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Wild spring · Hulu Yam Bharu, Selangor

Hulu Yam Hot Spring (Sungai Air Panas)

Also known as: Mata Air Panas Hulu Yam (Sungai Air Panas), Ulu Yam hot spring, Sungai Air Panas Hulu Yam, Sungai Ayer Panas, Air Panas Ulu Yam

We could not confirm this spring is currently open. Ask locals or the operator before a long drive.

Water temp
55.8°C
Entry fee
Fee not published
Opening hours
No facility; access unknown
Water type
Sulphur
Status
Status unconfirmed

Hulu Yam Hot Spring (Sungai Air Panas) sits on a stream still called Sungai Air Panas (hot water river) on the 1966 national survey map, in oil palm estate land east of Hulu Yam Bharu. UiTM researchers sampled it in 2013 and recorded 55.8°C, one of the hotter readings in Selangor.

We found no public pool, signage, operator or recent visitor reports. The mapped spring lies about 3 km east of Hulu Yam Bharu among estate tracks, some mapped as mud for farm vehicles only, so treat it as private land and ask before going in.

What we know

The 2013 UiTM study measured the water at 55.8°C, hot enough to scald, with a near-neutral pH of 7.45. Like other Selangor springs it is sodium-dominated (about 44–52 mg/L), with calcium around 6 mg/L, chloride about 12 mg/L, total sulphur about 10–11 mg/L and very little sulphate (0.19 mg/L). Total dissolved solids were 321 mg/L. The researchers rated the region's spring water suitable for bathing but not for drinking.

OpenStreetMap marks a spring point and the Sungai Air Panas stream among estate tracks, some tagged as mud tracks for farm vehicles only.

What we don't know

We could not confirm who owns the land, whether there is any pool, whether visitors are allowed in, or the state of the tracks after rain. Treat it as private estate land and ask before entering.

We also could not confirm whether 2K Hotspring Campsite, a campsite with spring-fed hot pools also in oil palm estate land off Jalan Kampung Ulu Kalong, draws on this source.

Getting there

The mapped spring lies about 3 km east of Hulu Yam Bharu town, inside oil palm estate land reached by unpaved estate tracks; Jalan Kampung Ulu Kalong runs out from town towards the area. Some tracks are mapped as mud, for farm vehicles only. There is no public transport, parking or signage that we know of, and the land is likely private, so ask locally before going in.

WazeGoogle Maps3.42582, 101.68318 (approximate)

Before you go

  • Don't touch the water at the source: it was measured at 55.8°C, hot enough to scald.
  • Ask permission in Hulu Yam Bharu before entering estate land.
  • Avoid the estate tracks after heavy rain; some are mapped as mud.
  • For an actual soak, go to Hulu Tamu or Cholo Cholo, about 4.5 km north in a straight line and further by road.

Questions people ask

Can you bathe at Hulu Yam Hot Spring?

We found no pool or public facility here and no recent visitor reports. For a soak, use the council pools at Hulu Tamu; the 2K campsite nearby has hot pools but its 2026 status is unconfirmed.

How hot is Hulu Yam Hot Spring?

UiTM researchers measured 55.8°C in 2013, which is too hot for bathing at the source.

Is Hulu Yam Hot Spring the same as 2K Hotspring Campsite?

Not confirmed. Both are in oil palm estate land near Jalan Kampung Ulu Kalong, but no source says the campsite pools draw on this spring.

Other springs within 150 km

Sources

Facts on this page were checked against these sources. Prices and hours change; confirm with the operator before a long drive.

  1. Hamzah et al. (2013) Determination of hot springs physico-chemical water quality potentially use for balneotherapy, Malaysian Journal of Analytical Sciences 17(3)
  2. OpenStreetMap: Sungai Air Panas stream and spring, Hulu Yam
  3. OpenStreetMap: spring node 5217585421
  4. OpenStreetMap: Sungai Air Panas stream (named from 1966 Series L7010 sheet 86)
  5. OpenStreetMap: oil palm plantation around the spring (way 511079442)

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