The junction to Gunung Datuk, 885 meter, is about 15 minutes from Tampin town, along the federal trunk road to Rembau. We took our breakfast at Kota town, 2 minutes north of the junction. The nasi lemak and roti canai were not disappointing. After the junction the kampung road is quite scenic with the mountain range on our right side. After another small junction we reached the park HQ. Encik Hamid paid the hiking fee and led a stretching exercise to warm up all the muscles and ligaments. The trail head is after the small jungle swimming pool.
The jungle path leading up Gunung Datuk: The trek is all the way up, so there was no wasting energy in ascending and descending small hills like in Gunung Ledang.
The final push to the top of the 'false peak'. Although it is not the summit which was nearby, most people opt to stop there as it offers spectacular views. The real summit can only be reached through dense forest.
