My son insisted on a MTB ride with me for quite sometime now. I decided to prove to him that at 52 years old I still have that fire and ability within me. On a Sunday, I decided to ride with him for a few hours. We started from our condo at 8.30 am and traced the route which I have stored in my memory from my last excursions years ago. Our destination was Bukit Ramli in Meru,Klang. The hill is situated along the new Puncak Alam freeway by passing Alam Budiman on your left if you started your journey from Bukit Jelutong or Sungai Buloh. The hill can be viewed while driving along that road.It is situated beside the new UITM complex.
I laid off my MTB since I resumed trail biking. My son has recently taken up mountaibiking to compliment his trials activity. After 20 minutes of riding , to our surprise, all the oil palm trees of the Bukit Raja plantation were cut and the former estate was barren. It wont be long before another township is up in that area. We struggled to find the route since I have lost bearing of the area. It was like riding in the desert without any landmark to follow. We followed the outline of the Bukit Cerakah forest to head for Kg.Budiman. One and a half hour later we reached Kg.Budiman and had a coca cola refresher break for 15 minutes. We continued our ride on the tarmac heading for the entrance to the offroad sector and started our climb to the summit. We reached the summit at 10.30 am and saw many downhillers preparing for their gravity assisted fun. They even had a modified vehicle to shuttle them back up the hill after each run.
Bukit Ramli is the tallest hill in that area and is very suitable for mountain biking. The place name is coined from the friendly land owner who is very supportive of our activities. He has spent a sum of money to facilitate our visits. There is a surau,shower room and a small restaurant with refreshments. These facilities are basic but sufficient for outdoor enthusiast like us.
We glided down at 11 am and rode toward Shah Alam. We took a different route in the offroad sector this time and saved some time on the return journey. We reached Sec 9 at 12.30 pm and headed for home for a sumptious lunch.
I still have the stamina to complete the ride and we are going to do it again.
