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Unicorn Trail 独角兽

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Trail stats

Distance
16.03 mi
Elevation gain
6,165 ft
Technical difficulty
Moderate
Elevation loss
6,165 ft
Max elevation
2,519 ft
TrailRank 
60
Min elevation
2,519 ft
Trail type
Loop
Moving time
6 hours 47 minutes
Time
8 hours 32 minutes
Coordinates
4560
Uploaded
December 23, 2023
Recorded
December 2023

near Happy Valley, Pulau Pinang (မလေးရှား)

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Itinerary description

Unicorn Trail 🦄
Heritage Trail ↗️ Viaduct Road West ➡️ Moniot Trail 1825 ➡️ Kopi Hutan ↘️ By Path A ↘️ Bypath G ➡️ Viaduct Road East ↘️ #:84 ↘️ #:46 ↘️ Botanica Garden ➡️ Youth Park ↗️ #:3 ↗️ #:5 ↗️ #:39 ↘️ Hye Keat Estate

Trail Information:
🚩 Located at Ayer Itam, Penang
🚩 Level of Difficulty: Moderate 6/10
🚩 Start and ended at same trail head
🚩 Elevation: 768 Meter
🚩 Loop hiking 25.8 KM in 8.5 hours

Note:
✴️ Long & exhausted trail
✴️ Can replenish your water supply at few stations (PG Hill Cliff Cafe, Botanical Garden Waterfall Cafe, Youth Park Cafeteria)
✴️ If you hike in a big group, might take more longer time

Trail Head Location:
🌐 Bomba Sukarela Bukit Bendera
🌐 GPS: 5.406665, 100.280353

📮 hikefuntw@gmail.com

🏁 Saturday, 23 December 2023

Waypoints

PictographDoor Altitude 10 ft
Photo ofTrail Head Photo ofTrail Head

Trail Head

Start at 0741 hrs 🖼️ 2/6: To Penang Hill Entrance

PictographWaypoint Altitude 77 ft
Photo ofTo PG Hill Main Entrance Photo ofTo PG Hill Main Entrance Photo ofTo PG Hill Main Entrance

To PG Hill Main Entrance

🖼️ 2/6: Here small alley 🖼️ 5/6: Heritage Trail

PictographWaypoint Altitude 254 ft
Photo ofHeritage Trail ~ Trail Head Photo ofHeritage Trail ~ Trail Head Photo ofHeritage Trail ~ Trail Head

Heritage Trail ~ Trail Head

🖼️ 3/6: Stairs all the way up until middle station 🖼️ 5/6: Middle Station - Old Furnicular Train

PictographPhoto Altitude 1,122 ft
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Middle Station

🖼️ 3/6: Continue Here 🖼️ 4/6: No more stairs

PictographIntersection Altitude 1,456 ft
Photo ofLeft - Top Station Photo ofLeft - Top Station Photo ofLeft - Top Station

Left - Top Station

🖼️ 5/6: Left

PictographIntersection Altitude 1,852 ft
Photo ofViaduct Road West Photo ofViaduct Road West Photo ofViaduct Road West

Viaduct Road West

🖼️ 3/6: Straight. Left to Mon Sejour Bungalow (abandoned)

PictographIntersection Altitude 2,014 ft
Photo ofLeft Photo ofLeft Photo ofLeft

Left

🖼️ 1/6: Left ~ Moniot

PictographWaypoint Altitude 2,248 ft
Photo ofPark Photo ofPark Photo ofPark

Park

🖼️ 2/6: Moniot Trail 1825 🖼️ 3/6: Right - To Kopi Hutan 🖼️ 4/6: Kopi Hutan

PictographPhoto Altitude 2,356 ft
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RG 06

🖼️ 3/6: View Point Platform

PictographIntersection Altitude 2,451 ft
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Via Path A

🖼️ 4/6: Left 🖼️ 5/6: Follow Here 🖼️ 6/6: Viaduct Road East

PictographIntersection Altitude 1,905 ft
Photo ofRight - To #:84 Photo ofRight - To #:84 Photo ofRight - To #:84

