Taman Rimba Kiara

This place is nice for jogging, especially on Sundays because they have a fruit stall here on weekends. Exercise and fruit shopping in one go! Aside from the fruit stall (obviously a pull factor as I started with that first), the park itself is very well mantained.
The warm-​up area is quite big and offer nice equipment for stretching. They have two loops, one short one around the lake and another bigger one up the steps. If you’re hanging out with the family, a stroll around the lake is actually really nice to do. They have a little area with a small stream where kids can dip their feet in for fun. For the runners, the longer loop provides a nice distance for training.
The only thing is parking here can be a little tricky. And the monkeys. Argh, don’t like them monkeys. Just stay away and it will all be fine.

This park has always been my favourite place to jog as I feel safe here. You’ll find a variety of people crowding the park especially during the evenings as kids and old folks are out to get some fresh air and exercise. There’s even a stretching area with facilities to do some arm workout or stretch before your run.
The park surrounds a big lake in the middle and provides a beautiful landscape to jog at. Over the years, I was pleasantly surprised to find that lights have been installed by the local council around the park as it can get pretty dark especially towards certain trails surrounded with trees. The park is also well maintained and relatively clean so that’s a plus point for me. Do expect monkeys to make an appearance before sunset but be wary as these monkeys are not afraid of humans and may steal your food.
You’ll also find groups of people throughout the park playing badminton or any other form of sports while kids amuse themselves by playing in the playground. This is a great place for family activity and it’s safe as well. Free parking is available in the open air carpark but be sure to come early.

I’ve been here only twice. One was a wedding event from my father’s side. If I’m not mistaken, it could fit more than 500 people or even more at this place. The second time I came here was to jog with my friends. What I can tell you about this place, it has a vast space that you could do anything.
You could play sports, picnic or even just lying down and not do anything. For me, as a frisbee player, its heaven. You could just run at any direction to fetch the disc. I do know there are frisbee team that also trains here.
So, if you guys are feeling unhealthy or wanna work out that body of yours, give this place a chance to be your battlefield!

Hidden gem in TTDI!
Taman rimba kiara has seen much improvement over the recent years. DBKL has taken the initiative to beautify the park and add more amenities. Unfortunately, this has come at the cost of disrupting the habitat of local wildlife, monkeys can be seen roaming around the park and digging through trash cans for food.
Thanks to their efforts, the park has received an overwhelming response. It gets really crowded during weekday evenings and the whole weekend.
The air here is fresh and crisp thanks to the surrounding greenery, especially in the morning.
The park features two trails, the low route, which takes you around the lake or the high route which takes you into the hills over a suspended bridge.
Bring some bread along with you when you pay a visit, as the lake has many hungry fishes and tortoises.

Ultimate Frisbee players! If you’re looking for a decent pickup session, they have it here every Tuesday and Thursday nights. Its the perfect place to get to know the sport development in Malaysia as its one of the main pickups in town. The field is pretty decent, except when the rain makes it muddy.
A couple of the sport lights shine the field, so you won’t have much trouble playing at night.

As a first timer, I was very impressed with how well the park is maintained. Jogging a full circle around a huge lake on relatively flat terrain makes it slightly more than a kilometer, so five rounds was all I needed to do for the day. Apparently, you are able to see turtles in the lake but I didn’t that day. However, I was amused along the way by small crowds of monkeys on the sides of the pathway that were minding their own business and weren’t a tad bit perturbed by us joggers! On a regular weekday evening, the park wasn’t packed with people but was visited by regular and serious joggers that were all appropriately dressed and busy with the same purpose.
After that, my friend and I took the other track which had up and down hills that was about two kilometers so we decided to walk through it and enjoy the serenity of the forest. The hanging bridge didn’t look too inviting as the evening started to darken so we thought we’ll do that the next time. I really enjoyed the walk and it is perfect for a place for nothing but natural beauty and a peace of mind. Besides that, there is also an area for some stretching and strength training area to cool down or warm up.
Entrance and parking was free at the side of the road where you can find some stalls selling drinks and snacks. My advice would be to not leave any prized belongings in the car. All in all, it was a pleasant experience