Cool, crisp mountain air, rolling hills, picture-perfect views, and 100% dirt trails? Sounds like heaven for off-road cyclists. And yet the Kelabit Highlands, nestled in the remote northeast corner of Sarawak, is hardly on any mountain-biking map. Hence, after a five-day trekking trip ending in Bario, the largest settlement in the highlands, I went on to check out the riding trails. S...

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Biking in the Sarawak Interior

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http://thestar.com.my — Cool, crisp mountain air, rolling hills, picture-perfect views, and 100% dirt trails? Sounds like heaven for off-road cyclists. And yet the Kelabit Highlands, nestled in the remote northeast corner of Sarawak, is hardly on any mountain-biking map. Hence, after a five-day trekking trip ending in Bario, the largest settlement in the highlands, I went on to check out the riding trails.

Set within the fortress of the Tama Abu Range and Apo Duat Range near the border with Kalimantan, the Kelabit Highlands is dotted with pockets of settlements draped by emerald-green padi fields and speckled with longhouses and cottage-like homes.

The mountains hem in the plateau, and at 1,000m above sea level, it can get chilly here at night. Temperatures dip to as low as 15°C.