Jalan Gunung Brinchang Explained

Country:MYS
Type:Federal
Route:432
Alternate Name:Jalan Gunung Brinchang
Length Km:6.7
Direction A:East
Terminus A: Jalan Brinchang
Junction: Jalan Brinchang
Direction B:West
Terminus B:Gunung Brinchang
Destinations:Sungai Palas Tea BOH Estate
Established:1920s

Jalan Gunung Brinchang, Federal Route 432, is a federal road in Cameron Highlands, Pahang, Malaysia. It is the highest paved road in Malaysia.[1] [2] It is also a main route to the Sungai Palas Tea BOH Estate.

Route background

Jalan Gunung Brinchang is a 6.7-km single-lane paved road from the bottom to the top of Gunung Brinchang. Its terminal junction at the Federal Route 59 is located about 4.2 km from Brinchang, Cameron Highlands. The gradient varies between 5% and 10% until the end of the maintenance limit border at Gunung Irau camping site, where the gradient becomes steeper (up to 20%). As a result, the speed limit for this road is 20 km/h only. As a result, the short 6.7-km journey from the bottom to the top may take about half an hour.[3]

At most sections, the Federal Route 432 was built under the JKR R1 road standard, with a speed limit of 20 km/h.

List of junctions

KmExitJunctionsToRemarks

0
Jalan Brinchang Jalan Brinchang

North
Kuala Terla
Simpang Pulai
Ipoh
Gua Musang
Kota Bharu

South
Brinchang
Tanah Rata
Ringlet
Kuala Lipis
Raub
Kuantan
Tapah
Kuala Lumpur
T-junctions
Start/end of narrow roads
Jalan Sungai Palas
Sungai Palas Tea BOH Estate
East
Jalan Sungai Palas
Sungai Palas Tea BOH Estate
BOH Tea Factory
Visitor Centre, Tea Shop and Stall
T-junctions
Brinchang Orang Asli village
Gunung Irau camping site
Hutan Lipur Mossy

6.7
Gunung Brinchang
2032 m above sea level
Gunung Brinchang
VHF Stations
Microwave Stations

Start/end of narrow roads

Pahang-Perak border at the VHF stations

Notes and References

  1. http://www.ogkl.com.my/infoGUNUNG/infoIrau.htm Gunung Irau - Gunung Brinchang, Cameron Highland, Pahang
  2. Book: . Statistik Jalan (Edisi 2014) . Kuala Lumpur . . 16–46 . 2014 . 1985-9619 .
  3. Web site: Jalan Gunung Brinchang FT432 . 31 December 2012 . Blog Jalan Raya Malaysia . 3 January 2013.