September 27, 2025 • 14 mins
Ten of the best hikes in Dili, capital of Timor-Leste...
Tasi Tolu Lake(s) Loop,4.9km,1.5 hrs,Easy
Uma Lulik,7km,2-3 hrs,Moderate to Hard
Bemos Valley,8km,2-3 hrs,Moderate
Dili Airport,7km,1.5 hrs,Easy
Mt Lebometa Loop,7.7km,2.5 hrs,Moderate
Mt Fatocama Loop,5.9km,2 hrs,Moderate
Cristo Rei Ridge Hike,6.4km,2.5 hrs,Moderate to Hard
Tuda Tiris Waterfall,3km,1.5-2 hrs,Moderate
Above Dare,6.2km,2.5 hrs,Moderate
Bihare to Darlau Hike,10.8km,3 hrs,Moderate to Hard
Exploring Timor-Leste on Foot: 30 incredible hikes in one of the least visited countries in the world - https://www.amazon.com/Exploring-Timor-Leste-Foot-incredible-countries-ebook/dp/B0DNF9VK9Z
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Jonty (00:06):
Bondi.
Welcome to exploring Tim Este,the podcast that talks about
Southeast Asia's best kepttravel secret.
I'm your host Jte, and I'llshare firsthand insights, expert
interviews and practical traveltips.
Whether you're a traveler, acultural lover, or just curious
about places rarely covered inthe mainstream.
You're in the right place.
Let's explore two more.
Less day.
(00:31):
Today's episode is about dayhikes around Dili, the capital
city of Timor-Leste.
It is a fantastic place to gofor a walk.
There are lots of differentoptions, lots of hills to climb,
lots of nice bits of coastlineto walk around, and there's
plenty to explore.
I spent a year living in Diliand would've done probably 30 or
40 different hiking routes inand around the city, some of
(00:55):
which I found through all trailsand Wiki Lock, and a number of
which I developed myself bylooking at a map, just looking
on Google Earth and seeing wherethe ridge lines were and where a
path potentially could be.
And then headed up into thehills to discover what I could
find.
So today I am gonna talk to youabout 10 of my favorite hikes
within Dili.
Now for more information, lookin the episode notes and you'll
(01:17):
find some links there.
So on my website, exploringtimor.com.
There's a section about hikingthat has a Google map with all
the hikes that I did in TimorLess Day.
And you can click on the hikeand it gives you photographs and
a bit of a description of thehike, and it'll give you a link
to, the all trails route map, soyou can follow it on GPS, which
(01:38):
I would highly recommend as itis very easy to get lost when
hiking in Timor-Leste, andparticularly some of these hikes
in Dili once you're on thehills.
It can be relativelystraightforward, but getting
onto the hills and off the hillsfrom the city can be quite
tricky'cause you're effectivelygoing through people's backyards
to get up into the hills.
I've also written a book, whichincludes all these hikes and
(02:00):
other hikes around Timor Lesse.
That's called Exploring TimorDay on Foot.
And it's available from Amazonas an ebook or as a print
edition.
I've already done an episodeabout hiking across Timor Este,
and that included three hikeswithin Dili, the Horter Loop,
Tassy, Tolu Hills, and the TbarCoastal Walk.
So I won't talk about thosetoday, but if you're interested
(02:22):
in finding out more, go back toa previous episode for
information.
So I'll start today by talkingabout the tased Tolu Lakes loop.
This is one of the easiest walksI'm going to describe.
It's about five kilometers,takes about an hour and a half.
It's flat.
And navigationally, it's verystraightforward.
So if you head out towards TaitTolu, which is to the west of
Central Dili.
(02:43):
Get off the Mik number 10, wherethe Mik ends and there's a
monument where Pope John Paul IIspoke to the masses in 1989.
It was quite a distinctive um,luki style building.
From there, you just literallywalk inland towards the lake.
Now there are three lakes atTassie Tolu, which is why it's
called Tassie tolu.
'cause tassie means C and tolumeans three.
(03:06):
This walk goes around two ofthem.
If you're doing this in the wetseason, it may be one lake.
