Days required / Hours to summit: 2 days / 4-5 (Pack); 5-7 (Purgatory); 9-11 (Komkompol)
Features: Pine forests, mossy forests, Views of Benguet mountains: Pulag, Ugo, Salingsing, Timbak, Sto. Tomas. It is consist of multiple peaks
Major jump-off: Brgy. Kinabuhayan, Dolores
Features: It has three windows or they call it "Tatlong Durungawan" and from all these the mountain's crater can be viewed. For some, it is considered as sacred mountain where pilgrims visit here during Lenten season.
Jump-off points: Kayapa, N. Vizcaya; Brgy. Tinongdan, Itogon, Benguet
Features: Pine forests, highland villages, views of Cordillera peaks. It has trails of multiple cardiac assaults and long and flat treks
Location: Tayabas, Quezon, Philippines
Major jump-off: Brgy. Lalo, Tayabas, Quezon, Philippines
Elevation: 2,085 MASL (6,841 feet)
Days required /Hours to summit: 2 days / 9 -11 hours
Specs: Major climb, Difficulty 7/9, Trail Class 1-4
Features: Thick and mossy forest, water falls, dried Hasaan River, with continuous but gradual ascending trails with occasional flat trails to few challenging steep ascents and descents.
25. Mount Guiting-Guiting
Descending the death defying heights of the Peak of Deception
Another picturesque captured trail descent
Location: Sibuyan Island, Romblon, Philippines
Entry point: Sitio Olango, San Fernando, Sibuyan Island
Exit point: Brgy. Tampayan, Madgiwang, Sibuyan Island
Elevation: 2058 MASL (6,751 feet)
Days required / Hours to summit:3 days / 18 hours
Specs: Major climb, Difficulty 10/9 (until 12/2009), Trail: Class 6
Features: One of the three most death-defying mountains to climb in the Philippines. It has three peaks and long walk over knife edge.
Blogpost link:
Mount Guiting-Guiting Climb
26. Mount Tapulao
Enjoying at this "World Tree" at Mount Tapulao summit
Location: Palauig, Zambales, Philippines
Major jump-off: Sitio Dampay, Brgy. Dampay-Salaza, Palauig, Zambales
Elevation: 2037 MASL/6,682 feet above sea level
Days required / Hours to summit:1-2 days / 6-12 hours
Specs: Major climb, Difficulty 6/9, Trail Class 1-3
Features: Its trail is dotted with with Chromite stones making it difficult to trek. The West Philippine Sea can be viewed at the summit.
Blogspot link:
Mount Tapulao Climb
27. Mount Nentingle (Part of Bauko 7 Peaks Climb)
Location: Bauko, Mountain Province, Philippines
Jump-off Point: Sitio Junction, Purok Naboa, Brgy. Bagnen Proper, Bauko
Alternate Jump-off Point: Sitio Mocgo, Brgy. Bila, Bauko
Elevation: 1,985 MASL (6,512.47 feet)
Days Required / Hours to Summit: 1 day / 1 - 1/2 hours
Specs: Major Climb; Difficulty 5/9; Trail Class 1-3 & 5
Features: The highest of the 7 peaks of Bauko Climb. From Bagnen proper as its jump-off point, it starts with the easy and scenic Spanish Trail. Then, it turns right in a junction away from the trail heading to Mangasil. It also passes through the junction heading to Mount Kapowao where in a few minutes, it cuts through a deep descent and gradually opens up to a densely forested area. From the abyss of this descent, it will lead to a sharp ascent towards its summit with feasting "limatiks" on a heavy concentration. Its summit offers a 360 degrees scenery overlooking the municipalities of Sagada, Bontoc, Baukto, Tadian and Sabangan.
28. Mount Isarog via Goa Trail
Location: Goa, Camarines Sur, Bicol Region
Jump-off Point: Brgy. Aroro Goa, Camarines Sur
Elevation: Approximately 1,966 MASL (6,548 feet)
Days required / Hours to summit: 2 days/ 8-10 hours
Specs: Major Climb, 5/9, Trail Class 3
Features: Just a few minutes from the jump-off point, cardiac assault follows with a trail of thick forest. The trail is 97% covered with forest and expectedly inhabited with limatiks. It has a narrow space for campsite. The trail from the campsite to the summit is extremely cardiac assault with occasional appearance of mossy forest. In few instances, trekkers have to crawl to fit it to the narrow spaces left by barks of trees growing across the trail. The summit when there is clearing is superbly majestic as it showcases a wide and long ridge formed from the mountain's crater.
