Climbing up Gunung Semanggol - Part III

Continuing from Climbing up Gunung Semanggol - Part II.

After some time the steepness tapered down. There is this sign indicating the summit is near...

Ah. Arrived at the open area that is the summit of the hill or mountain called Gunung Semanggol.

At 390 metres above sea level Gunung Semanggol definitely qualifies to be a mountain albeit not so tall.

Then again there are higher summits but yet known  as hills. 

For example Bukit Mertajam (bukit is hill in Malay, gunung is mountain) which I've climbed the previous afternoon. Look at the following articles :-

1. Climbing up Bukit Mertajam - Part I

2. Climbing up Bukit Mertajam - Part II

Whatever I found the views better from the summit of Gunung Semanggol.

Climbing up Gunung Semanggol - Part II

Continuing from Climbing up Gunung Semanggol - Part I.

The path got steeper and steeper...

Thank God I still could manage despite refusing to use aids like ropes and stairs...

Climbing up Gunung Semanggol - Part I

Peace be upon you. On to the 4th day of the northern trip.

Friday afternoon 3rd October 2025. I went to the area of Gunung Semanggol to climb up the hill (or mountain) which gave rise to that name.

It has been many years since I feel like making climb up the hill or mountain which could be prominently seen from around a 10 km radius or so.

This time the opportunity has arisen after quite a long anticipation.

There. The peak aimed for.

At this juncture it is still quite a distance to reach...