Gunung Jerai (Mount Jerai) 1380metres/4140 feet above sea level rises above the surrounding plains and is visible for miles around. 11kms of winding road lead up to this mountain resort which can be reached by car.
The vegetation begins to change gradually as you ascend the mountain - through the lower and upper dipterocarp forests that we commonly encounter in parks and reserves down in valleys and low lying areas that give way to the low montane forest where conifers thrive.
At the top of the mount the trees are much shorter in height, twisted and gnarled from the base to the branches. It certainly is a delight to step off the cemented trails and onto the soft forest floor - nature's best carpeting, thickly covered with layers of acid humus soil and peat.
The forest is saturated with delicious scents. A wonderful mixture of balsamic fragrances from various types of coniferous and oak trees gives the forest a rather alien feel. It's like walking into a curio shop at a little seaside town - everything seems so strangely out of place.
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