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Mount Lawu this complex has a wide craters 400 km2 with Candradimuka the issue still steaming hot water and sulfur smell. There are two old craters near the summit of Mount Lawu the crater and crater Yellow Telaga Telaga Lembung Selayur.

Many places dikeramatkan by the community so that not only young children, but many older people who climb mountains for Lawu berjiarah. Society believes that Java Lawu was top of the mountain kingdom that is the first time on the island of Java. Mount Lawu this very meaningful for the Java community, especially those who still believe in the supernatural world. There are many tourist attractions such as the mountain Lawu Telaga Sarangan, Air Terjun Grojogan Sewu, Tawangmanu, Temple Sukuh, Sangiran, Solo Palace.

Mount Lawu can didaki through Cemoro Kandang (Central Java) or Cemoro Sewu (East Java), the distance second place is not so much. Tawangmangu of us can drive Omprengan toward Sewu Cemoro or Cemoro Kandang. When the evening too we must charter a car and when we do not have a car we have to walk about 9.5 km toward Cemoro Kandang or 10 km to the Cemoro Sewu. Cars omprengan usually last at around 17:00, but sometimes when you're busy 19.00 still have car omprengan.

Channel CEMORO Kandang

Post in Cemoro Kandang there MCK, Mushola, and a small room to rest. There is an open hall that can be used to hold events together. Post this in the future there are also many stalls, food stalls and refreshments. Post Cemoro Kandang is managed by the Nature Lovers Group on Children in the case of Mount Lawu. While the Post Cemoro Sewu managed by the Nature Lovers group that joined in Paguyuban Giri Lawu.

Channel Cemoro Kandang distance slightly more than the path Cemoro Sewu, but the path is slightly sloping so that it can be pejiarah using a horse rented from Tawangmangu. Kandang Cemoro path can also be used to make adventure mountain bike. Posts along the path in the form of roofed building that is damaged, except in the Post 1 and Post 2 are still intact in the conditions and the day-to-day are used to sell food. The path is dominated by red soil, so that when the rain or after raining very slippery path.

From the Post Cemoro Kandang 1 (Taman Sari Bawah) slightly sloping path, during the trip when the weather is not sunny cloudy climber will be able to see the peak Cokro Suryo. Post 1 before reaching there the paths to the Air Terjun. In this path often have started smelling sulfur tercium. Post 1 building there that can protect the climber from the rain and gale terpaan. On Thursday - Sunday there is usually food traders who occupy this post.

Go Postal 2 (Taman Sari Top) path a little more steep than the path 1 Pos. Visible craters Condrodimuko unrelenting belch smoke and smell sulfur. This crater diapit by two mountains, namely the peak Cokro Suryo and the peak of Mount Lawu other so clearly visible along the path. Start from this Channel 2 to the top of the many ditumbuhi interest Edelweis. In the climbing season and on the days of Java, such as Suro, Mulud, etc.. where many people do jiarah-jiarah in Kramat, Post 2 in this there are often many food vendors.

Post 2 of 3 Go Postal akan we pass a small river and a source of water. Travel Tebing proceed with the stone that is beautiful in the right hand side while the left side of a cliff. This narrow path through slopes that surround the peak Cokro Suryo, with the cliff-Pangarip in a very arip. This path beside the cliff is also prone to landslides, when the rain is very slippery and foggy weather in the climber must be extra careful because the lines are often invisible. Building 3 Post is damaged but can still be used for shelter from the rain and wind.

Leaving Post 3 akan we pass one of the dikeramatkan community that is a source of water called Sendang Panguripan. This is being shaped like a well with water that is clear and cold. In the days of a particular place is often visited the pejiarah, flowers and other offerings we often see in this place.

