is one of the mountains where its summit can be reached by car.
At the end of the drive, we had to carry on the climb by walking the trial in Mossy Forest. Fortunately, the first stretch of the climb was made easy by the well-constructed timber boardwalk and stairs. We finally stopped at +2,000m (6,561ft). This trial eventually leads to the Lookout Tower. However, we did not carry on to the Lookout Tower after being told by some returning hikers that the last stretch of the trial which is without stairs and boardwalk was wet and slippery.
Vegetation in Mossy Forest is vary similar to that found in Mount Kinabalu. View of the mountain range from the boardwalk was breath-taking. Even at +2,000m, we found ourselves way above the cloud!
Somehow, many Malaysians and visitors are not really environment loving people. Empty plastic bottles and other non-degradable rubbish thrown indiscreetly over the hill next to the carpark speak volume of the mentality of these visitors!
Mossy Forest was our last place of visit in Cameron Highlands. From here, we drove to Mentakab which is 260Km away.
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