Monday, October 11, 2010

Interesting Place at Kedah: Titi Hayun Recreational Forest



Titi Hayun Recreational Forest is located on the western slope of Gunung Jerai, Kedah. It can be visited through Yan town. Titi Hayun is a lowland dipterocarp forest located at an elevation of between 200 to 300 meters above sea level.

The recreational forest got its name from the suspension bridge nearby which leads to the starting point of the steps to the peak of Gunung Jerai , known as Tangga Kenari Seribu Tahun (Appliances Kenari Year 1000) . 
The trails route was made of concrete stairs at a distance of  4793 metres to Gunung Jerai Resort with 1,334 total number of stairs:
               
                  ( 1st Level : 1162 stairs/ 2nd Level : 30 stairs/ 3rd Level: 142 stairs) 

It is the longest  and most stairs in the forest ever built  that is human in mutual, triggered by an idea of  the former Chief Minister of Kedah,Tan Sri Dato 'Sri Sanusi Junid in his aims to promote nature-based tourism industry on May 5, 1997.

Uniquely, the stairway was built without involving the cutting of trees along the route of the timber. Appliances Kenari is also often used as a training "Jungle Trekking" by secondary schools and training centers to encourage cultural motivation to climb hills fitness and recreation and to inculcate the spirit of  love for nature God.

As for visitors who like challenges,  Appliances Kenari Year 1000 is an interesting place to try. Trail that berliku-Prabowo and is in the path of reaching more than 45 degrees is very challenging and physical energy mental fatigue and difficulty this may not be felt because of the beauty of  flora and fauna along the trail is very fascinating.



The route to Titi Hayun Recreational Forest passes through fruit orchards and kampung houses. The name Titi Hayun means "swaying bridge". It got its name from a suspension bridge located near the place. Visitors to Titi Hayun can make a one-kilometer track in the jungle to visit the Puteri Mandi Waterfall.

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