29. Mount Tenglawan (Part of Bakun trio)
The Carrot Peak on a foggy day
Savoring the misty air at Mount Tenglawan's summit
Location: Bakun, Benguet, Philippines
Jump-off Point: Brgy. Sinacbat, Bakun, Benguet
Elevation: Approximately 1,943 MASL (6,374 feet)
Days required / Hours to summit: 1 day/ 3-4 hours
Specs: Major Climb, 5/9, Trail Class 1
Features: Mossy and pine forests, water source at almost midpoint, open trails equipped with concrete stairs and metal railings, carrot peak adjacent to the summit, deep descent after the jump-off point, overlooking mountain slopes of vegetable plantation, continuous assaults to the summit and breathtaking sceneries of Mount Lobo, Mount Kabunian and the surrounding mountains of Ilocos Sur during clear sunny days. The locals believe that God Insaking resides in this mountain, the rule of the of the wicked spirits, thus, they called this a devil mountain.
30. Mount Amfungotngor
The mossy forest at the summit
Location: Bontoc, Mountain Province, Philippines
Jump-off Point: Sitio Favuyan, Brgy. Maligcong, Bontoc, Mountain Province
Alternate Jump-off Point: Sitio Fang-orao, Brgy. Maligcong, Bontoc, Mountain Province
Exit point: Sitio Fang-orao, Brgy. Maligcong, Bontoc, Mountain Province (Hexa climb traverse)
Alternate exit point: Sitio Favuyan, Brgy. Maligcong, Bontoc, Mountain Province (Backtrail)
Elevation: Approximately 1,900 MASL (6,234 feet)
Days required / Hours to summit: 1 day/ 3 hours (via Mounts Angtungfao, Kupapey & Chumanegcheg)
Specs: Major Climb, 4/9, Trail Class 1
Features: It is the highest peak of all the mountains
in Maligcong. It passes 6 major assaults
(2 before Mount Angtungfao, 1 before Mount Kupapey, one leading to Mount
Chumanegcheg summit and 2 leading to its summit. The trail offers magnificent pine forest and
it has established trail till Mount Kupapey. The trail connecting from Mount Chumanegcheg
is a long trek and the trail is no longer established. It has a long and expansive summit grown
with a mossy forest. From its Maligcong side are deep ravines. It has highly varied flora species and
usually with thicker mist even at high noon or early afternoon. Trails has no rocks along it.
31. Mount Polis (Part of Bauko 7 Peaks Climb)
Location: Bauko, Mountain Province, Philippines
Jump-off Point: Brgy. Bagnen Oriente, Bauko, Mountain Province
Elevation: 1,895 MASL (6,217.19 feet)
Days Required / Hours to Summit: 1 day / 50 minutes to 1 hour
Specs: Minor Climb; Difficulty 2/9; Trail Class 1
Features: The second highest of the 7 peaks of Bauko Climb. It has concrete stairs supported with metal railings from jump-off point to the summit. As of my June 26, 2022 climb, it has a concrete stairs of 525, but approximately 25% of it are still muddy trail. This mountain is separated from the rest of the mountains identified to be the 7 peaks of Bauko climb. Fortunately, a couple of homestay accommodation charging P250 per head for overnight stay are right there from the jump-off point. But guests should equip themselves with food supplies for cooking as there are no restaurants around. The summit offers a splendid sea of clouds during sunrise. Sunset viewing is also a good option. Tents for rental are available at the summit where guests have the option to stay for overnight.
32. Mount Mangasil (Part of Bauko 7 Peaks Climb)
Location: Bauko, Mountain Province, Philippines
Jump-off Point: Sitio Mocgo, Brgy. Bila, Bauko, Mountain Province
Alternate Jump-off Point: Sitio Junction, Purok Naboa, Brgy. Bagnen Proper, Bauko
Elevation: 1,880 MASL (6,167.98 feet)
Days Required / Hours to Summit: 1 day / 4 - 5 hours
Specs: Major Climb; Difficulty 3/9; Trail Class 1-3
Features: This is the fourth peak of the 5 mountains in Am-o Mountain Range coming from Brgy. Bila jump-off point and is largely a part of the Spanish Trail. Most of its trails are narrow ridges covered by thick bushes or local grasses with sharp drops of slopes grown with thick pine trees. One false move will take you down to the foot of the slopes. Even its summit is also covered with towering pine trees and only the other side can be viewed which is the Bauko lowlands.
33. Mount Bato (Part of Bauko 7 Peaks Climb)
Location: Bauko, Mountain Province, Philippines
Jump-off Point: Sitio Mocgo, Brgy. Bila, Bauko, Mountain Province
Alternate Jump-off Point: Sitio Junction, Purok Naboa, Brgy. Bagnen Proper, Bauko
Elevation: 1,872 MASL (6,141.73 feet)
Days Required / Hours to Summit: 1 day / 3 - 4 hours
Specs: Major Climb; Difficulty 3/9; Trail Class 1-3
Features: This is the third peak of the Am-o Mountain Range coming from Brgy. Bila jump-off point. Its summit from the shoulder which is along the Spanish Trail is just 20 minutes to scale. In our first climb here, where heavy downpour joined us, our guide did not advise us to summit since we were running out of time. We need to be at the other end which is the Brgy. Bagnen as exit point where a van awaited us for a drive to our homestay accommodation at the Bagnen Oriente for supposedly an overnight at Mount Polis's summit.
