Mount Lawu (3,265 m), Central n East Java, Indonesia - has the highest main road in Java Island

It is quite easy to climb Mount Lawu as it is in the close vicinity to the city, therefore many mountaineers climb this mountain. Start from Surabaya, East Java, we can travel by bus to Madiun, and continue to Cemoro Sewu through Sarangan. In case we start from Surakarta, Central Java, we can go directly to Tawangmangu and continue to Cemoro Sewu. Cemoro Sewu-Sarangan valley is a tourist spot, as it has fascinating scenery. The valley shape is like a saddle. It is the highest main  road in Java Island, at about 1,900 m high.

Cemoro Sewu Gate

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At Cemoro Sewu we should register ourselves to Forest Authority (PERHUTANI) and complete logistics for climbing. From Cemoro Sewu on the way to the peak, we will find four huts successively at 2,100 m, 2,300 m, 2,500 m and 2,800 m high from the sea level. We will also find "Pesanggrahan Argo Dalem" at 3,100 m.
On the way to the peak, we will pass away pine forest and acacia forest up the height of 3,000 m, after that the plants became lower. At 3,200 m high, close to the peak, we can look at some small salfatara at the bottom of the steep ravine.
 

 

 Path to Peak of Mount Lawu

Track to Peak of Mount Lawu

Water Source (Spring)

Peak of Mount Lawu (Hargo Dumilah ) is a hilly plain, from where we can find out remaining dead crater. From the peak of Mount Lawu we can look at the beautiful panorama towards Tawangmangu-Sarangan valley and its fabolous lake.

The hilly plain peak

Dead Crater

The journey from Cemoro Sewu to the peak takes nearly 7 hours whereas the return one will spend nearly 4 hours. We can find spring before Pesanggrahan Argo Dalem bifurcation way, or 1 hour trekking from the last hut.