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Gunung Merbabu (Selo BC)

On Mount Merbabu

Regional route13 km · 8 miBest Jun–Sep

Next nearby hike: Gunung Merapi (New Selo BC) 3.1 mi · 5.0 kmExplore Mount Merbabu →

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Best time to hike

Best months: Jun–Sep · highs 20–21 °C (68–70 °F)

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  2. F20°13°515
  3. M20°13°358
  4. A20°13°312
  5. M20°13°211
  6. J20°12°157
  7. J20°11°88
  8. A20°11°72
  9. S21°12°134
  10. O21°13°203
  11. N21°13°323
  12. D20°13°362

Average high °C · low °C · precipitation mm per month. Highlighted: best months.

How we pick months

Best months are those where the 1981–2010 average daily high is 10–27 °C (50–81 °F), the average overnight low is 0 °C (32 °F) or warmer, and average precipitation is 200 mm (7.9 in) or less. Values are long-term monthly averages for the ~1 km cell at the trail point on the map, from CHELSA V2.1 climatologies (Karger et al., CC0), not a forecast. Higher or more exposed parts of a route can be colder, wetter or snowier.

About this trail

Gunung Merbabu (Selo BC) is a regional hiking route of about 13 km (8 mi) in Central Java, Indonesia. It is on Mount Merbabu. It lies about 16 km west of Boyolali.

Short summary written from the trail facts on this page.

Trail facts

Mapped length
13 km · 8 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
Mountain
Mount Merbabu (mountain, 3,079 m; GeoNames)
Nearest town
16 km W of Boyolali (Kabupaten Boyolali, Central Java) · GeoNames
Best months
Jun–Sep
Country
Indonesia
Region
Central Java
Continent
Asia
Route type
Regional route
Route centre
-7.4698, 110.4499
Route start
-7.4836, 110.4594
OpenStreetMap
relation 17254443
Official info
creedaz.in/
How it’s scored

Hikers can rate difficulty from 1 to 10 (1 = flat, short, easy walk for anyone; 3 = gentle hills, a little effort; 5 = moderate climbs, some fitness needed; 7 = steep or long, solid fitness required; 10 = extremely strenuous or technical; long steep climbing; experienced hikers only). The community average is shown once at least 3 people have rated the trail; until then the official or computed score is used when we have one.

Nearest trails

distance from the trail start

Gunung Merapi (New Selo BC)

3.1 mi · 5.0 km · Central Java

Gunung Merbabu (Grenden BC)

3.3 mi · 5.4 km · Central Java

Gunung Merapi (Babadan BC)

3.8 mi · 6.2 km · Central Java

Gunung Merbabu (Wekas BC)

3.8 mi · 6.2 km · Central Java

Gunung Merbabu (Thekelan BC)

3.9 mi · 6.3 km · Central Java

Gunung Merapi (Sapuangin BC)

4.7 mi · 7.5 km · Central Java

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