As at March 2024, Sungai Sendat Forest Park is now reopen following a closure for several years due to safety reasons.
Sg. Sendat Waterfall is a popular recreational forest in the Ulu Yam Baharu district of Selangor state. It is also known as Hutan Lipur Sungai Sendat and is managed by the Selangor State Forestry Department.
Activities and facilities here include camping, picnicking, BBQs and bathing in the clear cool water of natural river pools and cascades amid the tall tropical rainforest trees.
When I visited in 2017, I found the entrance to the park blocked with a number of signs warning the public that it was closed due to safety reasons. One notice said that drowning deaths had occurred at the waterfall on 23 July 2016 and again on 11 September 2016. I believe these accidents took place at the upper part of the Sendat fall. The park has since reopened to the public but access to the upper fall is not allowed.
Selangor State Forestry Department for updates.
Tel:+603 55447507
Hotline 1-800-88-5776
I have marked the exact location on this map:
GPS Co-ordinates:
3°24'11.4"N 101°41'03.3"E
3.403175, 101.684244
It is easy enough to find. Take route B23 Jalan Hulu Yam Bharu - Batu Caves. From Batu Caves you go past Empangan Batu reservoir, then past Sungai Tua Recreational Forest and continue until you reach a T junction at Taman Desa Kaloi / Kampung Gurney. At the T junction turn right and follow the road all the way to the Sendat Waterfall. Limited parking is available.
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