There's a bit of a causewaythrough the middle.
When it's the dry season, itsplits into two lakes.
So you just walk to the lake andthen you turn right and follow
the lake around the edge.
On the lake itself, especiallyearly in the morning, you can
get some beautiful reflections.
Often quite still.
(03:26):
There's quite a lot of bird lifeto see.
As you head further around thelake, there's a lot of houses
and settlements many of whichwere not there, say 10 or 15
years ago.
Originally it was a naturereserve and then Tassie to has
been a popular place for peoplemoving from the districts in
Timor to Dili.
To set up houses.
A number of those were removedbefore the Pope visited, but
(03:47):
there is still quite an activecommunity and there is a bit of
infrastructure.
There's some schools, there'ssome interesting churches.
And so you get a real flavor ofkind timor's life as you walk
around the lake.
The next three hikes are all inthe Camaro area.
So this is named after the KamaRiver, which is one of the
larger river systems withinTimor-Leste, I think four
(04:08):
municipalities.
The water from that flows intothe Camaro and it exits out into
the sea near the airport, eventhough the river is dry for most
of the year.
And it is a popular place forconstruction companies to pick
up aggregate to use in building.
So the Karo, the three aredescribed.
So the first one in the Karoarea is called the Umer Luli
(04:29):
hike.
And this is a moderate to hardhike.
And I'll just caveat, these areall two more levels of
difficulty.
So it is gonna be hot, it'sgonna be humid whenever you do
these walks.
So in another country, this isprobably.
Pretty hard.
Once you've acclimatized theteam, or I'd say it's a moderate
to hard, there are harder hikes,but this is quite a tough seven
(04:50):
kilometer out and back up afairly steep hill and then back
down again.
So you need to allow at leastprobably two to three hours for
this hike.
This hike starts from by theLibet Chapel which is one of
many chapels in Dili.
There is plenty of parkingthere, and you can catch the
number five mic there as well.
So it's got accessible publictransport, and then from the
(05:10):
church, cross the road and youhead up a steep, a bit of hill
to a cemetery, which is quiteatmospheric and offers some nice
views around the area.
And then basically just keepgoing up the hill and up the
hill and follow the GPS maproute and you'll eventually end
up at a pair of um, luli.
So traditional Timorese sacredhouses.
If you contact the owners inadvance, you can get a bit of a
(05:31):
look around inside andunderstand a bit more about the
history of those um, luli.
Otherwise you can just have alook at those and then return
back down the way you came.
The second hike in the Kamoraarea is the Bemo Valley hike, so
this is further along the river.
If you're heading up towardsLao, along that road, you can
either drive there or you cancatch Relet number.
(05:52):
13.
If you get off at the end ofthat route, that's where this
starts.
So the main Kamo River continuesround to your right if you are
looking inland.
The Bemo value is a tributary tothe river and it flows in from
the left.
And this is quite an interestingriver walk.
It's relatively easy.
It's about an eight kilometerout and back hike.
You basically go as far as youcan.
Safely go.
(06:13):
There ends up being some sort ofrapids towards the end, which is
a good spot to have some foodand then come back the way you
came.
So do expect this to be quiteuneven underfoot'cause you are
effectively walking on ariverbed.
So good ankle support and polesare recommended.
If you do this hike in the wetseason or soon after the wet
season, you are likely to getyour feet wet and you'll need to
(06:34):
take your boots off or wearsports strands or something to
cross the rivers quite a lot ofbackwards and forwards.
If you're doing in the middle ofthe dry season, then you may be
able to keep your feet dry, butthat's just something to
consider around this hike.
It's very quiet, particularlygiven how close you are to dili.
This is a very quiet valley andpeaceful place to spend some
time.
The last hike in the Karu areais out by the coast, and this is
(06:57):
an easy walk.
So this is around Dili airport,which is probably one of the
more scenic located airportsthat I've visited as it is
pretty much on the sea.
And there's an attractive beachwhich you can walk along.
So if you start from the mainroad by the airport.
Which is easily accessible bypublic transport.
