Rural Malaysia
There is no sign board for the waterfall itself, but there is a sign for the water treatment plant. In this region many beautiful Malay houses can be found. At this fork you must keep right The river flows in a deeply eroded ravine. You can hear the water but not see it. The jungle around is attractive and unspoilt.
In the last part, the road becomes worse, but remains passable. It ends at small parking lot. From the parking a flight of steps leads down to the waterfall In the bottom part of the steps you must be careful, as the steps are slippery and no longer level. After climbing down the steps, there is a beautiful waterfall
The steps end at the remains of what must have been a water catchment. From here the waterfall is visible. The water falls in two steps. In the background the main fall can be seen The smaller fall looks almost manmade, but is a natural one A powerful fall with a beautiful pool
The Trong fall is a very attractive waterfall, almost vertical, and with a huge pool, very suitable for swimming and bathing. The fall is so powerful that a perpetual mist is formed above the pool.
From the parking place, a trail continues, but we had no time to explore where it leads. It will be interesting to explore the river further upstream. Update 16-7-2006: Upper Trong Fall The trail from the parking place leads in about 1-1.5 hour to the Upper Trong Fall. This is jungle trekking, be prepared for leeches. Generally the trail is clear, you can always hear the sound of the river on your left.
On your way you pass majestic palm trees. If this scares you, you can also climb down the small ravine. A beautiful dipterocarp giant The Upper Trong Fall is taller and more inposing than the Lower one. The pool is deep and the water is clear. A very unspoilt place. Keep it that way!
From far away you can hear the fall already. A nearly vertical fall The pool in front of the fall is really impressive | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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