34. Mount Kapowao (Part of Bauko 7 Peaks Climb)
Location: Bauko, Mountain Province, Philippines
Jump-off Point: Sitio Junction, Purok Naboa, Brgy. Bagnen Proper, Bauko, Mountain Province
Alternate Jump-off Point: Sitio Mocgo, Brgy. Bila, Bauko, Mountain Province
Elevation: 1,860 MASL (6,102.36 feet)
Days Required / Hours to Summit: 1 day / 1 - 1 1/2 hours
Specs: Major Climb; Difficulty 2/9; Trail Class 1
Features: This is the fifth and the farthest peak of Am-o coming from Brgy. Bila but the first mountain to scale coming from Bagnen Proper, where it starts from the entry point of Spanish Trail. Its summit is being dwarfed by its neighboring mountain, Mount Nentingle. Its trail are consist of local grasses, bushes and pine trees. The most easiest climb among the 7peaks if coming from Bagnen proper. Normally, if the climb starts from Brgy. Bila, this mountain and Mount Nentingle are no longer included since it is out of way along the scenic Spanish Trail.
35. Mount Ulap
Finding pleasure of the scenery while at rest
Location: Itogon, Benguet
Entry point: Brgy. Ampucao, Itogon
Exit point: Brgy. Sta. Fe, Itogon
Elevation: 1846 MASL (6,056 feet)
Days required / Hours to summit: 1 day / 3-4 hours
Specs: Major Climb, Difficulty 3/9, Trail class 1-3
Features: Grassland and ridges with pine trees, scenic views of the Cordilleras, burial caves. It has a very long and steep descent in Barangay Sta. Fe
Blogspot link:
Mount Ulap Climb
36-38. Kibungan Cross Country Reverse Traverse
Location: La Union, Ilocos Sur and Benguet (Philippines)
Entry point: Sitio Palayen, Brgy. Tubaday, Santol Municipality, La Union
Exit point: Sitio Abas, Brgy. Poblacion, Kibungan Municipality, Benguet
Elevation Gain: 3,704 MASL (12,152.23 feet)
Days required: 3 days
Specs: Major Climb, Difficulty 8/9, Trail class 1-3
Features: Endless cardiac and steep assaults, ravines, gorges, water falls, rice terraces, some trails have concrete stairs and pathways with metal railings, fine forests, rocky and slippery trails, local villages, three public elementary schools along the trail and river crossings with countless hanging bridges.
36. Mount Batangan
The Lamagan-Litalit View Deck at Batangan Summit
The Inasan Hanging Bridge which crosses Amburayan River of Santol, La Union
The mountain slopes carved with rice terraces as captured halfway of the Litalit Trail
The steep Litalit Trail overlooking the Licungan community (left) and Amburayan River (right)
Location: Tacadang, Kibungan, Benguet, Philippines
Entry point: Sitio Palayen, Brgy. Tubaday, Santol Municipality, La Union
Exit point: Sitio Abas, Brgy. Poblacion, Kibungan Municipality, Benguet
Elevation: 1,400 MASL (4,593 feet)
Days required/Hours Required: 2 days / 10 - 11 hours
Specs: Major Climb, Difficulty 8/9, Trail class 1-3
Features: Endless cardiac assaults, ravines, some trails have concrete stairs and pathways with metal railings, rocky and slippery trails, local villages, one public elementary school and barracks to stay for overnight before summitting and countless hanging bridges.
37. Mount Tagpaya
One of the breathtaking view heading to the Crying Mountains
The trail leading to the Crying Mountains
The magnificent Crying Mountains
While at the summit of Mount Tagpaya
Mount Tagpaya summit markers
Location: Kibungan, Benguet, Philippines
Entry point: Sitio Palayen, Brgy. Tubaday, Santol Municipality, La Union
Exit point: Sitio Abas, Brgy. Poblacion, Kibungan Municipality, Benguet
Elevation: 1,820 MASL (5,971 feet)
Days required/Hours Required: 3 days / 18-20 hours
Specs: Major Climb, Difficulty 8/9, Trail class 1-3
Features: Endless cardiac assaults, ravines, some trails have concrete stairs and pathways with metal railings, rocky and slippery trails, local villages, gorges, water falls, rice terraces, fine forests, two public elementary schools to stay for overnight before summitting and countless hanging bridges.
