Each morning, the air over Kuala Lumpur warms up as sure as the sun rises. On another front, the moisture-laden clouds formed over the Ulu Klang Dam are also lifted. Those cooler clouds over the body of water are influenced to join those down the valley by this parallel thermal lift. In their exodus, they pour over the dam in a current. You can see this phenomenon of a river of clouds drifting over the pass each morning around 7.30am. You have to stand on top the ridge to get that ring-side view. The clouds then pass below you like a gift -- a spectacular sight.
This ridge is a long and narrow series of karst hills with a high content of quartz crystals. The ridge itself averages 70m high and runs in a semi-circle bordering the eastern edge of Kuala Lumpur city. It's rated as the world’s longest quartz-rich ridge. There’s a small narrow trail that runs along the ridge, but there are some paths that lead nowhere. You can walk across the entire ridge in 2 to 3 hours. The path starts at one side and finishes at the other side of the ridge.
Low vegetation (or there, they just call it bonsai tree) can make you view and gauge how far to go to reach the next peak. It's a total of 7 peaks. Just don’t worry about the altitude since it's rated it as hill. Great view and escape for a day.
You can contact a guide, Ahli, at ahlichung@yahoo.com.