Mission 2019 #02: Serendah Waterfall.

Salam.

As mentioned in a previous post, we are on a mission to go to as many waterfalls as possible, as per the list in the website here.

For our second mission, we went to Serendah Waterfall in Rawang, Selangor.

To get there from KL, we took the recently completed Rawang Bypass Highway.
It took us from Selayang to Serendah, bypassing Rawang town, which saved a lot of time.

Serendah Waterfall is located near Kg Orang Asli Serendah.
The surrounding areas are filled with modern housing estates and traditional villages.

When you reach the corner junction near Telaga Tujuh, make sure you take the left fork.
If you use Google Map, it will direct you to the right fork. Do not follow that instruction.
The slip road that goes to the waterfall from the housing estate has been closed. The map was not updated.

Serendah waterfall is well known to the locals and is easily accessible. The lower waterfall itself is just near the parking area, and the facilities are fairly well maintained (good enough considering the standard of Malaysian maintenance culture.) It is suitable for a family picnic and day out.

There is a wading pool and a cascading vertical waterfall that you can enjoy. However, on the weekend we were there, it was crowded with people picnicking and bathing in the pool. It was too crowded for us.

We decided to trek to the upper falls. The road in the beginning was paved but at higher level the road was red earth, not paved. However, the trek was easy, with low incline uphill.

We trekked for about two kilometres uphill with only the sound of the jungle around us. On the way, we saw a few spots with waterfalls and pools that are suitable for dipping and napping with soothing noise from the white water streams. We trekked until we reached a clearing on the hill where the water becomes a small stream which lazily snake along. There was a remnant of a broken dam. (I think the river used to be small dam.)

After reaching the clearing, and saw nothing interesting there, we trekked back down and chose a quiet spot with no other visitors. It was peaceful and quiet.
Lying on the rock napping and letting the white water washed away the stress.
No noisy picnickers and no scrambling for spaces with other people.

After spending about one hour at the spot, we moved on to a newer lower spot for another round of dipping and sunbathing.

Overall, we spent about 90 minutes trekking and two hours in the water. It was an enjoyable and relaxing day. We were tired but re-invigorated.

Overall, the trek was easier than the trek at Lepoh.

I would recommend this if you want to picnic with the whole family. However, if you do not like too much crowd, either avoid this or take some time to trek to the upper falls for a quieter picnic and surrounding.

Have a good day.