Full Day Hikes

Fields of Gold Challenge Circuit

Find Bali in a Golden Day

At a Glance

Distance: 14 km
Difficulty: 3.5 / 5
Trail Time: 6 hours
Duration: 1 day

Schedule: Private, Any time
Guide Ratio: 1 for 4 guests
Trek start time: 8:00 am
What’s Included?: View Details

Highlights

A full day hike circuit exploring everything that we imagine Bali to be, but feel we can’t find. In a single day, you’ll be transfixed and transformed on trail, exploring Undisan’s hidden waterfalls, sacred forest and the rolling rice & marigold fields of Nyanglan, with stunning views to the northeast of Agung, Bali’s holiest mountain.

For those of you who seek the challenge and distance of a full day on trail, finding Bali in a Golden day.

Ideal for:

trail-fit beginner hikers
experienced hikers seeking a proper day on foot
wide-horizons lovers

Next-Day booking available.

Submit your booking by 2pm Bali time, latest.
Please wa us to let us know, on +62 812 1800 8401

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The full day circuit combining the best of the Undisan Heritage Trails (UND 2 & 3).

This circuit trail starts and finishes at DeUmah Eco Tradi Stay, a locally-owned eco-resort with a delicious farm-to-table restaurant with tea, coffee, and a lavatory. You can opt to have a late post-trek lunch or afternoon tea here, or stop at roughly halfway at De Umah’s sister site, De Klumpu, for a lovely lunch with views over the padi and Agung.

There are three river crossings on this hike (details below).

IDR 995.000

per adult

Challenge Trek
Landscape & Livelihoods
Learn from Locals
Padi fields
Waterfalls

Full Day Hike ~ indicative timings

06.15-06.30 Depart from hotel or villa

07.45-08.00 Arrive at Meeting Point & Trek Start

Meeting point: De Umah
- De Umah Eco Tradi Stay
Meet your idGuides Trail Guides
Check-in (with your GBT Trail Pass booking code)
Lavatory available
Fill own water bottles (available at Start & Finish)

08.15-08.30 Briefing, Warm-up & Start

Trek Poles offered to adults

08.30-14.30 On-trail

Option to stop at roughly halfway at De Klumpu Restaurant to have lunch (own bill)
Bring your own picnic.

14.00-15.00 Estimated Finish time

14.00-15.30 Option to stay for late Lunch/Afternoon Tea (own bill)

14.30-15.30 Depart

16.00-17.30 Estimated arrival at own villa / hotel

This Price includes:

GBT Trail Pass *
idGuides Community Trail Guides (1 English-speaker)
Drinking water refills (Refill own bottle at start & finish)
Young coconut, herbal/black tea or coffee
idGuides Bookings Customer Service
Trekking Poles
Parking fees

What is not included:

Tips & gratuities
Porters & porterage
Transport, transfers & pick-ups
Personal snacks, drinks & meals

* What does your GBT Trail Pass pay for?

GBT Stewardship Village Partner contribution
- supporting local people to maintain the trails you hike ~
- for trail access, maintenance & re-verification.
GBT Impact Village Partner contribution
- supporting the villages & communities where you hike ~
- for local social, environment & village development projects.
Team idGuides Village Partner operating personnel:
- Stage Check-in & Check-out
- Safety-monitoring
- Real-time coordination with idGuides Bookings & Base Support
idGuides Bookings & Base Support
- Customer service & support during booking
- Centralised GBT hiker support
- While Checked-in, on trail

Transport is not included in this program.

Should you need transport?

Transport is available as an add-on, which you may select at check-out.

We can help with arrangements, once you have made your booking.

Please arrange details of pick-up location with our Bookings Team
Transport is a private, dedicated driver & car for the day.
Transport duty time limits:
- 9hrs (Family Adventures)
- 12hrs (Half & Full Day Hikes; Trail Runs)

Meals are not included for this trek program.

We welcome and encourage you to:

bring own trek snacks
bring lunch for a picnic
buy from local shops and warungs along this trail stage
order a meal, a la carte by own bill, post-trek. (eg De Umah, where the trek starts/finishes)

We recommend the following places to eat:

De Umah Eco Tradi Stay (start and finish point)
De ‘Klumpu Bali Eco Tradi Stay (stop here for lunch at the halfway point on this full day circuit trail)

What to Wear & Bring:

- Trail shoes / run trainers
- Socks (to avoid blisters)
- Shorts (village-appropriate)
- T-shirt (dri-fit, village-appropriate)
- Water Bottle (Full, min. 1.5 litre)
- Personal Trek Snacks
- Personal medication /plaster kit
- Small daypack

Optional & Recommended

- Hat / Cap (for sun & rain)
- Lightweight rain gear
- Personal Trekking Poles
- Sunblock
- Mosquito spray
- Swim-wear & Small Towel
- Sarong (temples / sacred places)
- Change-of-clothes (for drive home)
- Plastic Bags (rubbish / rain-proofing)
- (Covid 19-kit: Mask, Hand sanitizer)
- Some cash in small bills to buy from village shops

Optimal Season & Time-of-Year

Year-round
Grembeng Waterfall & Nyanglan Dam access
- may be restricted during periods of heavy rainfall (to avoid high river water levels)
- In case of heavy rainfall in advance of your trek >
- Team idGuides & idGuide Bookings Team will inform you and..>
- re-route to a viable alternative trail within the village destination (eg UND 2)

Optimal Trek Start times

Morning 8am (standard booking time-slot)
Afternoon 1.30pm (available by request, for fit hikers only)

Accommodation is not included for this trek program.

If you would like to stay in the village / nearby your trek, we welcome you to:

Arrange own accommodation based on your preference
Search listings available on your preferred online platform
Consult Google Maps for accommodation & locations

Consider these village-owned and operated places to stay nearby:

For full Terms & Conditions, Code of Conduct and Indemnity, please click here.

For full details on idGuides Base Support, please click here.

Trail Profile:

Distance: Trail Time: Difficulty: Fitness:

14 km 6 hrs 3.5 / 5 3 / 5

Elevation Gain: Elevation Loss: Lowest Altitude: Highest Altitude:

278 m 278 m 411 m 520 m

Terrain Notes:

Dual-Track / backroads: Single-Track / farmers’ paths: Off-Piste / bush paths: Summit / ridgelines:

40% 40% 20% 0%

3x River crossings on this trek.

IF conditions are not conducive for a responsible river crossing, Team idGuides will either recommend an alternative route on the day within Undisan, or not cross.

Tangkup Waterfall & Green Canyon: 25m walk in river, ankle-deep.
Grembeng Waterfall: 10m wide, ankle-deep, pebble/sand underfoot
Nyanglan Dam: 15m wide: dry option (dam wall); wet option (downstream, ankle-deep)