Hang Nak Mountain Trail

This is an amazing hike that leads to a lookout point (well a couple of them, but the final peak is breathtaking. The hike is arduous. I’ve helped find a lost couple up there who were walking for 13 hours unable to find their way out. Stick to the trail and dont’ try to take a new trail down the hill and you’ll be fine.

Bring: 2 liters of water per person. Water, mosquito lotion, small flashlight, phone that works in Thailand and number for an English speaking person at your hotel.

What: Tubkaak Hang Nak Hill Nature Trail is an ideal Thailand sightseeing opportunity. This is a 3.7 km hike on a mountain trail to the peak with an option to see a small waterfall if you hike another 1.5 km.

Where: Krabi province as part of the Ko Phi Phi – Noppharat Thara National Park just past Tubkaak Beach and near Thalen Bay. You will need a map to reach it.

Elevation: 500 meters gives you 360-degree full circle views of the surrounding beach and mountain areas. Visibility varies from 20 km to 100 km.

Time to climb: If you go slowly it will take just over 2 hours to reach the summit. If you go quickly it can be done in an hour.

Cautions: It’s a safe trail, be alert for small roots sticking up that will catch your foot occasionally.

Facilities: At the base of the trail are wash basins and restrooms. There is a small concrete bench area next to the stream at the bottom. Once you start the hike up the mountain there are no facilities, but there are sitting benches in a couple spots.

Krabi province in southern Thailand just might have more to do than any other province in the country.

Just a little further down the beach from Railay, Ao Nang, and Noppharat Thara beaches is a little known beach that offers stunning pink sunsets and few visitors as there are only a couple hotels that have been built there recently. The name of the beach is Tubkaak beach and you’ll be hearing of it more in the coming months and years as it becomes a reclusive getaway for those crowd-shy of Ao Nang and other populated areas of Krabi.

Following the only road as far as it goes you’ll find a park with a small mountain stream running through it. There are some signs for what is one of the coolest hikes available in Krabi. “Tubkaak Hang Nak Hill Nature Trail” which is a 3.7 km long trek up to a mountain peak with waterfall and 360 degree views of the beach and mountains surrounding it. A photo tour of Hang Nak Mountain Trail in Tubkaak is available if you’re interested in seeing more photos and finding out a little more about the experience.

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