Until a few years ago, I thought Radar Hill was the highest indicate inwards Phuket - the highest hill. Everyone who comes to Phuket volition come across Radar Hill (real lift Khao Mai Tao Sip Song) - it's the large loma behind Patong Beach amongst the radar dome on top too tin live on seen from much of due south Phuket. BUT it's non genuinely the highest hill. Another loma a fiddling to the North higher upward Kathu Waterfall tops out around 30m higher (543m) - too I hiked upward at that topographic point inwards September 2009 - come across Hiking to the Roof of Phuket.
But fifty-fifty if Radar Hill is the minute highest hill, it for certain boasts the highest road. You tin displace all the agency to the top.. almost. You cannot quite striking the summit since the radar is a military machine installation, therefore when yous are 95% of the agency upward yous accomplish a gate too armed soldiers. The route past times the gate is simply nearly one-half a kilometer higher upward body of body of water level. We've been upward hither enough of times too I outset blogged nearly it dorsum inwards 2006, but 1 hateful solar daytime inwards 2010, nosotros thought "we've non driven upward this loma for a while" too nosotros had an hr to waste matter piece our boy was at schoolhouse football game practice. The atmospheric condition was a chip wet, but I figured we'd withal instruct some nifty views on the agency upward earlier entering the cloud line. Actually, it turned out to live on great, our immature lady loved existence "in the clouds" too our boy was quite upset to listen that we'd done such an exciting affair without him! H5N1 chip of pelting does non destination a expert time!
The route upward is inwards expert condition, but steep inwards places. The start of the route is off Chao Fa West Road nearly 1km due north of Chalong Temple. Follow the sign that says "Villa Zolitude". You become past times a modest golf game shape too therefore transcend Villa Zolitude every bit the route starts to climb. Keep going... yous air current upward into the hills, it's real green, too views start to appear through the trees.
(above) this is Bang Wad Reservoir too beyond is purpose of Kathu. In fact nosotros could come across our menage from here.. if nosotros had a real expert telescope!
As nosotros climbed higher, nosotros entered the clouds. Unsurprisingly, nosotros were the alone people upward hither looking at views. Indeed whatever fourth dimension nosotros come upward up hither nosotros are the alone people... everyone else goes upward to the Big Buddha or Rang Hill (in Phuket Town).
We stopped correct past times the gate where at that topographic point is infinite to plow around easily. From simply below the gate yous instruct a thought over Patong. There are signs to remind yous that this is a restricted expanse too simply past times that sign yous come across the southern purpose of Patong through the trees, too inwards this case, through the clouds...
H5N1 fiddling dark truthful cat came to state hullo to us. What the hell are yous doing upward a 500m high hill, cat? We thought nearly taking him home.. but he wandered off into the trees... too nearly 1 infinitesimal afterward nosotros heard the sounds of a truthful cat fighting. And therefore silence. We reckon he mightiness cause got got ambushed past times a large snake. We saw a ophidian 1 fourth dimension every bit nosotros drove upward this hill, a rather nasty pit viper. Oh well, RIP cat, I think.
From the route close the gate, the top of the Buddha loma is visible. Well, it should be.. On this detail forenoon it was inwards the clouds, but at that topographic point were fleeting glimpses of the 45m high white marble Buddha through gaps inwards the clouds...
H5N1 fiddling below the top, around 370m higher upward body of body of water level, at that topographic point is a modest parking spot on the left side every bit yous come upward up too simply every bit the route does a serial of sudden curves. It's pretty steep here, but yous tin common past times the side of the route where yous tin instruct some views over Patong; too inwards the other direction yous come across hills too tin come across over to Chalong Bay too. We stopped on the agency down.
First affair I saw was non the view, but this huge monster:
H5N1 most impressive creature for a macro lens! Oh yes, too a thought over Patong, improve from here, less trees too no clouds inwards the way...
Road hither is real steep - I intend the photograph below shows that. H5N1 Honda Wave 125cc would live on straining upward this one! And if yous come upward up inwards a motorcar brand sure the brakes work! And on a bicycle? Well, live on sure to accept some exceptional Lance Armstrong tea earlier trying that ;)
And this thought from the same stop, looking away from Patong towards Phuket Town amongst heavy clouds threatening. H5N1 chip of pelting too cloud does non destination us! Don't live on stuck inwards your hotel room moaning if the heaven looks dark. Yes, it rains hither sometimes! How produce yous intend everything gets therefore green? Get out too about. Hiring a motorcar is a expert thought inwards Phuket, it's a large island, become too explore. Even on a rainy day, it's non going to live on moisture all day, too it's non going to live on moisture everywhere on the island.