38. Mount Buga
Just one side of Mount Buga summit
Overlooking the steep descent from Mount Buga summit
Location: Kibungan, Benguet, Philippines
Entry point: Sitio Palayen, Brgy. Tubaday, Santol Municipality, La Union
Exit point: Sitio Abas, Brgy. Poblacion, Kibungan Municipality, Benguet
Elevation: 1,435 MASL (4,708 feet)
Days required/Hours Required: 3 days / 22-24 hours
Specs: Major Climb, Difficulty 8/9, Trail class 1-3
Features: Endless cardiac assaults, ravines, some trails have concrete stairs and pathways with metal railings, rocky and slippery trails, rice terraces, fine forests, three hanging bridges
39. Mount Kabunian (Part of Bakun Trio)
Victorious at the summit of Mount Kabunian
The diving board at the summit with Mount Tenglawan at the backdrop
The breathtaking scenery almost midpoint to the summit
Location: Bakun, Benguet, Philippines
Jump-off Point: Brgy. Poblacion, Bakun, Benguet
Elevation: Approximately 1,789 MASL (5,869feet)
Days required / Hours to summit: 1 day/ 4-5 hours
Specs: Major Climb, 5/9, Trail Class 1
Features: Superbly stunning views of massive, rocky slopes, stairway to heaven secured trail, five hanging bridges, open and forested trails, water source at the midpoint, breathtaking views of Mount Tenglawan and other mountains at the summit, long descent of concrete trail (around 45 minutes) with metal railings from Poblacion proper to the jump-off point, hanging burial coffins along massive rocky slopes. It was named after the highest deity or goddess of the Kankanaey myth, named Apo Kabunian, an Igorot God held to be the father of lesser gods and mankind, whom the locals believed bless their harvest abundantly and significantly. Thus, they call this mountain, the Home of the Sky God Kabunian.
40. Mount Tuking (Part of Bauko 7 Peaks Climb)
Location: Bauko, Mountain Province, Philippines
Jump-off Point: Sitio Mocgo, Brgy. Bila, Bauko, Mountain Province
Alternate Jump-off Point: Sitio Junction, Purok Naboa, Brgy. Bagnen Proper, Bauko
Elevation: 1,773 MASL (5,816.93 feet)
Days Required / Hours to Summit: 1 day / 2 - 3 hours
Specs: Major Climb; Difficulty 3/9; Trail Class 1-3
Features: This is the second peak of Am-o Mountain Range coming from Brgy. Bila jump-off point. The trail coming first peak which is the Mount Madataken has cardiac assaults, but the ridges which connect it to Mount Tuking has moderate ascent with trails shaded by lush pine trees, which would indeed give the climbers a heavenly and soothing feeling.
41. Mount Madataken (Part of Bauko 7 Peaks Climb)
The summit of Mount Madataken
Cardiac assaults leading to Mount Madataken
Location: Bauko, Mountain Province, Philippines
Jump-off Point: Sitio Mocgo, Brgy. Bila, Bauko, Mountain Province
Alternate Jump-off Point: Sitio Junction, Purok Naboa, Brgy. Bagnen Proper, Bauko
Elevation: 1,686 MASL (5,531.49 feet)
Days Required / Hours to Summit: 1 day / 1 1/2 - 2 1/2 hours
Specs: Minor Climb; Difficulty 3/9; Trail Class 1-3
Features: This is the first peak of Bauko 7 peaks climb coming from Brgy. Bila. It has always been mistakenly identified as Mount Am-o, but it is just a part of Am-o Mountain Range. Literally, this is the most beautiful among the 7 peaks of Bauko climb as it is richly grown with pine trees, though climbing it from Brgy. Bila is quite challenging due to is cardiac assaults.
42. Mount Chumanegcheg
Location: Bontoc, Mountain Province, Philippines
Jump-off Point: Sitio Favuyan, Brgy. Maligcong, Bontoc, Mountain Province
Alternate Jump-off Point: Sitio Fang-orao, Brgy. Maligcong, Bontoc, Mountain Province
Exit point: Sitio Favuyan, Brgy. Maligcong, Bontoc, Mountain Province (Backtrail)
Alternate exit point: Sitio Fang-orao, Brgy. Maligcong, Bontoc, Mountain Province (Hexaclimb Traverse)
Elevation: Approximately
1,660 MASL (5,446 feet)
Days required / Hours to summit: 1 day/ 2 hours (via Mount Angtungfao and Mount Kupapey)
Specs: Minor Climb, 3/9, Trail Class 1
Features: It passes 4 major assaults (2 before Mount
Angtungfao, 1 before Mount Kupapey and one leading to its summit. The trail offers magnificent pine forest and
it has established trail till Mount Kupapey. From its shoulder, it opens to the
magnificent scenery of Barangay Mainit which according to the locals has a
natural hot spring.
