About Sungai Sedim Tree Top Walk
Sungai Sedim Tree Top Walk is a 925-metre-long elevated canopy walkway located in the Sungai Sedim Recreational Forest within the Gunung Inas Forest Reserve near Karangan, Kulim, Kedah. Standing up to 26 metres above the forest floor, it is recognised as one of the world's longest rainforest tree top walks. The attraction offers panoramic views of lowland dipterocarp forest and the Sedim River, and serves as a key eco-tourism site in northern Peninsular Malaysia.
Visitors guide
Visitors can walk along a 925-metre steel canopy walkway elevated up to 26 metres above the forest floor, with viewing platforms overlooking the Gunung Inas Forest Reserve and Sungai Sedim. The setting is lowland dipterocarp rainforest with river valleys, tall trees and birdlife. Visitors can explore the walkway, take photographs from elevated viewpoints, enjoy the forest surroundings, and combine the visit with the adjacent Sungai Sedim Recreational Forest river area for picnicking and nature observation.
Key highlights
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925-metre long canopy walkway, one of the longest rainforest tree top walks in the world
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Elevated up to 26 metres above ground with panoramic rainforest views
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Located within Gunung Inas Forest Reserve and Sungai Sedim Recreational Forest
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Viewing platforms for photography and birdwatching over lowland dipterocarp forest
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Adjacent Sungai Sedim river area for picnicking and nature activities
History of Sungai Sedim Tree Top Walk
Constructed within the Gunung Inas Forest Reserve as an eco-tourism project by the Kedah State Forestry Department to promote conservation and nature-based tourism in the Sungai Sedim Recreational Forest. The walkway was built to provide canopy-level access to lowland dipterocarp forest without major tree felling.
Route
| By air | Fly to Penang International Airport (PEN), then drive approximately 60-70 km to Sedim |
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| By train |