Article About Bukit Teraja

Reputed to be one of the highest hills in the Labi area, Bukit Teraja rewards the climbers with fine views over the Baram valley to the north and and Gunung Mulu to the south. The walk to the summit takes less than two hours at brisk pace. The path is well marked and maintained, at first rising fast through primary rainforest. Steep steps have been cut into the slope for some stretches of the initial climb which begins to flatten out after about 20 minutes. The path breasts a narrow ridge after 40 minutes where there is a picnic table. Turn right, and the path descends into an open clearing known as 'the place of the winds' where there is a welcome cooling breeze on which swiftlets surf, hunting insects on the wing. The upper end of the clearing has a picnic spot with covered benches and a small brook. Here you will notice several species of pitcher plants, characteristic of higher forest zones. Do not pick them because they are protected species. The path continues upwards behind the picnic area to the summit with a panoramic view taking in Gunung Mulu to the south sweeping round to the Baram/Belait plain and the Lambir Hills and even as far as the limestone cliffs of Niah on a clear day. Animals commonly seen or heard in the forest of Bukit Teraja include barking deer, bearded pig, squirrels, tree shrews and macaques. Rhinoceros and bushy-crested hornbills are also common.

The distances to the picnic area and on to the summit are marked along the path in rantai, which is Malay for chain (1 chain is 22 yards or 20 metres). There are 141 chains to the top and 98 chains to the picnic spot. Orang Utang have been sighted in the past and there have even been some more recent reports.

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