Jalan Gunung Brinchang, Federal Route 432, is a federal road in

Cameron Highlands The Cameron Highlands ( ms, Tanah Tinggi Cameron, , ta, கேமரன் மலை) is a district in Pahang, Malaysia, occupying an area of . To the north, its boundary touches that of Kelantan; to the west, it shares part of its border with ...

Pahang Pahang (;Jawi alphabet, Jawi: , Pahang Hulu Malay: ''Paha'', Pahang Hilir Malay: ''Pahaeng'', Ulu Tembeling Malay: ''Pahaq)'' officially Pahang Darul Makmur with the Arabic honorific ''Darul Makmur'' (Jawi: , "The Abode of Tranquility") is a ...

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. It is the highest paved road in Malaysia.Gunung Irau - Gunung Brinchang, Cameron Highland, Pahang
- from Kelab Orang Gunung Kuala Lumpur. It is also a main route to the Sungai Palas Tea BOH Estate.

Route background

Jalan Gunung Brinchang is a 6.7-km single-lane paved road from the bottom to the top of Gunung Brinchang. Its terminal junction at the Federal Route 59 is located about 4.2 km from

Brinchang Brinchang (also Berincang) is a town and hill resort located at an altitude of in Cameron Highlands in the state of Pahang, Malaysia. Brinchang is the highest and second largest township of Cameron Highlands, situated on a gently sloping plateau ...

. The gradient varies between 5% to 10% until the end of the maintenance limit border at Gunung Irau camping site, where the gradient becomes steeper (up to 20%). As a result, the speed limit for this road is 20 km/h only. As a result, the short 6.7-km journey from the bottom to the top may take about half an hour. At most sections, the Federal Route 432 was built under the JKR R1 road standard, with a speed limit of 20 km/h.

List of junctions

References

Cameron Highlands Malaysian Federal Roads {{Malaysia-road-stub