GUNUNG · Polinesia Prancis

Mont Rotui

Mont Rōtui

Information

Elevation: 899 m
Country: Polinesia Prancis (PF)
Location / Range: Massif utara Moorea, sisa tepi kaldera gunung api perisai purba di zona hotspot Kepulauan Society
Mountain type: Punggungan gunung api perisai tererosi di utara Moorea yang memisahkan Teluk Cook dan Teluk Opunohu
Volcanic?: Yes — volcano
Coordinates: -17.5056, -149.8380
Difficulty: Sulit dan menakutkan — pendakian menerus di punggungan tajam yang curam di kedua sisi, tanpa pengaman terpasang
Best Season: Musim kemarau Mei–Oktober; jalur licin walau saat kering dan sangat berbahaya setelah hujan
Permits & Rules: Tanpa izin resmi; titik awal dekat kawasan hotel di antara kedua teluk, pemandu dianjurkan bagi yang kurang berpengalaman
Hazards: Punggungan sempit dengan jurang di kedua sisi, tanah licin, akar dan tebing lepas, serta beberapa bagian yang menuntut penggunaan tangan

Description

Mont Rotui (Mont Rōtui) is an 899-metre ridge in the north of Moorea, French Polynesia, notable for dividing the island's twin bays — Cook's Bay and Opunohu Bay. It is an eroded remnant of the rim of Moorea's extinct shield volcano. For some Moorea residents Rotui is sacred and inhabited by ancestral spirits. Though lower than the island's interior peaks, its trail is often called the hardest hike on Moorea: a continuous climb along a knife-edge ridge that drops away steeply on both sides, slippery even in dry weather and without fixed protection. The roughly three-hour ascent to the summit rewards hikers with sweeping views of the blue lagoon, both bays and much of the island's caldera. Because of the exposure and slippery ground, only fit, careful hikers should attempt it, ideally with a guide.

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Routes

Jalur punggungan ke puncak Rotui (dari antara kedua teluk)

Sulit / menegangkan — punggungan tajam tanpa pengaman terpasang

±3 jam naik (±5–6 jam pulang-pergi)

Titik awal berupa jalur berjejer pohon kelapa dekat kawasan hotel di antara Teluk Cook dan Teluk Opunohu, dengan papan kecil bertanda Rotui. Pendakian menerus di punggungan sempit yang curam di kedua sisi dan licin walau saat kering, menuju puncak 899 m dengan panorama kedua teluk dan kaldera pulau.

Source

Rute klasik Mont Rotui (Tahiti Tourisme)

Sulit — vertiginous, curam, dan licin

Setengah hari

Rute baku menuju puncak Rotui yang memisahkan Teluk Cook dan Teluk Opunohu; dikenal curam dan menakutkan sehingga hanya disarankan bagi pendaki bugar, idealnya dengan pemandu.

Source

Climbing Experiences

Accounts of climbing Mont Rotui almost uniformly call it one of the hardest and most nerve-racking hikes on Moorea. English- and French-language vlogs stress the knife-edge ridge that falls away steeply on both sides, slippery ground and hands-on sections, rewarded by panoramas of Cook's Bay and Opunohu Bay from the 899 m summit. Several hikers describe the trail as dangerous and advise it only for fit, experienced walkers, ideally with a guide.

References

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