The International Steam Pages


Penang Hills and Trails - The Index
Mens Sana in Corpore Sano

For convenience I have now grouped lifestyle illustrated features by topic:


This page accesses the full list of Penang walks available on this site,
click on the area you are interested in on the map.
One important change is the withdrawal of the Rapid Penang 501 bus
service  between Balik Pulau and Teluk Bahang, which means that 
many of the hikes it served are no longer accessible other than by car.

Areas marked ## below have route maps included, click the symbol to step through the various maps, one at a time.

1.  Northern Area (##, updated 13th March 2020)

2.  North Eastern Area (updated 18th December 2017)

3.  Western Area (##, updated 6th March 2020)

4.  South Central Area (##, updated 5th December 2022)

5.  East Central Area (updated 5th March 2020)

6.  West Central Area (##, updated 2nd January 2023)

7.  Southern Area (##, updated 24th December 2022)

8.  South Western Area (##, updated 30th December 2024)

9.  Miscellaneous Asian Hikes (26th February 2020)

Penang Hills and Trails 2024 - Paradise Lost? (updated 27th November 2024)

Click here for a guide to Penang's Peaks (16th March 2020)

Click here for Walks Listed by Starting Point

Click here for the Top Ten Walks.

Click here for a list of further Selected Walks.

Click here for information on Rain Gauges and Catchment Areas (updated 27th January 2024).

Click here for Penang's Rubber Heritage (updated 8th March 2024).

Plastic Pollution - An unacceptable way of marking trails (updated 12th February 2023)

Click here for the introduction and external links
(new link 28th January 2016).

I strongly recommend using buses to get to the starting points and back from the end of these walks. I have written a short guide to Penang's Buses (updated 6th October 2022) for hikers.


Rob and Yuehong Dickinson

Email: webmaster@internationalsteam.co.uk