You basically walk along by theKama River out to the mouth of
(07:20):
the Kama River.
And that's quite interestingbecause there's generally water
there all year round.
There's quite a lot of birdlife.
There's some reeds.
It's quite a green and lusharea, and there's a small
community.
Which even though it's verycentral dili, it feels more like
you're out in the districts.
Like you have a sense of beingin a more kind of rural Timorese
community.
It has an attractive cemetery.
And as I say, that's.
Next to Beto Beach which is abeautiful beach to walk along,
(07:43):
that will take you to the end ofthe airport and then you can
tuck back in onto the main roadand catch a Mik collet home.
So you can, if you are gonnapark somewhere, you could do it
as a loop, but it's also quiteeasily done as a public
transport in a U shape.
Now hike number five is theMount Leon Meta loop.
This is a personal favorite ofmine.
It's not overly challenging, butit offers a lot of variety
(08:05):
within a eight k walk and it'svery scenic and it's very easy
to do logistically.
It starts from Santa CruzCemetery, which is one of the
best known and largestcemeteries in the country.
And very quickly you get up intothe bush.
So you head up a steep set ofsteps, and then you're in the
bush.
It's very quiet and peaceful.
You walk around the large wallsof a new Catholic complex, which
(08:27):
is under construction, whichjudging by the pictures will
look pretty amazing once it'sfinished with accommodation and
gardens and various things tovisit.
And then you head up towards Dreway into the bush and then you
drop back down a river systeminteresting kind of houses and
things to explore and thenreturn back to where you
started.
So it's a nice loop.
It's relatively straightforward.
(08:47):
You do need to follow the GPSrouting'cause you may get lost,
but it does offer some reallygood views for a very central
hike in Dili.
Hike number six is the mountfatal karma loop, which is one
value over from the Mount Leometa loop.
So this one starts from wherethe Mik number seven route
starts or ends.
And you can also drive out tothere.
And you basically park on a dryriverbed.
(09:09):
And this is, again, is a loopthat heads up into the hills,
offers some beautiful viewsaround dilly.
There's an interesting chapel tovisit and you walk through some
communities you get a goodamount of variety.
It's not overly challenging, butit's just a great way to spend a
morning in the hills.
The next hike is the Christo RayRidge hike.
Christo Ray is the mostprominent landmark within Dili,
(09:30):
and this starts effectivelyopposite Crito Ray.
So when you head up thestaircase towards Christo Ray,
you'll reach a point where thesteps finish and there's a bit
of a courtyard area on the left.
You want to go right?
And there's a station of thecross and you walk behind the
station to cross effectively,and then you'll come across a
quite narrow track, and then youfollow that up into the hills,
(09:51):
along the ridge line.
Now this is the most technicalhike in the list here.
It's probably one of the moretechnical hikes I've done in
Timor-Leste.
'cause you do have to walk alonga ridge with exposure on both
sides.
You do need to be comfortablewith heights and your footing,
it can be quite loose andchallenging underfoot.
This is probably for peoplewho've got a bit more experience
and comfort with hiking.
And you head basically up and upalong a few ridges, get some
(10:14):
great views around the area, andthen you come back down, you
join onto effectively the TERloop and you return around the
coast.
So it is a loop walk.
It is quite challenging, but itdoes reward with some fantastic
views and experience.
Now the final three hikes are inthe Dari B bar area, which I
think technically is still partof Dili, but it's definitely on
the outskirts of Dili.
(10:35):
So this is up in the hills.
These three are not veryaccessible by public transport.
You will need your own transportto access these tracks.
So the first one is the twoTerris waterfall.
This is a relatively short butcan be quite slippery track out
to one of the more impressivewaterfalls in the dili area.
Particularly if you visit in thewet season, you'll get the best
waterfall, but then you'll alsoget the slipperiest track there.
(10:58):
To get to this, you do need tobe following the map directions
'cause the start point is alonga bit of a back road, but from
there the track is relativelystraightforward to get out to
the waterfall and back.
Now this is a good time tomention the Dili Saturday
Walkers Group, so you can findthem on Facebook and then they
should add you to the WhatsAppgroup.
