Finally I withdraw keep done this again! It was dorsum inward 2010 that I hiked upward to the Phuket Big Buddha from Karon. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 hike from nearly bounding main degree upward to nearly 400m inward a higher house bounding main level. You tin uncovering the former weblog postal service here. And since in addition to thence I withdraw keep ever had the intention to produce the hike again, but never flora the correct time, or exactly been likewise lazy. That weblog page from 2010 is genuinely i of the most visited on Jamie's Phuket, in addition to many people withdraw keep asked me well-nigh doing the hike. I oft signal them inward the direction of Steve at the Pineapple Guesthouse inward Karon, because he has done the hike i time to a greater extent than since 2010! Recently Steve told me that the path is right away much better, good marked amongst signs in addition to thence I figured it would live on fourth dimension to hike again. Start fourth dimension was laid for 7:30am on Dominicus 25th March 2018 in addition to I was joined past times Steve, in addition to Lana who is also a long fourth dimension Phuket resident in addition to runs the GoPhuket website. It was a beautiful high flavor morn - an early on start is absolutely recommended if you lot don't desire to endure from estrus exhaustion on the climb!
The start of the hike is easy. You exactly cross the route from Pineapple in addition to walk upward Patak Soi xiv adjacent to Ice Family Tour. The showtime kilometer is on this road. Not a busy road. There are a few houses upward here, some overnice petty places for rent in addition to local houses. Easy to follow, non really steep, reaching well-nigh 100m inward a higher house bounding main degree when the route splits. And at that spot is an obvious sign pointing the way.
So, at that spot withdraw keep been busy hands at locomote inward Karon late making this hike easier to follow. You tin genuinely withdraw keep the left or correct road. I was next Steve's advice equally he'd done the hike exactly the calendar week before. We turned right, which leads to a steep path. The left route is longer, but non thence steep in addition to nosotros planned to come upward downward that way.
(above) I'd propose turning correct at this point. Only some other 1.5km? Sounds easy! It gets steeper! After the correct plough you lot demand to proceed left in addition to a side route heads to a greater extent than steeply uphill less than 100m afterward the showtime correct turn. And in addition to thence a dirt rail turns left i time to a greater extent than in addition to things teach steep. I'd acquit some H2O amongst you, but you lot tin purchase H2O at the Buddha anyway. This hike is non super hard, but you lot volition demand to live on reasonably fit.
(above) Start of the dirt track. Things start to climb pretty quickly. After less than 10 minutes nosotros reached a signal where the jungle opened upward in addition to nosotros got some views dorsum towards Karon beach.
(above) Lana in addition to the sentiment afterward well-nigh 25 minutes walk. It's really greenish upward hither inward the hills. You tin run into at that spot are condominium developments farther downward the hill, but nil i time you lot brand it a higher house 100m inward a higher house bounding main level. I was sweating already, but the genuinely steep walking was exactly well-nigh to start! In the adjacent one-half kilometer nosotros gained well-nigh 150m inward height in addition to it took well-nigh twenty minutes. The steepest sections withdraw keep ropes to assist you. And the ropes were needed! This novel path is slowly plenty to follow, but it's non an slowly hike!
(above) On the steep department of the hike upward to the Big Buddha. This was difficult locomote for a petty while. I'd non desire to travail inward moisture weather condition in addition to was glad I did non vesture my commons footwear (flip flops!) - running shoes or walking boots best although something similar a decent pair of Teva sandals powerfulness live on OK.
(above) Me in addition to Steve on the way up. Several brusk breathers were needed. I mean, I am non likewise unfit these days in addition to was non huffing in addition to puffing likewise much, but it was really sweaty work!
Finally things flattened off a fleck for a distich of hundred meters earlier the path came out onto the normal route upward to the Big Buddha, which starts inward Chalong. You could also exactly hike upward the road, but where's the fun inward that! From the upper reaches of the route you lot teach views across the bounding main amongst Karon beach way downward below.
(above) Easy walking for the final one-half kilometer along the route to the Big Buddha.
(above) There has never been an entry fee to the Phuket Big Buddha, but at that spot are a lot of donation boxes, in addition to also stalls selling Buddha related items in addition to you lot all the same withdraw keep the adventure to write your lift on a slice of marble which may live on used inward structure of the surrounding buildings. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 reminder on this sign inward a higher house to wearing clothing modestly. If you lot withdraw keep exactly hiked upward inward a vest you'll demand a sarong or scarf to encompass shoulders (Lana brought i amongst her). Shorts are OK, but delight non swimwear or anything showing likewise much flesh. I final went upward to the Buddha well-nigh a twelvemonth agone in addition to was pleased to run into some changes. The steps going upward await much improve right away in addition to are beingness marbled in addition to the viewpoint expanse looking due east to Chalong Bay has been made overnice (and the sentiment is cracking of course!)
