The road to Sembalun

The north costal road following the top of Lombok Island. Tim's suggestion involved taking the road up to Sembleong which involved 1200m of elevation gain which we tackled over two days. This turned out to the be right choice for the trip, but not without it's consequences.

In the late part of the day, we appeal to a local man who was able to get a lift to the beginning of the Sembalun which we were very grateful for. We paid the driver $250K and tipped the local $50K in what was the late part of the evening when we arrived. This skipped about 350m of elevation for us. A great, but hard day on the bike!Read more