The ‘lung-busting’ hill takes you from the floor of Batur Caldera up a steep slope (the face of a large ark-shaped fault) onto the ‘inner’ rim of the caldera. It is around a 1 km climb and rises 200 meters in a vertical sense. There is nothing technically difficult about the climb apart from keeping your front wheel on the ground. The unusual aspect of this climb is the consistency of the gradient – it never lets up, and the fact that it is smooth tarmac, giving you no excuse for technical failure. Give it a go!
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