Lata Khong Waterfall - Pahang

Waterfall re-visited

First there is a new word here "Lata". Waterfalls in Malay language is "Air terjun". Lately, most new waterfalls found are named as  Lata. Strictly speaking Air Terjun is straightforward Water Falls while Lata is cascade..

Today I released my page on the Chilling Waterfalls. It is interesting but when coming name calling. It is rather taxing to many people as far as Geography is concerned.

Yes this Chiling Waterfalls is very near to Kuala Lumpur only 55 km away. So I was a bit reckless in mentioning name as if it is in my backyard. Today I will follow through in answering some other questions. Yes- we were a special breed of Waterfalls Hunters. I started the trend assembled a websites detailing 83 waterfalls in Peninsula Malaysia.

 The youngster that came following my footsteps outdone me in matter of years after I stopped my pursuit. They reach a number of 124 Waterfalls. Of course many of them in very remote spots and needed long distance trekking.

 My buddy still run the show on the internet. Just type "Waterfalls of Malaysia". All the info and pictures of the waterfalls meticulously catalogued.Next point - my involvement in Waterfall hunting was so intense that they have picked an unknown waterfall and named it after me. Well that's was history some 20 years ago. Today if you search the internet for Lata Khong, you may still see traces of the Khong name on Google or You Tube.

I take this opportunity to introduce you to another waterfall Lata Khong. This time, I will be gentle Leading you slowly from the known to the unknown

1.Genting Sempah

Let start of at the highest point Main Range - Genting Pass. This is the border between Selangor and Pahang States. Go straight down the hill. Bentong

2. Western entry to Bentong Town

The Karak Highway continues to Karak Town, this is the regular outlet for most rivers to Bentong, Raub and Gua Musang

3. Sungei Dua Village

Left side exit to Sungei Dua settlement. The road to the Waterfall is not here. Few km further on. So stay on Expressway

4.  Left - junction to turn off

Keep going until the turn-off to Karak Town. There would be an underpass for U-turn and heading back to KL. A few km will see this turnoff. Sorry! no signage and no prompter. Depends so much on experiences and the GPS.

5. Name of Kampong

 A couple of Km inside this Ulu road see this signage. This valley had 2 rivers flowing through. Passing by this village is the Sungei Dua Olak.

 6. Orang Asli settlement

Settlement had only a few huts plus this Govt. provide facility

 7. Metal bridge and road in

Very soon Palm Oil ends after the village, road went on to wilderness

8.Forest and hill slope - Left

Very hilly but not that pristine forest

 

9.  Forest and hills slopes

Both sides of road were hills and forest

10. Tine for Free Durians

Occasionally a unattended orchard with durians all over the road. Nothing wrong if we were to pick them up and helped ourselves

11. We were upstream looking for another Waterfall - Lata Bunta

The waterfall we were seeking and going to is further downstream

12. No Entry - What a mess?

We reached the turn off to the waterfall. The track was in a mess.

13. Blocked by fallen logs

No way we could clear the track or taking the car through. We have to trek the rest of the way

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14. Yes! Could see the river now

About 100 meters on the mess cleared but this time huge logs. Through the debris's could catch a glimpse of the river flowing by. Not that far way.

15. Oh! Waterfall in front

Truly and surely we found our way through and seeing that familiar signs

16. Lata Khong Waterfall -we are here!

Bringing out old pictures from earlier trips

17. Waterfall pictures

18. Waterfall pictures

19. Waterfall picture

20. Picture taking time

21. Met up with a hermit

Cannot remember ths location but msut be somewhere in the forest.

22. Time for Tea - Telemong

From Sungei Dua we went on past Karak Town and onto the road to Triang. Here another waterfall. But first a Tea break in Telemong. As the picture shows the place was well patronized.

23. Back door alternative road to Raub

Back trek to Sungei Dua to check the setlemnet and the veered west to do some recce and country road

24. Bird picture harvest

Poor pathetic Whiskered Treeswift. Only bird caught on this trip

 

This is not an extract by a special page I hastily made up to illustrate an reply. The old pages all 83 of the them, were very ancient in design. I would have to revamp them them like this one when I needed them

 

 

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