Right - To #:84

🖼️ 5/6: Straight to the Hut (#:84) 🖼️ 6/6: Follow Jeep Road

PictographMountain hut Altitude 1,358 ft
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Station 84

🖼️ 2/6: Jeep Road to Station 46

PictographIntersection Altitude 1,006 ft
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Left

🖼️ 1/6: Station 47 🖼️ 2/6: Station 46 (water station) 🖼️ 4/6: Left

PictographPhoto Altitude 819 ft
Photo ofRG 02 Photo ofRG 02

RG 02

🖼️ 2/6: Right. Left to Old Crag Hotel / Zi Zai Hill

PictographIntersection Altitude 592 ft
Photo ofRight Photo ofRight

Right

PictographIntersection Altitude 787 ft
Photo ofStraight Photo ofStraight Photo ofStraight

Straight

🖼️ 3/6: Left 🖼️ 4/6: Left 🖼️ 5/6: "U" for Unicorn 🤔😆

PictographIntersection Altitude 438 ft
Photo ofRight (Tip of Unicorn) Photo ofRight (Tip of Unicorn) Photo ofRight (Tip of Unicorn)

Right (Tip of Unicorn)

PictographIntersection Altitude 84 ft
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Right

Reached 1254 hrs 🖼️ 1/6: Bkt Olivia Trail Head 🖼️ 4/6: Left 🖼️ 5/6: Left

PictographPark Altitude 87 ft
Photo ofBotanica Garden Main Entrance Photo ofBotanica Garden Main Entrance Photo ofBotanica Garden Main Entrance

Botanica Garden Main Entrance

🖼️ 4/6: Turn Right to Youth Park

PictographIntersection Altitude 64 ft
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Right - To Youth Park

🖼️ 2/6: Cars and motor bike not allowed to enter 🖼️ 3/6: Slight Right Stop for lunch, continue 1421 hrs

PictographPark Altitude 84 ft
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Youth Park

🖼️ 2/6: Right 🖼️ 3/6: Staircase again 😅

PictographIntersection Altitude 336 ft
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Left

🖼️ 1/6: Go up Staircase 🖼️ 3/6:Left - Last Stairs

PictographMountain hut Altitude 566 ft
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Station 3

Reached 1445 hrs Station 3 serve free coffee & char bee hoon for hikers. Normally available after 4:00p.m 🖼️ 3/6: Stairs until junction 🖼️ 5/6: Left

PictographMountain hut Altitude 851 ft
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Station 5

Station 5 served free coffee, tea and water station.

PictographIntersection Altitude 1,307 ft
Photo ofLeft - To Station 39 Photo ofLeft - To Station 39 Photo ofLeft - To Station 39

Left - To Station 39

🖼️ 4/6: Wash room

PictographMountain hut Altitude 1,294 ft
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Station 39

Water Station AED available here 🖼️ 3/6: Nice View Point 🖼️ 5/6: Straight. Right to #:84 / back to #:5

PictographIntersection Altitude 952 ft
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Right

🖼️ 4/6: Left

PictographIntersection Altitude 740 ft
Photo ofLeft Photo ofLeft Photo ofLeft

Left

🖼️ 3/6: Right

PictographDoor Altitude 31 ft
Photo ofHye Keat Estate Trail Head Photo ofHye Keat Estate Trail Head Photo ofHye Keat Estate Trail Head

Hye Keat Estate Trail Head

🖼️ 2/6:Right 🖼️ 4/6: Reached

PictographDoor Altitude 4 ft
Photo ofTrail Head ~ End Photo ofTrail Head ~ End Photo ofTrail Head ~ End

Trail Head ~ End

Finished at 1613 hrs

Comments  (2)

  • Photo of Khairuddin Abdul
    Khairuddin Abdul Feb 7, 2024

    Hi... How r U?
    Can we cycle(MTB) along this trail?...

  • Photo of hikefuntw
    hikefuntw Feb 8, 2024

    Hi Khairuddin! I'm fine tq. NO U can't. The trail is not suitable for MTB. Some part can't access by cycle.

You can or this trail