twinki wrote:I will be travelling from JB to Sitiawan next month for a wedding. Plan to turn off at Bidor and head towards Lumut from there. Family wants to go to Cameron Highlands since we are already up north.
Grateful if any Perak residents can advise on the best route from Sitiawan to Tapah.
Quite confusing looking at the map.
There are 2 routes to go to Cameron HIghlands from Sitiawan and distance is not a good indicator as both routes are about the same in distance:
Sitiawan to Brinchang.jpg
The green route is via Simpang Pulai and is 152KM while the magenta route is via Tapah and the old Route 59 and is 165 Km. If your destination is Tanah Rata instead of Brinchang, then the distances via both routes will almost be identical.
However, distance does not indicate the road conditions. The Tapah way is winding and slow - maybe more than 1 hour slower.
Unless you wish to:
1. Test your driving skills
2. Test your family's tolerance to car-sickness
3. Don't mind to spend maybe more than an hour extra on the road
You are best advised to route via Simpang Pulai.
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