Best trails in Mount Merbabu National Park

Mount Merbabu is a volcano located in Central Java, near the city of Jogjakarta. Because of its close location, Merbabu is a perfect high ground to see the currently active Merapi Mountain. Visitors must register ahead of time before attempting to hike Mount Merbabu. You can register on the Mount Merbabu National Park website. There is a quota of people who are allowed to hike each day and a fee. There are 2 common trails to the summit, to the north from Kopeng or Tekelan and to the south...

This route is known to be quite difficult among climbers. The journey from the beginning of the entrance to the mountain is already uphill, you will pass a beautiful row of pine forests along the beginning of the climb. The higher the road the harder it is with the many large rocks to climb. You can set up a camping tent on top of the mountain and enjoy the beauty of the sunset in the afternoon or the sunrise the next day.

The Thekelan route is one of the Merbabu hiking trails via Kopeng Salatiga. This path has been rejuvenated in such a way. At the initial posts of the climb have been given abundant water sources and permanent buildings. And some signposts are also available. The hiking trail via Thekelan we will find large cliffs (rare views of cliffs on the Merbabu climb).

The Wekas route is a Merbabu mountain climbing route that has medium tracks and beautiful scenery. The Wekas route is the most popular route for climbers, in addition to the shortest path, the Wekas mountain path has many springs, the journey from this route to the post will be faced with views of the fields belonging to local residents with tracks not too uphill. Then you will go through a pine forest with the same track, after passing through a pine forest, then the incline starts to appear.

Mount Merbabu has 3 peaks and the three peaks are Kukusan Peak, Syarif Peak, and Kenteng Songo Peak. The three peaks can be accessed from all hiking trails, including the Cuntel hiking trail. The journey is quite colored with a steep track. It is a challenge for each adventurer to climb Mount Merbabu via the Cuntel route.