Bukit Kledang is a hill in Perak, rising above the suburb of Menglembu on the western edge of Ipoh. At its highest point it is 2651 feet or 808 metres above sea level, making it the 245th highest mountain in Malaysia, according to my Top 300 List.
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Oldies But Goodies
Continuing the tradition of 3 classic peaks (Yorkshire, Ben Nevis/Scafell/Snowden, Surrey 3 Peaks) that UK is well-known for - we have Lewes Three Peaks - which includes Mount Caburn, Firle Beacon and Kingston Ridge and is a 31 kilometer loop trail located near Lewes, East Sussex, England that features a river and is rated as difficult.
This is a truly stunning and technical route that is made even more difficult in winter months. Many runners are familiar with South Downs but this opens up some new trails
Fraser’s Hill has its roots in the 1890s, when Scottish prospector Louis James Fraser opened up a tin mine but mysteriously vanished in 1915. In 1917, the bishop of Singapore rediscovered Fraser's Hill while on a hunt for the man, providing suggestions for the area to be developed into a hill station which was brought to fruition by authorities.Mining activity there was short lived as the tin ore was depleted in 1913. This led many miners and farmers to abandon the area.