(above) The Big Buddha in addition to the sentiment due east over Chalong Bay. Steve, Lana in addition to I withdraw keep of classify all visited the Big Buddha many times before, but nosotros took a walk to a greater extent than or less for some photos in addition to to bask the breeze which helped dry out my sweat a bit! Nice to see the Buddha early on inward the hateful solar daytime when it's non thence crowded in addition to non thence hot!
(above) I withdraw keep ever loved the sentiment due north across the hills, along the "spine of Phuket". Up inward the hills, Phuket is all the same thence green. The lift "Phuket" comes from the Malay give-and-take Bukit, which agency hill.
The sentiment due south (above) is also pretty cracking - you lot tin run into correct downward to the tip of Phuket at Phromthep Cape. More greenish hills. The developed expanse on the correct side of the motion-picture exhibit is along the dorsum route behind Kata beach in addition to heading towards Chalong. To the left is Chalong Bay heading downward towards Rawai.
And in addition to thence - fourth dimension to walk dorsum downward i time to a greater extent than ... dorsum downward the road, but passing the steep path where we'd come upward up. The steeper sections of that would in all probability run into me going downward on my backside! If you lot walk farther there's an elephant riding house / ATV house on the left in addition to the path is signposted dorsum to Kata / Karon.
(above) Me in addition to Steve at the start of the path downward again. There was plenty of slowly walking, though the distance is farther than the steep path on the way up.
(above) Lana in addition to Steve on a overnice slowly path on the way down. There are some steeper sections going down, peculiarly i purpose amongst a slippery dirt path, but it's to a greater extent than oft than non slowly going. I would add together a distich to a greater extent than photos, but .. my vociferation upward battery died - I was taking photos, addition running ii unlike apps to rail the path (Strava in addition to MapMyWalk) - I yell back having both of these using GPS addition all the photos drained the battery. I wanted to map the paths upward in addition to down. So it looks similar I demand to produce this hike i time to a greater extent than really soon! For now, you lot tin uncovering the map of the upward path on both Strava in addition to MapMyWalk. For some expert exercise, cracking views in addition to to avoid paying a taxi I recommend hiking upward to the Big Buddha!
You tin download a .gpx file here - this tin live on imported into Google basis (click on File > Import .. in addition to thence withdraw the file you lot downloaded in addition to brand certain the file alternative is laid to "all files". Then you lot tin run into the path to the Big Buddha inward Google Earth). Sumber https://jamie-monk.blogspot.com
The start of the hike is easy. You exactly cross the route from Pineapple in addition to walk upward Patak Soi xiv adjacent to Ice Family Tour. The showtime kilometer is on this road. Not a busy road. There are a few houses upward here, some overnice petty places for rent in addition to local houses. Easy to follow, non really steep, reaching well-nigh 100m inward a higher house bounding main degree when the route splits. And at that spot is an obvious sign pointing the way.
So, at that spot withdraw keep been busy hands at locomote inward Karon late making this hike easier to follow. You tin genuinely withdraw keep the left or correct road. I was next Steve's advice equally he'd done the hike exactly the calendar week before. We turned right, which leads to a steep path. The left route is longer, but non thence steep in addition to nosotros planned to come upward downward that way.
(above) I'd propose turning correct at this point. Only some other 1.5km? Sounds easy! It gets steeper! After the correct plough you lot demand to proceed left in addition to a side route heads to a greater extent than steeply uphill less than 100m afterward the showtime correct turn. And in addition to thence a dirt rail turns left i time to a greater extent than in addition to things teach steep. I'd acquit some H2O amongst you, but you lot tin purchase H2O at the Buddha anyway. This hike is non super hard, but you lot volition demand to live on reasonably fit.
(above) Start of the dirt track. Things start to climb pretty quickly. After less than 10 minutes nosotros reached a signal where the jungle opened upward in addition to nosotros got some views dorsum towards Karon beach.
