Mount Sumbing

Second highest peak in Central Java! It was AMAZING. An unassuming hike with great views. This mountain seems to be visited mostly by local Indonesians (vs. its more famous neighbour Merbabu). It had its own character and being so high up you're above the clouds and it's magical.

HIKE: We did a 'one-way' hike up from Mangli and down to Garung on the other side. The ascent can be intense but it's definitely doable, probably moderate difficulty for the ascent. We camped at Pos 3 overnight and even from here you'd be able to get incredible views of the valley below and the sunrise when it comes. The last 300m stretch up to the summit from Pos 4 may be a bit steep, but it's worth it. We realised most locals would leave their tents and most equipment at the campsite and do the summit with just a small bag, probably a smart move. We, however, did it with our heavy bags as we wanted to traverse the ridge to get to the other side. Going along the ridge/crater was definitely a challenge, highly technical. We were probably the only ones that attempted it that day. Going down to Garung was a lot less pleasant as the path was very 'slippery' and dusty. Bring trekking poles for this path if you want to save your knees. Enjoy the hike (:

Mount Sumbing at 3,371 meter is the second highest volcano in Central Java. We start by taking the local "ojek" that saves 2 hours journey for 25K (one-way) to Pos 1 (via garung). Best to start summit attack at 3am (latest) to catch the sunrise at the summits. There 4 summits: Kekawahan, Puncak Sejati, Puncak Rajawali (3.371m) and Puncak Singa. The view is 360 degree so we can see other mountain. In addition, Mount Sumbing present us with sunset view at the camp area.

Star hiking via kaliangkrik, it takes 4-6 hours to reach summit from basecampe, better to camp on post 3 rather than post 4, you will get best view and not get windy weather. Theres no water source via kaliangkrik, overall the best view is not in the summit but on your track especially between post 3 and post 4..

If you like active activity then trip to Mt'Sumbing Peak it's a good one, it takes almost 7 hours for me for round trip (tiktok) start at 1.30 am in the morning, we get the Mt'Sumbing Peak (Puncak Rajawali) at 5.20 am, we reach down in start point at 8.15 am.

Beautiful mountain to climb. Easy to access from the main road. The park rangers has done a great job in keeping the mountain clean and trash free, compare to other mountains.

I'm hiking Mount Sumbing with my friends in October 2017. Sumbing Mountain is located on Temanggung. The view on the Sumbing Mountain is very beautiful. We can ocean clouds. We can also see Mount Sindoro. Savanna on the Sumbing Mountain is very wide with a very beautiful Edelweiss flower. We capture this moment with photos and make silly videos. We like hiking in Sumbing Mountain.

Best sunrise and starry night sky i've ever had in my life. Super lovely.

I reccomend you to visit this place in dry season, June-September, when the weather is clear. You can easily see starry night with your bare eyes.

Superb view, what an unforgettable memory.

The Majestic Mt. Sumbing! Thank you for welcoming me in such a warm day! Was adoring you since my hiking journey to Mt.Sindoro. What an unforgettable hiking journey.
There’re so many basecamp we can choose to hike this beautiful mountain and I chose to hike through Mangli! The fastest track I read so far. And yeah! My daylight hike was so smooth! Started to hike around 8.30 am and reach the peak around 1pm! What a day! Give it a shot! Solo hiking never that scary as people say! I did it!
So spectacular scenery!

Great scenery even only from the 3rd post. Tracks are quite hard both via Kaliangkrik and Butuh (Disclaimer: I'm not a pro-hiker). The tracks via Kaliangkrik might be slippery when its raining since we need to get past several small rivers.

Mount Sumbing or Gunung Sumbing is an active stratovolcano in Central Java, Indonesia, symmetrical with Sundoro. The only report of historical eruptions is from 1730. It has created a small

been here around 2015. the view was stunning, but it was a "not so easy" hike for me hehe

Beautiful scenery.. cold weather.. nice place for traveling

We made it! The third highest peak in Java. Such an amazing experience

Mount Sumbing is amazing, Sumbing has three path to hike, Garung (the most popular path), Cepit Parakan, and Bowongso. We choose Bowongso because is not so crowded 😁

Really good mountain and people, also experience with motorbike from Basecamp to pos 1 was fantastic

It was great experienced. Would never forget it.. 😍😍

So wonderful area 😀😀, nice view, good looking 😊😊

Beautiful view on your way from Pos 3 to the summit

Beautiful landscapes, fresh air nice people!

Beautiful sunset, best view, nice place and kind people.
I couldn't ask more.