lombok: rinjani mountain make you closer to your creator

top of rinjani

climbing rinjani mountain is make you closer to the God, because you can see all the beautiful scene around the mountain since you stepping on the enterence of mountain. you can see volcanic rinjani segar anak crater and many thing and make you feel small in the front of God. 

There are two most popular ways to climb Gunung Rinjani are a five-day trek that starts at Senaru and finishes at Sembalun Lawang, or a strenuous sprinkle from Senaru to the crater rim and back. Basic steps are essential from the hot springs to Sembalun Lawang, as the path is indistinct this trek is outlined on the Gunung Rinjani map. Another good map is the one from the Rinjani Trek Centre- it is large, in color, slick and easy to understand.

It’s often not possible to climb Rinjani during the wet season, particularly after heavy rainfall when the trail around the lake is very dangerous due to the threat of rock fall.

Day One: Senaru Post I to post III (Five to Six Hours)

rinjani track

At the southern part of end of the community is the Rinjani Trek Middle (Post I, 601m), where you register and pay the park fee. Just beyond the post, the trail forks: continue straight ahead on the right shell. The trail climbs steadily through scrubby farmland relating to around 30 minutes to the sign at the entrance to Gunung Rinjani National Park. The wide trail climbs for another 2½ hours if you do not reach Post II (1500m), where there’s a shelter. Water can be found 100m down the mountains from the trail, but it must be treated or boiled. Another 1½ hours’ steady walk uphill brings you to Post III (2000m), where there are another two shelters in disrepair. Water is 100m off the trail to the right, but sometimes evaporates in the dry season. Post III is usually the place to camp at the end of the first day.

Day Two: Post III to Danau Segara Anak & Aiq Kalak (Four Hours)

From Post III, it takes about 1½ hours to reach the rim, Pelawangan I, at an altitude of 2641m. Taking tripped very early for the stunning sunrise. It’s possible to camp at Pelawangan I, but there are drawbacks: level sites are limited, there’s no water and it can be very blustery. It takes about two hours to descend to Danau Segara Anak and around to the hot springs, Aiq Kalak. The first hour is a very steep descent and involves low-grade rock climbing in parts. From the bottom of the crater wall it’s an easy 30-minute walk across undulating ground around the lake’s edge. There are several places to camp, but most locals prefer to be near the hot springs to soak their careful bodies and get better. There are also some caves nearby which are interesting, but not used for shelter. The sweetest camp sites have the lake’s edge, and fresh water can be gathered from a spring near the hot springs. Some backpackers spend two nights if not more at the lake, but most who are returning to Senaru from here head back in the mail. The climb back up the rim is certainly hectic: allow at least three hours and start early to make it back to Senaru in one day. Allow five hours from the rim down to Senaru. Instead of retracing your steps, the best option is to complete the Rinjani trek by continuing to Sembalun Lawang and arranging transport back to Senaru.

Day Three: Aiq Kalak to Pelawangan II (Three to four Hours)

volcanic river

danau segaranak

The trail starts next to the last shelter at the hot springs and heads away from the lake relating to 100m before veering right. It then traverses the northern slope of the crater, and it’s an easy one-hour walk along the grassy mountains. It’s then the steep and constant climb; from the lake it takes about three hours to reach the crater rim (2639m). At the rim, a symptom points the way back to Danau Segara Anak. Water can be found down the slope near the sign. The trail forks here: go straight on to Lawang or continue along the rim to the camp site of Pelawangan II (2700m). It’s necessarily about 10 minutes more to the camp site which is on a bare shape.

Day Four: Pelawangan II to Rinjani Peak (Five to Six Hours Return)

relaxes on the top of rinjani

Gunung Rinjani stretches in an arc above the camp site at Pelawangan II and looks deceptively close. Start the climb at 3am in order to reach the peak in time for the sunrise and before the atmosphere roll in. It takes about 45 minutes to clamber up a steep, smooth and indistinct trail to the shape that leads to Rinjani. Once on the shape it’s a relatively easy walk uphill. After about an hour heading towards what looks like the peak, the real peak of Rinjani looms behind and podiums above you. The trail then gets steeper and steeper. About 350m before the peak, the scree comprises loose, fist-sized rocks: it’s much easier to go along by struggling on all fours. This section can take about an hour. The views from the top are truly magnificent on a clear day. The descent is much easier, but again, takes it easy on the screen. In total it takes three hours or more to reach the peak, and two to get go into reverse.

Day About: Pelawangan II to Sembalun Lawang (Five to Six Hours)

rinjani track down

After fighting the peak, it’s still possible to reach Lawang the same day. After having a two-hour Descent, it’s a long and hot three-hour walk back to the community. Head off early to avoid as much of the heat of the day as possible and make sure you’ve brought along plenty of water. From the camp site, head back along the ridge-crest trail. A couple of hundred metres beyond daylight hours turnoff to Danau Segara Anak there is a sign posted right turn leading down a part shape to Pada Balong and Sembalun Lawang. Once on the trail, it’s easy to follow and takes around two hours to reach the bottom. Towards the end of the shape (where you’ll find Pada Balong shelter; 1800m) the piste levels out and last longer than undulating to flat grassland entirely to Sembalun Lawang. After about an hour you will hit the Tengengean shelter (1500m); it’s then another half-hour to Pemantuan shelter (1300m). Early in the season, long sod obscures the trail until about half-hour beyond Pemantuan. The trail last longer than many connections; at the final bridge, just before it climbs uphill to a lone tree, the trail may seem to shell; take the right shell and climb the rise. From here, the piste follows the flank of Rinjani before moving around to Lawang at the end. Basic steps are essential for this area of the trip.