They meet every Saturday morningand go for hikes around dili.
(11:19):
All the hikes I've describedtoday, they include in their
repertoire of hikes that theydo.
It's a really good way ofmeeting other people around
Dili.
There's a huge variety ofnationalities represented at
every hike, and it's a great wayof being able to do these hikes
with confidence and safelybecause you're in a group and
the leader will know where togo.
And that's how I started hiking.
Timor I went along with a group,built up some confidence and
(11:41):
experience hiking in Timor, andthen I got to the point where I
could go off and do these hikesby myself and then develop new
hikes as well.
So one of the most popular hikesthat they do with the group is
called Above Darrow.
Now you can start this from twoplaces.
We tend to start this hike fromthe church in Dre, but it also
goes past the Dre Memorial Cafe.
So you can start from eitherspot, but typically we start
(12:03):
from the church.
You head up along a ridge lineand just goes through very
beautiful and peaceful.
Eucalyptus bush up in the hills,noticeably a little bit cooler
than it is in dili.
You get fantastic views acrossthe city.
Out towards Terro Island, andthen you come back down and you
have a refreshing drink andpizza or toaster sandwiches at
the Memorial Cafe museum, andthen return back to where we
(12:25):
started.
So that is a really lovely walkto do navigation.
Again, need to follow GPS onceyou're up in the hills.
And then the last third of it ison the road.
So that's relativelystraightforward.
Then the final hike I'll talk toyou today about.
Is the be hared to dial outhike.
And I've done this maybe threeor four times with different
variations to find out what thebest route is.
(12:47):
I think this is one of the besthikes in the Dilly region.
It offers amazing views.
It has lots of variety.
There's some interestingreligious sites.
You go through some villages, ithas a bit of everything.
Now, this one, you're gonnastart from the road that heads
from dilly towards Bacao.
So that main road that goes upand over the hills, when it gets
(13:07):
to the saddle at the top, youpull over to the right and
that's where you, start from,and then you basically walk up
along ridge lines.
There's quite a lot of wigglingaround.
There's a few differentvariants.
Possible it's about a 10 k hikeif you do the the full version.
So this is definitely at theharder end of the hikes I've
talked about today.
But for those with a bit ofexperience hiking, dili, this
(13:27):
one I would really recommend sothese hikes demonstrated there
is a huge variety of hikingopportunities within Dili, and
there are many more that I'venot talked about today.
It is a fantastic place to hikeonce you've acclimatized and got
used to a few of the challengesof hiking in Timor and hopefully
found this episode of interest.
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Bondi.
Welcome to exploring Tim Este,the podcast that talks about
Southeast Asia's best kepttravel secret.
I'm your host Jte, and I'llshare firsthand insights, expert
interviews and practical traveltips.
Whether you're a traveler, acultural lover, or just curious
about places rarely covered inthe mainstream.
You're in the right place.
Let's explore two more.
Less day.
(00:31):
Today's episode is about dayhikes around Dili, the capital
city of Timor-Leste.
It is a fantastic place to gofor a walk.
There are lots of differentoptions, lots of hills to climb,
lots of nice bits of coastlineto walk around, and there's
plenty to explore.
I spent a year living in Diliand would've done probably 30 or
40 different hiking routes inand around the city, some of
(00:55):
which I found through all trailsand Wiki Lock, and a number of
which I developed myself bylooking at a map, just looking
on Google Earth and seeing wherethe ridge lines were and where a
path potentially could be.
And then headed up into thehills to discover what I could
find.
So today I am gonna talk to youabout 10 of my favorite hikes
within Dili.
Now for more information, lookin the episode notes and you'll
(01:17):
find some links there.
So on my website, exploringtimor.com.
There's a section about hikingthat has a Google map with all
the hikes that I did in TimorLess Day.
And you can click on the hikeand it gives you photographs and
a bit of a description of thehike, and it'll give you a link
to, the all trails route map, soyou can follow it on GPS, which
(01:38):
I would highly recommend as itis very easy to get lost when
hiking in Timor-Leste, andparticularly some of these hikes
in Dili once you're on thehills.
