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Gunung Stong State Park Preliminary Management Plan
3. Entrance to the
Semuliang Trail
(Confluence of
the Sg. Semuliang
and Sg.
Kenerong)
the main waterfall, not only due to the risk of sedimentation and
despoiling of the water supply of Jelawang, but also the risk of being
exposed to flash floods, cascades, and falling logs down the
waterfall during rain-events.
A potential area for tourism infrastructure, as an entry-point to the
Semuliang Trail. The current graveled road could be upgraded, some
form of facilities and quarters provided for visitor accommodation
and park staff. This entry-point will relieve some of the pressures
from the Stong Resort. Park staff can use facilities as a base to do
monitoring and patrolling up the Semuliang.
4. Lata Kertas Next to the Jelawang-Gua Musang Road, the facilities here could be
upgraded and maintained for weekend day-trippers. Possibility of
creating short trails that lead deeper into the forests. However, some
parts have possibly been encroached for cultivation. Regular
presence of park staff here and in the forests may deter
encroachment and illegal agarwood collection.
5. Baha Camp The campsite is more popular than the resort, as it is cheaper and
makes a good staging point for hikers, in combination with attractive
waterfalls, campsite, ambience, and company of the BAT Guides.
There are 10 simple huts, two toilets, a campsite, a prayer hut, and a
dining hut made out of fallen logs, bamboo, and tarpaper. Huts and
toilets need a simple upgrade and regular maintainance. Under no
circumstances should there be increase in facilities and greater
development in Baha Camp, due to increased risk of sedimentation
and sewage load that will affect potable water supply to the
Jelawang community below.
There is a need for a hanging bridge linking the campsite across the
river from the main Baha Camp as the river cannot be crossed during
heavy rains. (See Photo 6.2 for example of hanging bridge). Other
forms of development proposed include the Another is the
construction of a bird hide (a tower 10m in height, to observe birds
and the scenery), and installation of a gravity feed piping system to
transfer water from the small waterfall behind Baha Camp to the
small kitchen in the dining hut.
The presence of a population of the endemic palm, Licuala
stongensis, near the campsite, is a limiting factor for the expansion
of facilities at Baha Camp.
6. Benta Plateau This former log-landing site has been identified as as prime area of
birdwatching within GSSP. Limited physical development, such as
the construction of a birdwatching hide and a looped trail, will
enhance its appeal to birders.
7. Summits Each hiking summit should have a signpost or plaque indicating the
elevation, coordinates, and a register for visitors to fill in, describing
their comments. The register should be stored in a waterproof
container. Summits of G. Ayam, G. Tera, G. Stong, G. Birut, G. Kob
and G. Che Kob, should have a waterproof container containing the
register.
8. Campsites Campsites should have basic facilities to shelter the hikers against
the vagaries of nature, especially the usual wet and cold conditions
that beset them. In this respect, shelters could be constructed, out of
easily available raw materials like bamboo and fallen logs, for hikers
to hang their hammocks or sleep on the platform. The structure
could fit 10 persons, and regularly inspected and maintained against
damage by elephants or the elements. This is for hikers who loathe
to carry or stay in tents. Designated campsites that should have
these shelters are: Bogo Rock Shelter, Lembah Camp, G. Ayam,
Tera Camp, Sg. Semuliang, Batu Hampar Camp, and Cobra Camp.
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