43. Mount Lakipan
Heading to the summit of Mount Lakipan
Descending to the jump-off point heading to Sitio Favarey (Maligcong main village)
Location: Bontoc, Mountain Province, Philippines
Jump-off Point: Sitio Fang-orao, Brgy. Maligcong, Bontoc, Mountain Province
Alternate Jump-off Point: Sitio Favuyan, Brgy. Maligcong, Bontoc, Mountain Province
Exit point: Sitio Fang-orao, Brgy. Maligcong, Bontoc, Mountain Province (Backtrail)
Alternate exit point: Sitio Favuyan, Brgy. Maligcong, Bontoc, Mountain Province (Hexaclimb Traverse)
Elevation: Approximately 1,655 MASL (5,430 feet)
Days required / Hours to summit: 1 day/ 2.5 hours (from Sitio Fang-orao via Mount Matuon)
Specs: Minor Climb, 3/9, Trail Class 1
Features: From its jump-off point of Sitio Fang-orao,
the trail is consist of rice terraces of Maligcong, passing thru the main
Maligcong village at the middle of the rice terraces and struts along the
Fib-iling rice terraces. From its foot from Sitio Fib-iling, it has few rice granary
houses. From its midpoint to the summit its
trail has pine trees. Its summit has no
open view since it is in the middle of densely-forested
area.
44. Mount Matuon
Heading to Mount Matuon summit
The window scenery in between the pine trees at the summit
Location: Bontoc, Mountain Province, Philippines
Jump-off Point: Sitio Fang-orao, Brgy. Maligcong, Bontoc, Mountain Province
Alternate Jump-off Point: Sitio Favuyan, Brgy. Maligcong, Bontoc, Mountain Province
Exit point: Sitio Fang-orao, Brgy. Maligcong, Bontoc, Mountain Province (Backtrail)
Alternate exit point: Sitio Favuyan, Brgy. Maligcong, Bontoc, Mountain Province (Hexaclimb Traverse)
Elevation: Approximately 1,650 MASL (5,413 feet)
Days required / Hours to summit: 1 day/ 2 hours (from Sitio Fang-orao)
Specs: Minor Climb, 3/9, Trail Class 1
Features: From its jump-off point of Sitio Fang-orao,
the trail is consist of rice terraces of Maligcong, passing thru the main
Maligcong village at the middle of the rice terraces and struts along the
Fib-iling rice terraces. From its foot from Sitio Fib-iling, it has few rice granary
houses. From its midpoint to the summit its
trail has pine trees. It is overlooking
the other side of Maligcong rice terraces between the windows of pine trees on
its summit.
45. Mount Yangbew (formerly known as Mount Jambo or Jumbo)
Location: La Trinidad, Benguet, Philippines
Entry and Exit Points: Sitio Binat, Barangay Tawang, La Trinidad, Benguet
Elevation: 1,648 MASL (5,407 feet)
Hours to Summit/Days Required: 30 to 40 minutes/ 1 day
Specs: Minor Climb; Difficulty - 2/9; Trail Class 1
Features: It is the highest peak in the municipality of La Trinidad, Benguet. It has open and grassy trails dotted with stunning limestone rock formations which is muddy during rainy season. No tour guide needed. It is bike-friendly and families and groups can even have their picnic at the summit. From the heart of Baguio City, it can only approximately be 20 to 30 minutes drive depending upon the traffic and if one opts to hire a taxi, it will approximately be costing P200 to P250, no haggling needed since drivers of Baguio City are mostly honest. You are unfortunate if you find one. Its summit offers a panoramic view of La Trinidad and Baguio City.
46. Mount Kupapey
The summit marker of Mount Kupapey
Location: Bontoc, Mountain Province, Philippines
Jump-off Point: Sitio Favuyan, Brgy. Maligcong, Bontoc, Mountain Province
Elevation: 1,647 MASL (5,403.54 feet)
Days Required / Hours to Summit: 1 day / 1 - 1 1/2 hours
Specs: Minor Climb, Difficulty 3/9. Trail Class 1
Features: Trail covered with pine forest where its first 30 minutes is a continuous but gradual assault; the first 15 minutes cuts through a few village houses; it passes through the summit of Mount Angtungfao; and it is closely overlooking the century-old wonder of Maligcong Rice Terraces.
47. Kyangyenyi
Enjoying the cold climate of Uganda at Kyangyenyi summit
Location: Kibingo District, Uganda, East Africa
Entry and Exit point: Parish of Kyangyenyi Subcounty, Kibingo District
Elevation: 1,555 MASL (5,102 feet)
Days required / Hours to summit: 1 day / 2 hours
Specs: Minor climb, 2/9 Difficulty, Cardiac assault trails
Features: The lower side is grown with Prunu African as part of their agricultural community project and some grazing area. The trails in the middle part is grown with Pinus Oocarpa and leading to the summit are grown with few Eucalyptus and low-growing bushes. The summit is rocky and grown with low-growing bushes.
