To the Gunung Padang Site
Greetings friends of the Hive community, how are you?. Thank you Wednesdaywalk managed by @tattoodjay. On this occasion I share my travel experience to the Gunung Padang Site (mount padang) located in Karyamukti village, Campaka District, Cianjur Regency,West Java.
To get to Gunung Padang, I took the morning train departing at 5:15 am from Sukabumi city station and stopped at Lampegan station, it took about 40 minutes. After the train stopped, I go off,it was still early and the cold air still penetrated my bones.
To get to Gunung Padang from Lampegan station, the distance is about 7 kilometers. If I walk, I think it's quite far, the road is uphill. Because later when I go to the top of Gunung Padang, I Will walk.
I was still in front of the station, a motorcycle taxi driver came and offered a delivery service. The agreed price was 80.000,-idr or ($4,76) for the trip and then returned to Lampegan station.
The road from the station to the location of Gunung Padang is quite good. I told the motorcycle taxi driver, I was riding, one time the motorbike would stop and I got off to take pictures. Before arriving at the location of Gunung Padang.
Some pictures I took of the morning sun, then I got off the motorbike,took pictures of the view of Mount Gede Pangrango from afar,hills and villagers that looked like many settlements had many turns and were uphill.
After about 40 minutes, finally arrived at the Gunung Padang area. The motorcycle taxi driver waited at the stall. I bought a ticket for 10.000,- or ($0,59). The explanation from the ticket room, there are two stairs to reach the top of Gunung Padang.
The first, visitors can use the initial stairs,but it is quite steep. The number of steps is around 77 steeps, it is not recommended to go through this staircase. And the second is recommended for visitors to use the stairs located on the side, the condition is not too steep.
The number of steps is around 277 steps, left and right there are handrails. I climbed to the top of Gunung Padang using the second alternative stairs. Although it was a bit long, but it was not so heavy on the feet.
After arriving at the top of Gunung Padang, the feeling of tiredness was paid off and turned into Joy and gratitude. Gunung Padang is like a hill with a height of around 885 meters above sea level.
Many natural stones of almost the same size form several terrace. Gunung Padang covering an area of approximately 3 hectares, is a prehistoric site. A legacy of megalithic culture dating back thousands of years.
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The government has designated this site as a national cultural heritage site. Thank you for visiting.
All images published are mine
The images were taken with an Oppo cellphone camera
That start was way too early in the morning for me XD Some really nice shots going up and of the site though :)
Did you take the original stairs coming down so you could see both or did you go down by the same stairs?
Thank you @ryivhnn for your support and appreciation. Yes, I happened to use the morning schedule, so that the air was fresh. I climbed about 277 steps and went down using the same stairs. I Saw that the first stairs had been closed and were no longer in use. Forgot to take a picture, sorry. Thank you. Have a great day. Greetings.
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