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Paradox Hill - Invisible Hill Loop Hiking

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Distance
4.66 mi
Elevation gain
1,378 ft
Technical difficulty
Easy
Elevation loss
1,378 ft
Max elevation
729 ft
TrailRank 
57
Min elevation
729 ft
Trail type
Loop
Moving time
one hour 48 minutes
Time
4 hours 32 minutes
Coordinates
948
Uploaded
April 9, 2022
Recorded
April 2022
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near Kampung Permatang Bakar Kapur, Pulau Pinang (မလေးရှား)

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Itinerary description

Trail Head (Police Station) ➡️ Tua Pek Kong Temple ➡️ Beach ↗️ Bunker & Quarters ↗️ Paradox Hill ↘️ Rainbow Rock ↗️ Paradox Hill ↘️ Durian Hut ↗️ Invisible Hill ↘️ Trail Head II ➡️ Back to car park via Tarmac Road

Trail Information:
🚩 Located at Permatang Damar Laut, Penang
🚩 Level of Difficulty: Easy 4/10:
🚩 Start and ended at different trail head
🚩 Weather: Sunny
🚩 Loop hiking 7.5 KM in 4.5 hours

Extra Information:
✴️ Bring 1.5 litre of water
✴️ Park your vehicle around playground
✴️ Many trails that lead to different destination. We choose the longest one
✴️ This route not suitable for kids

⛰️ Paradox Hill = Bukit Tempoyak Besar
⛰️ Invisible Hill = Bukit Tempoyak Kecil

Few routes to choose:
1️⃣ Tua Pek Kong Temple to Paradox Hill via Rainbow Stone (Easy & Shortest)
🔸will skip Bunker & Old Quarters unless detour
2️⃣ Tua Pek Kong Temple to Paradox Hill via Sea Mountain (Long)
🔸will skip Rainbow Stone unless detour
3️⃣ Tua Pek Kong Temple to Paradox Hill (via Rainbow Stone) & Invisible Hill
4️⃣ Tua Pek Kong Temple to Paradox Hill (via Sea Mountain) & Invisible Hill (Longest)
5️⃣ Reverse Way
6️⃣ Few others shortcut and routes

Trail Head Location:
🌐 Beside Permatang Damar Laut Police Station
🌐 GPS: 5.272348, 100.268807

📮 hikefuntw@gmail.com

🏁 Saturday, 09 April 2022

Waypoints

PictographDoor Altitude -38 ft
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Trail Head ~ Start

Beside Permatang Damar Laut Police Station

PictographWaypoint Altitude 82 ft
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To Pantai Esen

PictographBeach Altitude 67 ft
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Pantai Esen

PictographIntersection Altitude 58 ft
Photo ofFollow Tua Pek Kong Temple Signage Photo ofFollow Tua Pek Kong Temple Signage Photo ofFollow Tua Pek Kong Temple Signage

Follow Tua Pek Kong Temple Signage

If you choose route 1&2, can ride your motorbike in and park here

PictographTree Altitude 139 ft
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Old Trees 网红树

PictographPhoto Altitude 111 ft
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Tua Pek Kong Temple

PictographIntersection Altitude 165 ft
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Keep Right

PictographWaypoint Altitude 119 ft
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Waypoint

PictographBeach Altitude 84 ft
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Beach

PictographIntersection Altitude 88 ft
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Look for Blue Paint Sign

PictographWaypoint Altitude 116 ft
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#:2 & 3

PictographIntersection Altitude 264 ft
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Slight Right

#:4,5,6&7

PictographWaypoint Altitude 440 ft
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#:8&9

PictographPhoto Altitude 565 ft
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Bunker

PictographWaypoint Altitude 571 ft
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Waypoint

PictographPhoto Altitude 546 ft
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Quarters

PictographPhoto Altitude 527 ft
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Quarters II

PictographIntersection Altitude 511 ft
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This Way Up

PictographPhoto Altitude 469 ft
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Quarters III

2 old ruins Photo 6/6 = Pass thru here to next building

PictographPhoto Altitude 464 ft
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Photo

Photos 3/6: Pass thru here then slight left uphill

PictographIntersection Altitude 499 ft
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Go Thru Here

From building to here no marking Follow white rope

PictographWaypoint Altitude 639 ft
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Waypoint

PictographSummit Altitude 691 ft
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Paradox Hill

PictographIntersection Altitude 725 ft
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Down Hill

PictographPhoto Altitude 449 ft
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Rainbow Stone

PictographIntersection Altitude 458 ft
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Going Back

PictographWaypoint Altitude 706 ft
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Going to Invisible Hill

PictographWaypoint Altitude 569 ft
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Waypoint

PictographWaypoint Altitude 384 ft
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Waypoint

PictographIntersection Altitude 252 ft
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Keep Left

PictographIntersection Altitude 164 ft
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Left Turn

Banana Trees

PictographIntersection Altitude 95 ft
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Left Turn

PictographIntersection Altitude 223 ft
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Left Turn

PictographIntersection Altitude 292 ft
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Right Turn

Follow red white ribbon marking

PictographIntersection Altitude 348 ft
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Slight Right

Look for marking

PictographWaypoint Altitude 545 ft
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To Invisible Hill

PictographSummit Altitude 578 ft
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Invisible Hill

PictographWaypoint Altitude 585 ft
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Down Hill

Slippery

PictographWaypoint Altitude 270 ft
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Almost Reach

PictographDoor Altitude 49 ft
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Trail Head II ~ Invisible Hill

Keep Left

PictographWaypoint Altitude 52 ft
Photo ofTarmac Road Residential Area Photo ofTarmac Road Residential Area Photo ofTarmac Road Residential Area

Tarmac Road Residential Area

4/6 = Left 5/6 = To Trail Head

PictographWaypoint Altitude 49 ft
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Back to First Trail Head

Walk back to police station

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