We went up to Maxwell Hill (Bukit Larut) quite some time ago. It is located in the wettest part of the country, as the hill station experiences the highest rainfall in the country. It is in Taiping which is my home town. Maxwell Hill was founded in 1888 and is Malaysia's oldest hill resort. It rises to a height of 1,035 meters. A land rover is available at the foot of the hill. It leaves every hour from 7am to 6pm. A 30 minute drive up the steep hairpin bends will bring you to the top. The narrow winding road was reportedly built shortly after World War II and was completed in 1948. Taiping was a beautiful basin, surrounded by lush tropical jungle and lofty hills. William Edward Maxwel l who was appointed as Assistant Resident of Perak in 1875 worked and lived in the Larut area. The cool, jungle air brought in by the morning breeze prompted Maxwell on a quest for a hill station who sourced this place for hill resort. Hence Bukit Larut was formerly called as ' Maxwell H...
