 Summary: Length 27 kms, max height 1295m , min height 650m. Total ascent:645m. Mixed singletrack and jeep track in morning, easy tarmac ride in afternoon.
We set off from Candikuning on small forest trails which take us down hill and out onto a redmud jeep track and then a small tarmac road. The trail continues across typical vegetable growing farmland until we reach a small but ‘testy’ piece of uphill singletrack which takes us over the head of a valley. You are then rewarded with a fast section of smooth red mud trail in a distinctly downhill direction. We continue on a mixture of broken tarmac and jeep trail until we reach a small tarmac road which conveniently guides us around the tops of rice paddies to our lunch stop, a small restaurant that serves excellent food with great views down to the south coast.
The afternoon is a pleasant spin along a small tarmac road that continues to wind its way just south of the central volcanoes. For those with some energy left to burn there is a 200 m ascent (over a distance of 2 km) upto Batu Karu temple at the end of the road. For those that lack the energy but want to explore, transport is always available. | 