A very well-kept secret jungle trail

By Louise Goss-Custard

September 2015 PEAKS AND PARKS
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View from Ridge Top Trail.
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Taman Rimba is not known to many hikers; therein lies its allure.The National Park at Teluk Bahang is a favourite of Penang hikers and tourists alike. Its well-trodden track to Monkey Beach and the lighthouse at Muka Head can be conveniently by-passed on the return journey by picking up a fishing boat at the beach or arranging for one in the village before departing.But with the traffic comes the trash; the last time I walked along the formerly enchanting 45-minute...

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Louise Goss-Custard

is editor of the Penang Free Sheet (www.penangfreesheet.my), co-organiser of Open Studios Penang, and a keen flautist who plays with Penang’s best Irish band, the DramBand (www.facebook. com/DramBandPenang) and several local orchestras.

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