Blogspot link:
Kyangyenyi Climb
48. Nyakarangara
At the summit of Nyakarangara
Location: Boundaries of Buhweju and Sheema Counties, Bushenyi District, Uganda, East Africa
Entry point: Nyakashaka Village, Bushenyi District
Exit point: Nyakyiragugu Village, Sheema Country
Elevation: 1,540 MASL (5,052 feet)
Days required / Hours to summit: 1 day / 2 hours
Specs: Minor climb, 2/9 Difficulty, Executive Climb
Features: The trail is gradual and there are only two dominant species grow on it, the Eucalyptus trees, low-growing bushes and Ehongwa flowers making it very easy to trek to the summit
Blogspot link:
Nyakarangara Climb
Mount Angtungfao (adjoining peak to Mount Kupapey)
The flat and expansive peak of Mount Angtungfao
Location: Bontoc, Mountain Province, Philippines
Entry point: Sitio Favuyan, Brgy. Maligcong, Bontoc, Mountain Province
Elevation: 1,493 MASL (4,898.29 feet)
Days required / Hours to summit: 1 day / 1 hour
Specs: Minor Climb, 3/9 Difficulty, Trail Class 1
Features: 2 gradual assaults; cuts through small tribal villages with very few houses; almost adjacent to the famous Maligcong Rice Terraces; summit is wide campsite but as per municipal ordinance there is not overnight camping allowed; and it is the first summit leading to Mount Kupapey.
Location: La Trinidad, Benguet, Philippines
Entry and exit points: Sitio Tayawan, Barangay Cruz, La Trinidad, Benguet
Elevation: 1,472 MASL (4,829 feet)
Hours to Summit/Days Required: 30 to 40 minutes / 1 day
Specs: Minor Climb; Difficulty - 2/9; Trail Class 1
Features: Mount Kalugong is an eco-park and a cultural village where near its summit is a cafe and refreshing pine forest eco-park with a few accommodation huts for overnight guests and on its summit is a solid and massive limestone rock formations. No need for a guide. Its jump-off point is accessible by a jeepney coming from Baguio City with a fare of P15 per head as of this writing. Two thirds of its trails from the jump-off point are private residences and a few private resorts with connected with a concrete road. The concrete road ends at an agri-park and it opens to a small entrance with stairs made up of construction iron stell (cabilla) which extends into a 5-minute walk to the entrance of the eco-park. This mountain can be on a twin-hike with Mount Yangbew.
50. Mount Cristobal
Location: Between the boundaries of Dolores (Quezon), San Pablo & Nagcarlan (Laguna), Philippines
Jump-off point: Brgy. Sta Lucia, Dolores, Quezon
Elevation: 1,470 MASL (4,823 feet)
Days required / Hours to summit: 1- 2 days / 4 - 5 hours
Specs: Minor climb, Difficulty 4/9, Trail class 3
Features: With on and off cemented paths from the start of the trail, thick forest, ferns-grown and cogon trails, misty crater, Jones peak (the highest point in trail).
51. Mount Fato
The summit marker of Mount Fato
Location: Bontoc, Mountain Province, Philippines
Jump-off Point: Sitio Favuyan, Brgy. Maligcong, Bontoc, Mountain Province
Elevation: 1,438 MASL (4,717.85 feet)
Days Required / Hours to Summit: 1 Day / 1 - 1 1/2 hours
Specs: Minor Climb, Difficulty 3/9, Trail Class 1
Features: Trail covered with pine forest; the summit offers a vast panoramic view of the mountains of Bontoc and a distance the majestic Maligcong Rice Terraces; and it passes through the peak of Mount Podlak.
52. Mount Hibok-Hibok
The densely-forested trail of Mount Hibok-Hibok
Location: Camiguin de Mindanao Island, Philippines
Jump-off point: Ardent Hot Spring, Mambajao, Camiguin
Elevation: 1,332 MASL (4,370 feet)
Days required / Hours to summit: 1 day / 3-5 hours
Specs: Minor climb, Difficulty 4/9, Trail class 3
Features: Volcanic crater, tropical forest, scenic views of Camiguin
Blogspot link:
Mount Hibok-Hibok Climb
53. Mount Masaraga
While at the summit of Mount Masaraga at 1,328 MASL with Mayon Volcano as backdrop
Taken from the Viewdeck of Mount Masaraga with Mayon Volcano sa backdrop
Location: Brgy. Amtic, Ligao, Albay, Philippines
Jump-off point: Sitio Sabluyon, Brgy. Amtic, Ligao, Albay
Elevation: 1,328 MASL (4,357 feet)
Days required / Hours to summit: 2 days / Old Trail (4-7 hours); New Trail 2-3 hours
Specs: Major climb, Difficulty 6/9, Trail class 1-4
Features: Trails vary from talahib-grown and monkey trail with all cardiac assaults pattern from The Campsite. Trails are along the ridge. From its viewdeck and summit, Mayon Volcano is very visible if there is clearning. Likewise, from summit during cleared skies can be viewed Mount Isarog and Mount Malinao.
