Rinjani Trekking Route

Mount Rinjani trekking route recommended 2025.

After the earthquake that hit Lombok Island in 2018, Mount Rinjani was closed to climbers due to landslides. Several months after the earthquake, the government, through the management of Mount Rinjani, repaired the trekking  route.

The trekking trail was repaired and declared safe for visitors, although there are some steep parts compared to before the earthquake.

Do you plan to visit Mount Rinjani this year?

Here are three different  Rinjani Trekking Routes Recommended for you:

1. Sembalun trekking routes
2. Senaru trekking routes
3. Torean trekking routes

Sembalun Trek route

If you would like to start the trekking from Sembalun village, we will start from 1.100 meters to 2.639 meters above sea level at Sembalun Crater Rim. From these trekking routes, the climbers will pass through a wide expanse of Savanna. Amazing views will also be found along the way when the weather is sunny.

There are four resting posts on this route, and after heading, 3 climbers will face a steep incline called Regret Hill with a slope of about 60 degrees. When descending the participants will go through the Senaru route, on this Senaru route climbers can see the full view leading to Lake Segara Anak, Mount Baru Jari, and the peak of Mount Rinjani from Senaru crater. Senaru crater rim is the best spot for sunset.

Along the way on Sembalun trekking routes, four resting posts will be passed.

1. Pos 1 at 1,300m altitude monitoring
2. Pos 2 tenngean 1,500m high
3. Pos  3 on a balloon with an altitude of 1,800 m
4. Pos 4 altitude 2100 m
5. Pelawangan sembalun ( sembalun crater rim camping area ) 2,639m

Senaru Trek route.

This is by far the most used route as it allows the (relatively) less strenuous trek to the crater rim only. You start at an elevation of 600 m in Senaru village, normally in the late morning or early afternoon, and make the 6-hour ascent to the crater rim before dark.

The first part of the trek is through a tropical rainforest. In the late morning, look and listen for the lutung, or black monkey, swinging through the trees.

They are extremely shy, unlike the common macaques, which may gather near rest stops waiting for scraps. The route passes through POSII at 1,500 m, breaches the treeline at 2,000 m (POSIII), and then it is a bit of a slog up gravel paths to the campsite just below the crater rim at 2,600 m.

There is no clear path at the last section nearing the crater rim, at an incline of 45 degrees. There is a POS Extra after POS 3, but it is pretty much gone, and the remaining bits have been chopped up by porters as firewood.

If that has not sapped all of your energy, you can then make a very precarious descent to the shores of the crater lake and bathe in the hot waters. You need some confidence to do this, as it is a steep descent of 600+ m using handrails and ropes.

And then it is back to Senaru the way you came. Local guides claim going down is faster, but speed varies for individuals.

Patience is vital for first-timers, as it can get frustrating watching porters sail past you with their load balanced on one shoulder, clad in slippers, or even walking barefoot. The descent from POS Extra to POS 3 can be slippery when the weather is dry, as scree tends to give way under your feet.

The descent from POS 3 to POS 2 can take 1.5 to 2 hours as the Savannah grasslands fade away and the humidity and heat from the tropical rainforest begin to set in.

There is an option to go on to Plawangan II, where you can stay overnight again before making the ascent to the absolute summit. However, this is not especially recommended from the Senaru side. If you want to get to the top, the climb to Plawangan II is best made from Sambulan Lawang.

Torean Trek Route

This is a new trekking route from Torean village, 40 minutes from Senaru village in West Lombok. The Torean trekking route is really famous for trekkers who want to go directly to the lake on the same day.

The trails are flatter than the Senaru or Sembalun routes, but the trekking route is longer than other trekking routes. It takes about 9 hours to walk in total, from the starting point to the lake camping area. The trail is nice and fantastic.

After the 2018 earthquake, this trekking route was the most used as it allowed a (relatively) less strenuous trek to the lake.

We will start at 585 m in Torean village in the early morning and make the 9-10 hour ascent to the LAKE before dark.

The first part of the trek is through a tropical rainforest. In the late morning, we found a Lutung, or black monkey, swinging through the trees. They are extremely shy, unlike the common macaques, which may gather near rest stops waiting for scraps.

The route passes through PINTU MASUK at 779 m, breaches the tree line at 821m ( POS I ), and then it is a bit of long uphill path to the next ( POST 2 ) Birisan nangka at 1.078 m. From this point, to get to the next stop, we pass the famous waterfall ( Penimbungan waterfall ) at 1,299m.

Continue walking to the (post 3 ) 1,355 m and still walking up to get in to Pelawangan Torean ( babanan propok ) 1585m And after take water break at Propok we continue walking up and down hill to the lake camp 2.000m.

We offer three trekking packages, starting from the end of Torean village, Senaru village, or Sembalun village. Each option offers a different view and atmosphere.