Health & Sports

Borneo Highland Padawan Eco Run: All you need to know

The Borneo Highland Padawan Eco Run, formerly known as the Borneo Highland Padawan Nature Challenge is a cycling and trekking adventure challenge with competition categories for amateurs and those who loves nature.

Due to the long nature of the name, it is sometimes called BHP or Borneo Heights Run instead by locals.

Why run the BHP Eco Run

The run is popular among those who love extreme sports due to its trail, and those who enjoy nature.

Expect to finish with some dirt on your body as the trail passes through the rainforest at Borneo Highlands.

When is the run

Below are the dates of previous editions of the run. The current year is highlighted, and if you click on the date, it will bring you to articles related to the run that year.

  • 2008 : 4 July
  • 2009 : 5 July
  • 2010 : 4 July
  • 2011 : 3 July
  • 2012 : 1 July
  • 2013 : 30 June
  • 2014 : 22 June
  • 2015 : 23 October
  • 2016 : 20 November
  • 2017 : 22 October
  • 2018 : 28 October
  • 2019 : 20 October
  • 2020, 2021 : Cancelled
  • 2022 : 25 September

Categories

There’s three categories in the run to choose from as seen below;

GERIT WATERFALL CATEGORY

  • Distance: 16KM
  • Track: Trail + Road
  • COT: 5 Hours

BIDUAN WATERFALL CATEGORY

  • Distance: 12KM
  • Track: Trail + Road
  • COT: 4 Hours

SIMANGAS WATERFALL CATEGORY

  • Distance: 9KM
  • Track: Road
  • COT: 3.5 Hours

Fees & flag off

The run is expected to be flagged off at Dewan Biannah in Padawan. The location for the flag off is seen below.

The registration fee to participate in the run is RM50 with early birds only charged RM50.  One can get sign up for this run by visiting the official site.

Learn more

If you need to read more about the Borneo Highland Padawan Eco Run, or other actives you can do in Kuching, check out the links below.

 

CyrilDason

Cyril Dason was born and currently lives in Kuching. He loves jungle trekking, clean rivers and chilling out with friends.
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