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TREKKING NORTHEAST: PUCAK MANGU, TABANAN, BALI

Rain Forest Pucak Mangu

This is our trekking run on Gunung Catur or well known as Pucak Mangu derived from the name of a sacred temple, Pura Pucak Mangu and it is still actively visited by Hindus in Bali for Tangkil (praying).

The starting point was from Denpasar at 07.00 am heading to northeast with a quick stop at Warung (Traditional Balinese food stall) for breakfast before our two-hour driving reached the destination, Pelaga Village-the foot of the Pucak Mangu.

In fact there are two routes to reach the hill-top, the most familiar one is from Bedugul Tourism Object, but we decided to take another route, which is friendlier than the Bedugul’s.

Tough Ladies having Yummy Breakfast

A parking area for vehicles is available just before the trailhead and we begin the three-hour climb path through a canopied rainforest. The initial trek was very quiet, but not long afterwards as we took a short pause, birds were singing followed by a bit scary sound shouted each other that we thought it was mongoose.

The Trailhead

Say Cheese....

We continued stepping the path along the rainforest. The farer we walked the harder it was , our vision became not as clear as at the trailheads because of the forest canopy was thicker + a bit the fog even the shiny sunlight was unable to breach its shield. Not mentioning some falling tress blocked the path that made us climbed them over or passed beneath and the last one is the biggest.

Go..go...

Jump it....

Cool......

How to...???

The mists set in and cold air stung, finishing the steps to the hill-top was very steep. But not loosen our spirit to finally reach the flat shady on the top. And it was equal to what we got; it’s a simple, peaceful temple with some nice relief. For more, there were 2 Bales (Traditional Balinese Pavilion) we put ourselves for a rest and taking lunch.