It can be relativelystraightforward, but getting
onto the hills and off the hillsfrom the city can be quite
tricky'cause you're effectivelygoing through people's backyards
to get up into the hills.
I've also written a book, whichincludes all these hikes and
(02:00):
other hikes around Timor Lesse.
That's called Exploring TimorDay on Foot.
And it's available from Amazonas an ebook or as a print
edition.
I've already done an episodeabout hiking across Timor Este,
and that included three hikeswithin Dili, the Horter Loop,
Tassy, Tolu Hills, and the TbarCoastal Walk.
So I won't talk about thosetoday, but if you're interested
(02:22):
in finding out more, go back toa previous episode for
information.
So I'll start today by talkingabout the tased Tolu Lakes loop.
This is one of the easiest walksI'm going to describe.
It's about five kilometers,takes about an hour and a half.
It's flat.
And navigationally, it's verystraightforward.
So if you head out towards TaitTolu, which is to the west of
Central Dili.
(02:43):
Get off the Mik number 10, wherethe Mik ends and there's a
monument where Pope John Paul IIspoke to the masses in 1989.
It was quite a distinctive um,luki style building.
From there, you just literallywalk inland towards the lake.
Now there are three lakes atTassie Tolu, which is why it's
called Tassie tolu.
'cause tassie means C and tolumeans three.
(03:06):
This walk goes around two ofthem.
If you're doing this in the wetseason, it may be one lake.
There's a bit of a causewaythrough the middle.
When it's the dry season, itsplits into two lakes.
So you just walk to the lake andthen you turn right and follow
the lake around the edge.
On the lake itself, especiallyearly in the morning, you can
get some beautiful reflections.
Often quite still.
(03:26):
There's quite a lot of bird lifeto see.
As you head further around thelake, there's a lot of houses
and settlements many of whichwere not there, say 10 or 15
years ago.
Originally it was a naturereserve and then Tassie to has
been a popular place for peoplemoving from the districts in
Timor to Dili.
To set up houses.
A number of those were removedbefore the Pope visited, but
(03:47):
there is still quite an activecommunity and there is a bit of
infrastructure.
There's some schools, there'ssome interesting churches.
And so you get a real flavor ofkind timor's life as you walk
around the lake.
The next three hikes are all inthe Camaro area.
So this is named after the KamaRiver, which is one of the
larger river systems withinTimor-Leste, I think four
(04:08):
municipalities.
The water from that flows intothe Camaro and it exits out into
the sea near the airport, eventhough the river is dry for most
of the year.
And it is a popular place forconstruction companies to pick
up aggregate to use in building.
So the Karo, the three aredescribed.
So the first one in the Karoarea is called the Umer Luli
(04:29):
hike.
And this is a moderate to hardhike.
And I'll just caveat, these areall two more levels of
difficulty.
So it is gonna be hot, it'sgonna be humid whenever you do
these walks.
So in another country, this isprobably.
Pretty hard.
Once you've acclimatized theteam, or I'd say it's a moderate
to hard, there are harder hikes,but this is quite a tough seven
(04:50):
kilometer out and back up afairly steep hill and then back
down again.
So you need to allow at leastprobably two to three hours for
this hike.
This hike starts from by theLibet Chapel which is one of
many chapels in Dili.
There is plenty of parkingthere, and you can catch the
number five mic there as well.
So it's got accessible publictransport, and then from the
(05:10):
church, cross the road and youhead up a steep, a bit of hill
to a cemetery, which is quiteatmospheric and offers some nice
views around the area.
And then basically just keepgoing up the hill and up the
hill and follow the GPS maproute and you'll eventually end
up at a pair of um, luli.
So traditional Timorese sacredhouses.
If you contact the owners inadvance, you can get a bit of a
(05:31):
look around inside andunderstand a bit more about the
history of those um, luli.
Otherwise you can just have alook at those and then return
back down the way you came.
The second hike in the Kamoraarea is the Bemo Valley hike, so
this is further along the river.
