Hiking Batu Kawan Hill | Crazy Hill | Bukit Gembira @ Batu Kawan, Simpang Ampat, Penang

By : Chha

Batu Kawan Hill or some may call it Crazy Hill or even some may know it as Bukit Gembira. What ever name you may know this hill to be, it is located at Batu Kawan area in Penang.

Hiking here is nice, the route is not hard and it only take me 1 hour going up and down this Batu Kawan Hill and it is only about 2.5 km long of hiking.

Route Taken

Distance Covered and Time Taken

The route is going up hill all the way until the top. Unlike other hiking place where the route is going uphill then downhill then uphill again, so for Batu Kawan Hill it is all going uphill all the way.

There is no scenery to see along the way until you reach the top. There is proper tar road for you to hike on so there is no need for any hiking stick but of course you can bring one if you want to. Hiking here is a breeze, anyone can do it. At the top, you can actually see both Penang bridge one at one side and the other at the other side of the hill top.

View from First Stop at the Hill Top

View of First Penang Bridge

Penang Komtar View

View from Second Stop at the Hill Top

View of Second Penang Bridge

View of Stadium Batu Kawan

Getting there is not hard. I have the exact GPS Location written below. All you need to do is just follow the GPS Coordinate and it will bring you directly to the starting point of the hike up Batu Kawan Hill. So how to know if you have reach the starting point of the hiking place ? You will see the Arulmigu Balathandayuthapani Devasthanam Temple. Beside the temple on the right is where the entrance to start the hiking is.

Arulmigu Balathandayuthapani Devasthanam Temple

GPS Coordinate :

5.266393, 100.418606

Map :

https://goo.gl/maps/D2L9J89Vvk4junBj8

Posted Date : 10 May 2023

Posted Time : 09.35 pm