Jerangkang Waterfall

About Jerangkang Waterfall
On the other side of the popular Berkelah waterfall, stood Jerangkang waterfall. According to some people, the waterfall consists of more than 43 cascades. However, its quite laborious to get to all of them. I have only managed to reach the 4th cascade of the last 7th step waterfall. This is not a walk & see trek. Certain degree of confidence is involved when maneuvering on the rocks but nonetheless still a relaxing trek. It offer a refreshing alternative for non-beginners.


Transport Details
Jerangkang waterfall is located near Maran, Pahang. From larkin terminal, take a coach bus to kuantan to reach its express terminal, typically taking 4hours. From there, you could arrange a cab or take a local bus to the entrance of the waterfall.

For cab, you could find one on the spot or arrange beforehand. One contact is Abu. You could find him for any transport needs in Kuantan. For local buses, you would need to walk to the local bus terminal(diff from the express terminal). Then, look for 1 bus departing for Maran. Tell the bus operator that you want to go to Berkelah/Jerangkang waterfall(same entrance), near Restoran Berkelah which is more like a coffee shop out of nowwhere.

Once reach the "restoran", one could either walk the 15km dirt track into the base camp or choose a more bumpy but faster lorry ride in. You could approach Abu(as mentioned before) for the "lorry 4wd".

Activity	Provider	Duration	Remarks
Bwt JP & Kuantan	Transnational	4hours
Bwt express & local terminal	walking	30mins	refer to map
Bwt Kuantan & Maran	local bus provider	45mins	to go back to kuantan, wait at the busstop opp restaurant
Lorry 4WD	Abu +6-013-9344030	40mins	need to arrange b4 hand

4wd lorry

Map of Kuantan
(new bus terminal = express terminal)
(bus station = local terminal)

Trek Details
I cant remember much of the trek due to my failing memory but i do remember that the trek is quite easy & straightforward. The below details is courtesy of "themttrekker". Water is portable from own experience.

Duration	Activity	Remarks
00	Campsite 1	go to right side of road & up the "stairs
5	Campsite 2	go to right edge of river
2	Y-junction	turn left
1	Y-junction	turn right
10	Inverted Y-junction	go straight
10	Medium waterfall	go up road & walk up along the log
20	Main waterfall	can climb up the 7 cascades

the "stairs"


1st cascade seen


top of the medium waterfall


medium waterfall


main waterfall with 7 cascades

Campsites
The base camp or campsite 1 has many facilities, including huts, stinky toilets, wooden tables & even a kitchen/dining area. It also have a stream behind the kitchen area & taps attached near the huts for easy retrieval of water It can accommodate 6-8 tents.






For campsite 2, there are no facilities however its sheltered by many trees which will find favor for those hammock lovers. It can accommodate 4-5 tents.

campsite 2

Budget Breakdown
No camp fee is required.
(prices for transport include to & fro)

Activity	Provider	Cost
coach bus bwt JB & Kuantan	Transnational	RM52.80 pax
bus bwt Kuantan & Maran	local bus provider	RM12 pax
lorry 4wd	Abu	RM25 pax

Urban Trekking
There's nothing much at kuantan, although there's a A&W nearby.

Full Schedule
Day 1

Time	Activity	Remarks
2030	Meet at Kranji MRT
2100	Depart for Singapore Custom	SBS170
2130	Reach Singapore Custom
2200	Clear Singapore Custom Depart for larkin terminal	SBS170
2315	Reach Larkin Terminal
2359	Depart for Kuantan	coach bus
0430	Reach Kuantan	30min buffer time

Day 2

Time	Activity	Remarks
0430	Breakfast	last place to buy essentials
0530	Depart for local bus terminal	walking
0600	Reach local bus terminal
0630	Depart for Maran
0715	Reach Restoran Berkelah Depart to base camp	find transport guy in rest
0800	Reach base camp
0830	Start trek up	refer to trek details
1130	Start trek up	refer to trek details
1530	Start trek down	very relax pace
1630	Reach base camp

Day 3

Time	Activity	Remarks
0800	Wakey Wakey	Breakfast
0930	Break Camp
1000	Depart for Restoran Berkelah
1045	Reach Restoran Berkelah	can eat or bath
1130	Depart for kuantan
1230	Reach kuantan	A&W lunch
1430	Reach express bus terminal
1500	Depart for larkin terminal
2000	Reach larkin terminal	end of trip

Credits
themttrekker
waterfalls of malaysia