Over the years I cause got enjoyed many days when nosotros simply displace around too follow dorsum roads. Phuket is total of surprises, too it's on these dorsum roads that yous discovery the existent Phuket rather than the Phuket-by-the-sea of the tourist brochures. There's to a greater extent than to Phuket. Always more.
Radar Hill - Location Map
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But fifty-fifty if Radar Hill is the minute highest hill, it for certain boasts the highest road. You tin displace all the agency to the top.. almost. You cannot quite striking the summit since the radar is a military machine installation, therefore when yous are 95% of the agency upward yous accomplish a gate too armed soldiers. The route past times the gate is simply nearly one-half a kilometer higher upward body of body of water level. We've been upward hither enough of times too I outset blogged nearly it dorsum inwards 2006, but 1 hateful solar daytime inwards 2010, nosotros thought "we've non driven upward this loma for a while" too nosotros had an hr to waste matter piece our boy was at schoolhouse football game practice. The atmospheric condition was a chip wet, but I figured we'd withal instruct some nifty views on the agency upward earlier entering the cloud line. Actually, it turned out to live on great, our immature lady loved existence "in the clouds" too our boy was quite upset to listen that we'd done such an exciting affair without him! H5N1 chip of pelting does non destination a expert time!
The route upward is inwards expert condition, but steep inwards places. The start of the route is off Chao Fa West Road nearly 1km due north of Chalong Temple. Follow the sign that says "Villa Zolitude". You become past times a modest golf game shape too therefore transcend Villa Zolitude every bit the route starts to climb. Keep going... yous air current upward into the hills, it's real green, too views start to appear through the trees.
(above) this is Bang Wad Reservoir too beyond is purpose of Kathu. In fact nosotros could come across our menage from here.. if nosotros had a real expert telescope!
As nosotros climbed higher, nosotros entered the clouds. Unsurprisingly, nosotros were the alone people upward hither looking at views. Indeed whatever fourth dimension nosotros come upward up hither nosotros are the alone people... everyone else goes upward to the Big Buddha or Rang Hill (in Phuket Town).
We stopped correct past times the gate where at that topographic point is infinite to plow around easily. From simply below the gate yous instruct a thought over Patong. There are signs to remind yous that this is a restricted expanse too simply past times that sign yous come across the southern purpose of Patong through the trees, too inwards this case, through the clouds...
H5N1 fiddling dark truthful cat came to state hullo to us. What the hell are yous doing upward a 500m high hill, cat? We thought nearly taking him home.. but he wandered off into the trees... too nearly 1 infinitesimal afterward nosotros heard the sounds of a truthful cat fighting. And therefore silence. We reckon he mightiness cause got got ambushed past times a large snake. We saw a ophidian 1 fourth dimension every bit nosotros drove upward this hill, a rather nasty pit viper. Oh well, RIP cat, I think.
From the route close the gate, the top of the Buddha loma is visible. Well, it should be.. On this detail forenoon it was inwards the clouds, but at that topographic point were fleeting glimpses of the 45m high white marble Buddha through gaps inwards the clouds...
H5N1 fiddling below the top, around 370m higher upward body of body of water level, at that topographic point is a modest parking spot on the left side every bit yous come upward up too simply every bit the route does a serial of sudden curves. It's pretty steep here, but yous tin common past times the side of the route where yous tin instruct some views over Patong; too inwards the other direction yous come across hills too tin come across over to Chalong Bay too. We stopped on the agency down.
First affair I saw was non the view, but this huge monster:
H5N1 most impressive creature for a macro lens! Oh yes, too a thought over Patong, improve from here, less trees too no clouds inwards the way...
Road hither is real steep - I intend the photograph below shows that. H5N1 Honda Wave 125cc would live on straining upward this one! And if yous come upward up inwards a motorcar brand sure the brakes work! And on a bicycle? Well, live on sure to accept some exceptional Lance Armstrong tea earlier trying that ;)
And this thought from the same stop, looking away from Patong towards Phuket Town amongst heavy clouds threatening. H5N1 chip of pelting too cloud does non destination us! Don't live on stuck inwards your hotel room moaning if the heaven looks dark. Yes, it rains hither sometimes! How produce yous intend everything gets therefore green? Get out too about. Hiring a motorcar is a expert thought inwards Phuket, it's a large island, become too explore. Even on a rainy day, it's non going to live on moisture all day, too it's non going to live on moisture everywhere on the island.
Over the years I cause got enjoyed many days when nosotros simply displace around too follow dorsum roads. Phuket is total of surprises, too it's on these dorsum roads that yous discovery the existent Phuket rather than the Phuket-by-the-sea of the tourist brochures. There's to a greater extent than to Phuket. Always more.
Radar Hill - Location Map
View Radar Hill, Phuket inwards a larger map Sumber http://jamie-monk.blogspot.com