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Interested
in extreme sports such as white-water rafting? If rafting is what
you're looking for, then Sungai Sedim could be the place for you.
A 17km loop MTB track, the Sungai Sedim route is made up of an uphill
track at the riverside, followed by a technical downhill, a double
track and then a slippery uphill at the double track. The hardest
part of the trail is at the entry climb, the technical downhill
before the crossing of the river and the slippery uphill at the
double track. Of course, expect a lot of mud during the rainy season.
However, this is a good trail for newcomers to the sport.
Sungai Sedim has a 15 km stretch that has a fast flowing waters
and rapids which are excellent for white water sports activities.
Kayaking, camping and just relax to absorb the beauty of its flora
and fauna is recommended but visitors are cautioned against swimming
because of the strong water current. There are a few jungle tracks
suitable for jungle tracking that leads to nearby peaks such as
Gunung Inas (1,454 m a.s.l.), Gunung Bintang Utara (1,835 m a.s.l.),
Gunung Bintang (1,862 m a.s.l.) and Banjaran Bintang (1,699 m a.s.l.)
A wide variety of flora and fauna of lowland dipterocarp forest
such as meranti seraya meranti tembaga, meranti melantai and non-dipterocarp
species such as kulim, terap keledang and bintangor are found here.
Travel
Tips:
>> Bring a change of clothes. A warm-up jacket is also a good
idea.
>> Wear well-fitting shoes or diving booties.
>> Jewellery which cannot be secured firmly should not be
worn while rafting.
>> Those wearing glasses are reminded to use an elastic sports
holder to anchor their spectacles.
>> Contact lens users are advised to wear spectacles instead,
in order to cut down the risk of their lenses getting contaminated
by river water. |