Blogspot link:
54. Mount Natib
A sea of clouds at the summit of Mount Natib
Location: Orani, Bataan, Philippines
Major jumpoff: Brgy. Tala, Orani
Minor jumpoff: Kanawan (Hanging Bridge), Morong
Elevation: 1,287 MASL (4,222 feet)
Days required / Hours to summit: 1-2 days / 4 -5 hours
Specs (Backtrail): Major climb, Difficulty 5/9, Trail class 1-3
Specs (Traverse): Major climb, Difficulty 6/9, Trail class 1-3
Features: Scenic views of Central Luzon; Woodlands; Tropical forests and it is infested with limatik (blood-sucking leech)
Suggested Tourist Destination to visit:
Sinagtala Farm Resort
Blogspot link:
Mount Natib Climb
Mount Podlak (adjoining peak to Mount Fato)
From the peak of Mount Podlak is the distant view of Maligcong Rice Terraces
Location: Bontoc, Mountain Province, Philippines
Jump-off Point: Sitio Favuyan, Brgy. Maligcong, Bontoc, Mountain Province
Elevation: 1,274 MASL (4,179.79 feet)
Days Required/ Hours to Summit: 1 Day / 1 hour
Specs: Minor Climb, Difficulty 3/9, Trail Class 1
Features: Trail covered with pine forest; its summit is the jumping point leading to Mount Fato; it has two long gradual assaults; and the first 15 minutes of the assault has concrete stairs.
55. Mount Dinor
Location: Brgy.
Sinoron, Sta. Cruz, Davao del Sur
Entry point: Sitio Pilan, Brgy. Sinoron, Sta. Cruz, Davao del Sur
Exit point: Sitio Pilan, Brgy. Sinoron, Sta. Cruz, Davao del Sur
Elevation: 1,240 MASL (4,068 feet)
Days required / Hours to summit:1 day / 4
hours
Specs: Minor climb, Difficulty 3/9, Trail Class 1-3
Total
Trail Length: 9.575 kilometers or 19.15 kilometers plus backtrail (11.9 miles)
Features: The trail starts with the picturesque Pilan hanging bridge and after
a series of ups and downs is a creek crossing. It has rolling and open trails (it
is like a walk-in-the-park) from jump-off point to the forest entry point. There are 2 stations (Bonghanoy and Panerio both with water
source) and followed by three camp sites with Camp 1 having water source. Camp sites are close with each other with a
distance of not more than 15-minute trekking.
After Camp 1 follows shortly the forest which a 45-minute cardiac
assault to the summit. The summit offers
no overlooking scenery as it is a densely-forested area.
56. Kairere Peak
Taken at Kairere' peak with Omutanwa peak at the background
Location: Kyabugimbi Sub-county, Bushenyi District, Uganda, East Africa
Jump-off point: Kakyeka Village, Kyabugimbi Sub County, Bushenyi District, Uganda
Elevation: 1,203 MASL (3,947 feet)
Days required / Hours to summit: 1 day / 2.5 hours
Specs: Minor climb, Difficulty 2/9, Trail class 2
Features: Near the jump-off point were planted with bananas by the locals, while ascending Eucalyptus trees and Ehongwa wild flowers abundantly grows. Ascending the slopes takes a gradual elevation. It's open with grasses abundantly growing with few trees growing leading to the summit where its midpart has been a region of animals' grazing due to thick grasses. With this, the rolling neighboring hills can be viewed with no obstacles. Some parts of it have liverworts as ground cover.
57. Mount Malindig
At the pasture land trail of Mount Malindig
Location: Buenavista, Marinduque, Philippines
Jump-off: Brgy. Sihi, Buenavista
Elevation: 1,157 MASL (3,876 feet)
Days required / Hours to summit: 1-2 days / 4.5-5.5 hours
Specs: < Minor climb, Difficulty 4/9, Trail class 1-2
Features: Trails vary from coconut plantation, farm/crop land, grazing land and forest leading to summit. No open cleaning from the summit. There is a radio station/military outpost at 900 MASL
Blogspot link:
Mount Malindig Climb
58. Mount Mariveles (Tarak Ridge)
Standing at the Peak 2 of Mount Mariveles
Location: Mariveles, Bataan
Jump-off point: Brgy. Alas-asin, Mariveles
Elevation (Ridge): 1,006 MASL (3,300 feet)
Elevation (Peak): 1,130 MASL (3,707 feet)
Days required/Hours to summit: 1 day / 5-6 hours
Specs: Major climb, Difficulty 4/9, Trail class 3
Features: Its craggy landscape, sharp rocks, and steep location. It gives rich dramatic hues of sunset which can be viewed at its best from the ridge. It provides a 270-degree view of sprawling hills and plains as well as its coastline and that is to include Corregidor Island and its neighboring islands and islets and the majestic Manila Bay for the farthest point of Cavite.
