A Quiet Ubud Rice Field Walk: Kelabangmoding to Bentuyung and Sok Wayah
Most people who search for an Ubud rice field walk end up on the same few paths: Campuhan Ridge, Kajeng , Tegallalang. They’re beautiful, and they’re busy. But Ubud is surrounded by villages, and some of the best walking happens between them, on paths that locals use every day. This is one of my regular routes. I walk it from my own village, Kelabangmoding, through Bentuyung, past the School of Unified Healing, to the rice fields of the Subak Sok Wayah area. I do it when I need to hit 7,000 to 10,000 steps without going to a gym, and when I want to remember why I’ve stayed in Ubud for so long. If you’re staying in the villages north of central Ubud, or you just want a quieter walk than the famous ones, here’s how it works. What is the Kelabangmoding to Sok Wayah walk? It’s a village and rice field walk north of central Ubud, starting in Kelabangmoding, passing through Bentuyung, then passing the School of Unified Healing to the rice fields of Subak Sok Wayah. Walking there and back t...