We went cycling at FRIM today. FRIM~ Forest Research Institute of Malaysia, is a forestry research centre established in 1929 by the British. It is Malaysia’s largest secondary forest located in Kepong. As FRIM is not a public recreational park, admission fees is required to enter and enjoy the park. RM1 for Malaysian adult, RM5 for foreigner while children below 12 years old is FOC. Car is allow to drive into the park with an entrance fee of RM5 while motorbike is RM3. We park our car at the FOC open carpark in front of the park, then rent a bike before enter to the park. There's an old shop house nearby the park entrance where we can rent bike with reasonable price starting from RM5 /day for a 20" bike to RM8 /day for a 26" bike. We rent two 26" mountain bike, top up another RM1 per person per bike for the park entrance fee. So total RM18 for two of us to cycling inside the park for today.
There are uphilll and downhill inside the Taman Botanic Kepong depending on which directions you are going. Not too difficult to ride and we make a few pit stops in between to enjoy the view. Love the serene scene at the campsite, the water falls with an ancient bridge, the British colonial houses where it is a research centre house inside and the broccoli trees next to it. I wonder why I did not take picture of it.. There are a few nature trails where we will explore in the future to view the flora and fauna in the forest, namely Keruing Trail (30mins walk), Salleh Nature Trail (710meter / an hour walk), Engkabang Trail (554 meter / 45 mins walk), Rover Track (401m to summits of Bukit Beruang and 439meter to Bukit Nolang), Sebasah Trail (610meter / 40mins walk) and Razak Walk (400meter).