Go Postal 4-line flicker wriggle the steep slope, there is a shortcut that is very steep and slippery when it rains. Flowers grow Edelweis many dilereng-slope along this path, appear among the trees remains of forest fires. Post 4 of 5 Go Postal horizontal line may vary slightly, slightly decreased, slightly uphill, very beautiful scenery akan we saw along this path. Tortuous path, into rock, grass, the edelweis, stem-stem dry remains of forest fires, as though we are in a garden which is very strange as in the comic world. Some peak-peak appears to pop, top Cokro Suryo look so spiky and very rigid.

Post 5 of climber can go directly to the Peak Hargodumilah, Hargo Puruso Peak, or Peak Hargo Tulling. Can also directly berjiarah to the ancient tomb in Hargo Dalem, or Dieng Market / Market Satan. Along this path many Edelweis and grow grass-dilereng that there is a mountain slope towards the peak of the mountain.

PLACE IN-PLACE sacred Mount Lawu

Original name is Wukir Lawu mountain Mahendra. According to legend, the mountain kingdom Lawu is first on the island of Java which is headed by the king sent from Khayangan because terpana see the beauty of nature include Gn. Lawu. Since time Prabu Brawijaya V, king of Majapahit in the 15 th century until the kingdom of Mataram II many spiritual ceremony held at the Mount Lawu. Until now, Mount Lawu still have close ties with the Surakarta palace and the palace in Yogyakarta, especially Suro, the relatives often berjiarah palace to sacred places in the top Gn.Lawu.

There is a mountain pasture banjaran Festuca nubigena that beset a mountain lake in the crater of an old post to the last peak at an altitude of 3200 m dpl is usually dry in the dry season. I wonder which bathed berendam climber in this place, all desires can terkabul. But should not try to bathe in the water because of the mountain is very cold.

Grass that grows well in the bottom of this yellow water look so yellow. Telaga diapit this peak by peak with Hargo dumilah other. Yellow pond base width is about 4 ha.

There is a spring called Sendang Drajad, the source of water in the form of wells with diameter 2 meters and has a depth of 2 meters. Although located in the top of the mountain well water did not dry out or even if taken continuously. This water is being mujijat trust can provide for people who meminumnya. There is also a building in the form of room-room bath, because the pejiarah recommended to flush the body of water in this calculation is being odd.

Also there is a cave called the Sumur Jolotundo towards the peak, the cave is dark and very steep down to the bottom more than 5 meters deep. Cave dikeramatkan by this community and are often used to be imprisoned. Well as linear middle hole of about 3 meters. To go down into the pit and have to use the strap flashlight because the dark. Wells in the cave there is a door with diameter 90 cm. Perhaps in the wells Jolotundho is often used to be imprisoned, and the teachers used to give a sermon / lesson to the student.

There is a building in the vicinity of the peak Argodumilah called Hargo Dalem utuk berjiarah, grandparent disinilah place Sunan Lawu. Place bertahta last king of Majapahit kingdom ruled Being fine. Hargo Dalem ancient tomb is tempak mukswa Brawijaya Sang Prabu. Pejiarah must do pisowanan (ritual ceremony) for seven times as much as you can see penampakan grandparent Sunan Lawu. But not less seven times before climbing, can pejiarah already met Sunan Lawu grandparent.

Hargo Dalem around this building there are a lot of iron that can be used for overnight shelter and from the rain and wind. There are stalls and food and drink which is very helpful to the climber and the pejiarah fatigue, hunger, and cold. This is unique to the height of Mount Lawu 3265 mdpl, there is a stall near the peak.

Market Market Diyeng or Satan, in the form of a stone inscription berblok-block, this market can only be viewed unseen. Market Diyeng akan give blessings for the pejiarah who believe. When is this place and then the sudden we hear "I want to buy Dik?" then flee blow up in whatever amount, and petiklah leaves or grass as though our shopping, then suddenly we will have change in the amount of money that very much. Market Diyeng / Market Satan is near Hargo Dalem.

Pawom Sewu is located near the zip line Cemoro Sewu 5. Place this form of order / order of a stone resembling a temple. Formerly used be imprisoned servant of the King Parabu Brawijaya V.