Suling Hill (Bukit Langkap), Bukit Mertajam

Suling Hill (22 August 2015)


Suling Hill (GPS: 5.40697, 100.50936), also known as Bukit Langkap, is a hill and meditation retreat in Mengkuang, Bukit Mertajam. The hill affords splendid views of the plains below, rolling all the way to the coast, with Penang Island in the horizon. From Suling Hill you can see the skyscrapers lining the skyline of George Town in the distance.

I visited Suling Hill with my wife on 22 August, 2015. We arrived on a sunny day. The sky was a brilliant blue. From the viewpoint, we enjoyed the wonderful panorama of Bukit Mertajam and its surrounding villages. We saw that the slopes of Suling Hill was planted with various fruit trees. The grounds are well maintained, with manicured lawns and shrubs that are well pruned.

The grounds of Suling Hill (22 August 2015)


Path at Suling Hill going down to the fruit orchard (22 August 2015)


The view from Suling Hill (22 August 2015)


The view from Suling Hill (22 August 2015)

Going to Suling Hill

To reach it, turn off Jalan Kampung Mengkuang (State Route P129) to the junction as shown. The hill is known in Malay as Bukit Langkap. If you come from the direction of Exit 1505 of the Butterworth-Kulim Expressway, the junction to Suling Hill is on your left, before Masjid Jamek Kampung Mengkuang. The road up to Suling Hill is narrow and quite bumpy for a passenger car, as we found out. However, when we got to the top, we were rewarded with the wonderful views.

Suling Hill signboards (22 August 2015)

Suling Hill on Google Street View

Timothy Tye and wife Chooi Yoke on Suling Hill (22 August 2015)


Timothy Tye and wife Chooi Yoke on Suling Hill (22 August 2015)

Location of Suling Hill on map