NATURE IN PUNCAK SUROLOYO

PUNCAK SUROLOYO

Address: Village Gerbosari, Samigaluh, Kulon Progo, Yogyakarta, Indonesia.GPS Coordinates: S7 ° 38'50 .2 "E110 ° 10'48 .1".
Peak Suroloyo the hermitage of Sultan Agung and Qibla pancering earth in the land of Java gives you a chance to see four big mountain on the island of Java, Borobudur and sunrise views.Peak Suroloyo, telescoped Borobudur from the Hermitage Sultan Agung.
The sun appears reddish in color at about 5:00 pm, poking among the green branches. Light makes the sky is divided into three main colors, blue, orange and yellow. Simultaneously when the color of the sky began to fall, a group of black birds began to enliven the space and create a sound that originally toned soil insects melirih slowly.
Four great mountain on the island of Java, namely Merapi, Merbabu, Cleft and Sindoro poking among the white mist. The thickness of the white mist that looks like the waves that drown the land until the only remaining fields that make up the composition of siring siting and trees are located on higher ground. From behind the white mist of that, the top stupa of Borobudur temple which looks black appears on the surface of the ocean mist.
That's a view that can be seen at dawn when it stood at Suroloyo Peak, the highest in the Mountains Menoreh buykit located at 1091 meters above sea level. To enjoy it, you must pass through a sharp detour and conguered climbs a fairly steep, and start the journey at least at two o'clock in the morning. Two paths can be selected, the first route Godean Road - Sentolo - Kalibawang and both routes Road Magelang - Muntilan Market - Kalibawang. The first route was chosen both because it will bring you up faster. Of course you must be in excellent physical condition, as well as vehicle fuel must contain full and if necessary carry spare tires.
After walking about 40 miles, you will see signposts towards Spring Sono. You can turn left to the Peak Suroloyo, but it is recommended you go on first as far as 500 meters to meet with a small T-junction and turn left because the road is more subtle. From there, you still have to climb again as far as 15 miles to get to the Peak Suroloyo. A journey which was tiring, but it paid off with beautiful scenery can be seen.
A sign you've arrived at the hill Suroloyo three substations are sightings of view which is also known as hermitage, each named Suroloyo, Sariloyo and Kaendran. Suroloyo is a hermitage which was first encountered, can be reached by walking up the stairs with a slope of 286 300-600. From the top, you can see more clearly the Borobudur Temple, Mount Merapi and Merbabu, as well as the views of the city of Magelang when the fog did not cover.
Suroloyo Hermitage is the most legendary. According to the story, in this hermitage Raden Mas Stimulate the title of Sultan Agung Hanyokrokusumo later imprisoned for running a DI who came to him. In the book Cabolek Ngabehi Yosodipuro works written in the 18th century, Sultan Agung had two DI, the first that he would become ruler of the land of Java so it runs pushed westward until he came in the Mountains Kotagede Menoreh keduia that he should melakuykan kesatrian asceticism in order to become ruler .
Towards another hermitage, you will see different scenery. At the peak Sariloyo located 200 meters west of the hermitage Suroloyo, you will see and Sindoro Sumbing more clearly. Before reaching the monastery, you can see the monument boundary with the province of Yogyakarta in Central Java who was standing on flat ground Overheated Tegal. From the hermitage Sariloyo, when running 250 meters and up to the hermitage Kaendran, you will be able to see the city skyline and the beauty panati Kulonprogo Glagah.
After seeing the third scene in the monastery, you can walk around the Peak Suroloyo and see people's activities in the morning. Typically, starting around 5 am the resident had gone to the fields while smoking hand-rolled. When you walk by the residents, the savory aroma of incense will greet sense of smell because most men who smoked hand-rolled tobacco mix for the tasty aroma of incense.
Besides having an amazing sight, Peak Suroloyo also store myths. The peak is believed to be the mecca pancering earth (center of the four corners) in Java. Local people believe that this summit is a meeting of two lines drawn from north to south and from west to east Java. With myth, history and its natural scenery, of course is the perfect place to visit on the first day in the new year.