Pura Bukit Sangkan Gunung — Attraction in Kecamatan Sidemen

A really nice walk (10 mins up) and it had a beautiful view. However, it seemed to be rather abandoned. There was no one there, so no enterance fee. It didn't look like anyone had been there for a long time, there were rusty padlocks on all the gates, and monkeys had completely taken over. I had no unfortunate run ins as the other reviews mentioned. I would be careful with the...

Steep initial climb upto a flat concrete pad and then the 200+ very steep steps (with varying step heights!) upto the temple, which was sadly locked and looking run down and neglected... But great views and no entry fee, no compulsory sarong wearing ( although we carried some just in case) and no machete wielding nutter as mentioned by some. Look out for the cautiously...

Very slippery climb up the steps to arrive at a poorly maintained temple with nothing to see (the side gates allowing access to the best views were closed and locked when we got there). The caretaker will charge you 20.000 Rp for the privilege of entering. Not worth it; there are prettier temples in the area you can visit for free and without the sketchy climb...