If you're heading up towardsLao, along that road, you can
either drive there or you cancatch Relet number.
(05:52):
13.
If you get off at the end ofthat route, that's where this
starts.
So the main Kamo River continuesround to your right if you are
looking inland.
The Bemo value is a tributary tothe river and it flows in from
the left.
And this is quite an interestingriver walk.
It's relatively easy.
It's about an eight kilometerout and back hike.
You basically go as far as youcan.
Safely go.
(06:13):
There ends up being some sort ofrapids towards the end, which is
a good spot to have some foodand then come back the way you
came.
So do expect this to be quiteuneven underfoot'cause you are
effectively walking on ariverbed.
So good ankle support and polesare recommended.
If you do this hike in the wetseason or soon after the wet
season, you are likely to getyour feet wet and you'll need to
(06:34):
take your boots off or wearsports strands or something to
cross the rivers quite a lot ofbackwards and forwards.
If you're doing in the middle ofthe dry season, then you may be
able to keep your feet dry, butthat's just something to
consider around this hike.
It's very quiet, particularlygiven how close you are to dili.
This is a very quiet valley andpeaceful place to spend some
time.
The last hike in the Karu areais out by the coast, and this is
(06:57):
an easy walk.
So this is around Dili airport,which is probably one of the
more scenic located airportsthat I've visited as it is
pretty much on the sea.
And there's an attractive beachwhich you can walk along.
So if you start from the mainroad by the airport.
Which is easily accessible bypublic transport.
You basically walk along by theKama River out to the mouth of
(07:20):
the Kama River.
And that's quite interestingbecause there's generally water
there all year round.
There's quite a lot of birdlife.
There's some reeds.
It's quite a green and lusharea, and there's a small
community.
Which even though it's verycentral dili, it feels more like
you're out in the districts.
Like you have a sense of beingin a more kind of rural Timorese
community.
It has an attractive cemetery.
And as I say, that's.
Next to Beto Beach which is abeautiful beach to walk along,
(07:43):
that will take you to the end ofthe airport and then you can
tuck back in onto the main roadand catch a Mik collet home.
So you can, if you are gonnapark somewhere, you could do it
as a loop, but it's also quiteeasily done as a public
transport in a U shape.
Now hike number five is theMount Leon Meta loop.
This is a personal favorite ofmine.
It's not overly challenging, butit offers a lot of variety
(08:05):
within a eight k walk and it'svery scenic and it's very easy
to do logistically.
It starts from Santa CruzCemetery, which is one of the
best known and largestcemeteries in the country.
And very quickly you get up intothe bush.
So you head up a steep set ofsteps, and then you're in the
bush.
It's very quiet and peaceful.
You walk around the large wallsof a new Catholic complex, which
(08:27):
is under construction, whichjudging by the pictures will
look pretty amazing once it'sfinished with accommodation and
gardens and various things tovisit.
And then you head up towards Dreway into the bush and then you
drop back down a river systeminteresting kind of houses and
things to explore and thenreturn back to where you
started.
So it's a nice loop.
It's relatively straightforward.
(08:47):
You do need to follow the GPSrouting'cause you may get lost,
but it does offer some reallygood views for a very central
hike in Dili.
Hike number six is the mountfatal karma loop, which is one
value over from the Mount Leometa loop.
So this one starts from wherethe Mik number seven route
starts or ends.
And you can also drive out tothere.
And you basically park on a dryriverbed.
(09:09):
And this is, again, is a loopthat heads up into the hills,
offers some beautiful viewsaround dilly.
There's an interesting chapel tovisit and you walk through some
communities you get a goodamount of variety.
It's not overly challenging, butit's just a great way to spend a
morning in the hills.
The next hike is the Christo RayRidge hike.
Christo Ray is the mostprominent landmark within Dili,
(09:30):
and this starts effectivelyopposite Crito Ray.
So when you head up thestaircase towards Christo Ray,
you'll reach a point where thesteps finish and there's a bit
of a courtyard area on the left.
You want to go right?