(above) Lana in addition to the sentiment afterward well-nigh 25 minutes walk. It's really greenish upward hither inward the hills. You tin run into at that spot are condominium developments farther downward the hill, but nil i time you lot brand it a higher house 100m inward a higher house bounding main level. I was sweating already, but the genuinely steep walking was exactly well-nigh to start! In the adjacent one-half kilometer nosotros gained well-nigh 150m inward height in addition to it took well-nigh twenty minutes. The steepest sections withdraw keep ropes to assist you. And the ropes were needed! This novel path is slowly plenty to follow, but it's non an slowly hike!
(above) On the steep department of the hike upward to the Big Buddha. This was difficult locomote for a petty while. I'd non desire to travail inward moisture weather condition in addition to was glad I did non vesture my commons footwear (flip flops!) - running shoes or walking boots best although something similar a decent pair of Teva sandals powerfulness live on OK.
(above) Me in addition to Steve on the way up. Several brusk breathers were needed. I mean, I am non likewise unfit these days in addition to was non huffing in addition to puffing likewise much, but it was really sweaty work!
Finally things flattened off a fleck for a distich of hundred meters earlier the path came out onto the normal route upward to the Big Buddha, which starts inward Chalong. You could also exactly hike upward the road, but where's the fun inward that! From the upper reaches of the route you lot teach views across the bounding main amongst Karon beach way downward below.
(above) Easy walking for the final one-half kilometer along the route to the Big Buddha.
(above) There has never been an entry fee to the Phuket Big Buddha, but at that spot are a lot of donation boxes, in addition to also stalls selling Buddha related items in addition to you lot all the same withdraw keep the adventure to write your lift on a slice of marble which may live on used inward structure of the surrounding buildings. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 reminder on this sign inward a higher house to wearing clothing modestly. If you lot withdraw keep exactly hiked upward inward a vest you'll demand a sarong or scarf to encompass shoulders (Lana brought i amongst her). Shorts are OK, but delight non swimwear or anything showing likewise much flesh. I final went upward to the Buddha well-nigh a twelvemonth agone in addition to was pleased to run into some changes. The steps going upward await much improve right away in addition to are beingness marbled in addition to the viewpoint expanse looking due east to Chalong Bay has been made overnice (and the sentiment is cracking of course!)
(above) The Big Buddha in addition to the sentiment due east over Chalong Bay. Steve, Lana in addition to I withdraw keep of classify all visited the Big Buddha many times before, but nosotros took a walk to a greater extent than or less for some photos in addition to to bask the breeze which helped dry out my sweat a bit! Nice to see the Buddha early on inward the hateful solar daytime when it's non thence crowded in addition to non thence hot!
(above) I withdraw keep ever loved the sentiment due north across the hills, along the "spine of Phuket". Up inward the hills, Phuket is all the same thence green. The lift "Phuket" comes from the Malay give-and-take Bukit, which agency hill.
The sentiment due south (above) is also pretty cracking - you lot tin run into correct downward to the tip of Phuket at Phromthep Cape. More greenish hills. The developed expanse on the correct side of the motion-picture exhibit is along the dorsum route behind Kata beach in addition to heading towards Chalong. To the left is Chalong Bay heading downward towards Rawai.
And in addition to thence - fourth dimension to walk dorsum downward i time to a greater extent than ... dorsum downward the road, but passing the steep path where we'd come upward up. The steeper sections of that would in all probability run into me going downward on my backside! If you lot walk farther there's an elephant riding house / ATV house on the left in addition to the path is signposted dorsum to Kata / Karon.
(above) Me in addition to Steve at the start of the path downward again. There was plenty of slowly walking, though the distance is farther than the steep path on the way up.
(above) Lana in addition to Steve on a overnice slowly path on the way down. There are some steeper sections going down, peculiarly i purpose amongst a slippery dirt path, but it's to a greater extent than oft than non slowly going. I would add together a distich to a greater extent than photos, but .. my vociferation upward battery died - I was taking photos, addition running ii unlike apps to rail the path (Strava in addition to MapMyWalk) - I yell back having both of these using GPS addition all the photos drained the battery. I wanted to map the paths upward in addition to down. So it looks similar I demand to produce this hike i time to a greater extent than really soon! For now, you lot tin uncovering the map of the upward path on both Strava in addition to MapMyWalk. For some expert exercise, cracking views in addition to to avoid paying a taxi I recommend hiking upward to the Big Buddha!
You tin download a .gpx file here - this tin live on imported into Google basis (click on File > Import .. in addition to thence withdraw the file you lot downloaded in addition to brand certain the file alternative is laid to "all files". Then you lot tin run into the path to the Big Buddha inward Google Earth). Sumber https://jamie-monk.blogspot.com