Chiling Falls

Hey People,

I just thought I'd share a bit on Chiling Falls. Seems like nobody's posting anything about actually going anywhere, so I guess this is a start; although I have not been there recently. This is from previous visits of mine to Chiling Falls. I have been there once to camp and once just to hike to the waterfall, which in my opinion is by far the best waterfall in Malaysia.

Chiling Falls is located on the way up to Fraser's Hill. To get there, get on the North South Highway and head to Kuala Kubu Baru. Kuala Kubu Baru is the town at the foothill of Fraser's hill. There are a couple of shops there. In case you forgot something you can always get it before you head up towards Fraser's hill. There's a coffee shop there which sells 'leong char' (herbal tea) in Brandy bottles.

On the way up, you will pass a damn on your left. The scenery is pretty good for a couple of photos.

After the damn, make sure you watch out for the arc to Sungai Chiling on the right. It's not that hard to miss. There's some space to park on the left side of the road.

Past the arc there's a trail leading in to the campsite. The campsite is is pretty well maintained. There's also a caretaker so it's not too dangerous. During the night, we were told that they change shifts and the night caretaker is some orang asli dude; we never did see him though. The campsite is just beside the river but no worries if it rains as it is slightly higher.

The rapids beside the campsite is a pretty good place to just soak in. However, the beatiful Chiling Falls requires about a half an hour hike to ge there. There's a map at the campsite on how to get to the waterfall. According to the map you have to cross the river a few times. When I was there my friends and I kinda took the wrong trail but eventually you'll reach the waterfall; just that its a longer hike.

Chilling Falls actually consists of three magnificent falls. The first fall has a nice pool to swim in. From the first fall you can't really see the second and third fall. But there's a trail on the right that leads uphill which leads you to a nice platform where you can view the second and third fall. I was told that you can actually hike to the top of the third fall but it is pretty dangerous. The second fall has a pool at the bottom as well but it's impossible swim in. Sadly, I have no pictures of the third fall.

The first fall

The top of the first fall, the portion on top is the second fall.

The second fall

If you plan to go there, do go early as you have to start hiking out at 5pm for safety reasons. Also, go during the dry season as if it's raining the caretaker won't let you hike in to the waterfall.

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-nick-