And there's a station of thecross and you walk behind the
station to cross effectively,and then you'll come across a
quite narrow track, and then youfollow that up into the hills,
(09:51):
along the ridge line.
Now this is the most technicalhike in the list here.
It's probably one of the moretechnical hikes I've done in
Timor-Leste.
'cause you do have to walk alonga ridge with exposure on both
sides.
You do need to be comfortablewith heights and your footing,
it can be quite loose andchallenging underfoot.
This is probably for peoplewho've got a bit more experience
and comfort with hiking.
And you head basically up and upalong a few ridges, get some
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great views around the area, andthen you come back down, you
join onto effectively the TERloop and you return around the
coast.
So it is a loop walk.
It is quite challenging, but itdoes reward with some fantastic
views and experience.
Now the final three hikes are inthe Dari B bar area, which I
think technically is still partof Dili, but it's definitely on
the outskirts of Dili.
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So this is up in the hills.
These three are not veryaccessible by public transport.
You will need your own transportto access these tracks.
So the first one is the twoTerris waterfall.
This is a relatively short butcan be quite slippery track out
to one of the more impressivewaterfalls in the dili area.
Particularly if you visit in thewet season, you'll get the best
waterfall, but then you'll alsoget the slipperiest track there.
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To get to this, you do need tobe following the map directions
'cause the start point is alonga bit of a back road, but from
there the track is relativelystraightforward to get out to
the waterfall and back.
Now this is a good time tomention the Dili Saturday
Walkers Group, so you can findthem on Facebook and then they
should add you to the WhatsAppgroup.
They meet every Saturday morningand go for hikes around dili.
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All the hikes I've describedtoday, they include in their
repertoire of hikes that theydo.
It's a really good way ofmeeting other people around
Dili.
There's a huge variety ofnationalities represented at
every hike, and it's a great wayof being able to do these hikes
with confidence and safelybecause you're in a group and
the leader will know where togo.
And that's how I started hiking.
Timor I went along with a group,built up some confidence and
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experience hiking in Timor, andthen I got to the point where I
could go off and do these hikesby myself and then develop new
hikes as well.
So one of the most popular hikesthat they do with the group is
called Above Darrow.
Now you can start this from twoplaces.
We tend to start this hike fromthe church in Dre, but it also
goes past the Dre Memorial Cafe.
So you can start from eitherspot, but typically we start
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from the church.
You head up along a ridge lineand just goes through very
beautiful and peaceful.
Eucalyptus bush up in the hills,noticeably a little bit cooler
than it is in dili.
You get fantastic views acrossthe city.
Out towards Terro Island, andthen you come back down and you
have a refreshing drink andpizza or toaster sandwiches at
the Memorial Cafe museum, andthen return back to where we
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started.
So that is a really lovely walkto do navigation.
Again, need to follow GPS onceyou're up in the hills.
And then the last third of it ison the road.
So that's relativelystraightforward.
Then the final hike I'll talk toyou today about.
Is the be hared to dial outhike.
And I've done this maybe threeor four times with different
variations to find out what thebest route is.
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I think this is one of the besthikes in the Dilly region.
It offers amazing views.
It has lots of variety.
There's some interestingreligious sites.
You go through some villages, ithas a bit of everything.
Now, this one, you're gonnastart from the road that heads
from dilly towards Bacao.
So that main road that goes upand over the hills, when it gets
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to the saddle at the top, youpull over to the right and
that's where you, start from,and then you basically walk up
along ridge lines.
There's quite a lot of wigglingaround.
There's a few differentvariants.
Possible it's about a 10 k hikeif you do the the full version.
So this is definitely at theharder end of the hikes I've
talked about today.
But for those with a bit ofexperience hiking, dili, this
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one I would really recommend sothese hikes demonstrated there
is a huge variety of hikingopportunities within Dili, and
there are many more that I'venot talked about today.
It is a fantastic place to hikeonce you've acclimatized and got
used to a few of the challengesof hiking in Timor and hopefully
found this episode of interest.
Thank you so much for listening to exploring Timor
Less Day.
If you've enjoyed today'sepisode, please consider leaving
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