Petungkriyono: A Quick Cycling Getaway in Pekalongan

Petungkriyono: A Quick Cycling Getaway in Pekalongan

“You should try riding to Petungkriyono.”

It’s been years since my Dad said it to me for the first time. Located 40 km to the south from Pekalongan city center—the coastal hometown of my parents—the region sat on the northern slope of North Serayu Mountainrange, and is home to Pekalongan’s finest natural tourism attractions—mostly waterfalls. It wasn’t the tourism spots that lured me there, however; it was, instead, the promise of smooth winding road surrounded by forest so pristine one could easily see monkeys jumping around the tree canopy.

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