Blogspot link:
Mount Mariveles Climb (Tarak Ridge)
59. Bamboo Peak
Location: Brgy.
Jose Rizal, Sta. Cruz, Davao del Sur, Philippines
Entry point: Sitio Centro, Brgy. Jose Rizal,
Sta. Cruz, Davao del Sur
Exit point: Sitio Centro, Brgy. Jose Rizal, Sta. Cruz, Davao del Sur
Jump-off point
Elevation: 249 MASL (816.93 feet)
Elevation: 1,106 MASL (3,629 feet)
Days required / Hours to summit: 1 day / 3 hours
Specs: Minor climb, Difficulty 3/9, Trail Class 3
Total Trail
Length: 4.6 kilometers or 9.2 kilometers plus backtrail
Features: It has both open trails and forested trails. There is one creek and the
entire stretch of the trail is characterized by series of assaults. A few houses (around five) halfway to the
summit sells fresh buco fruit and two stores to buy snacks, lunch meal and
other food items. Some of the trails are
grown with bamboo and its ridge where peak is located provides an ample space
for camping.
60. Mount Tenjo
While at the Observation Deck
Boarding the cable car to the Observation Deck
Location: Lake Kawaguchiko Southern shore, Minamitsuru District, Yamanashi, Japan
Jump-off point: Azagawa, Fujikawaguchicko, Minamitsuru District, Yamansahi, Japan
Elevation: 1,104 MASL (3,622 feet) Note that the jump-off point is already at an elevation of 876 meters, thus, there is only 238 meters to trek going to the summit of Mount Tenjo.
Hours to Peak 2 / days required: 1 day / 1.2 (the first option is trek, the second option is to take the cable car)
Specs: Minor climb, Difficulty 3/9, Trail class 2
Features: It offers the panoramic view of Lake Kawaguchiko. It has the Bell of Tenjo, the Tenjo "rabbit" Shrine. Mount Tenjo is used as an observation point for the Mount Fuji Panoramic Ropeway.
Additional tips: The ropeway is open daily from 9:00 A.M. (9:30 A.M. from December to February), with departures every 5-10 minutes. A round trip is 800 yen for adults and 400 yen for children, or one way tickets are available for 450 and 230 yen, respectively. You can take the ropeway until 5:10 P.M. (4:40 P.M. from December to February). Official website:
https://www.mtfujiropeway.jp/en
For keen hikers, there' also the option to continue from Mount Tenjo to Mount Mitsutoge (1,785 meters). It's about a six-hour hike there an back.
61-66. Cawag Hexa Climb (Mount Balingkilat, Mount Bira-Bira, Mount Naulaw, Mount Dayungan, Mount Cinco Picos and Mount Redondo)
Location: Subic, Zambales, Philippines
Jump-off point: Sitio Cawag, Settlement, Subic, Zambales
Days required/Hours to finish: 1-2 days / 16 - 20 hours
General Specs: Major climb, Difficulty 7/9, Trail class 1-4
Cumulative elevation gain: 1,930 meters
Total Trail Length: approximately 33.7 kilometers
61. Mount Balingkilat
From the summit of Mount Balingkilat with the background of Nagsasa Cove
A close-up picture from the summit of Mount Balingkilat
Elevation (Summit): 1,100 MASL (3,608.92 feet)
Days required/Hours to summit: 1 day / 5 hours
Specs: Major climb, Difficulty 7/9, Trail class 1-4
Features: Two river crossings; the first hour trek is flat but rugged wet terrain coming from tributaries of creeks during rainy and "ber" months, but not in summer which is dry. The last remaining hours are open of continuous cardiac assaults; usually trek at dawn due to scorching heat as trails are open; overlooking Subic Bay and the nightly lights of the municipality of Subic. The summit offers the majestic and stunning scenery of Nagsasava Cove.
62. Mount Bira-Bira (Mount Nagsasa)
While at the bewitching summit of Mount Bira-Bira with Mount Balingkilat at the backdrop
Elevation (Summit): 540 MASL (1,771.65 feet)
Days required/Hours to summit: 1 day / 3 hours (the starting point is from Mount Balingkilat summit)
Specs: Major climb, Difficulty 7/9, Trail class 1-4
Features: It passes a strong current of water source (only during rainy and "ber" months); requires scaling of eight (8) mini-mountains of steep ridges and short rocky knife edge trails with massive sharp rocks of open trails. Requires to lift ones body to overcome big chunks of rocks along the trails. Its summit offers a totality of the Mount Balingkilat and still the scenic cove of Nagsasa can be visibly captured.
63. Mount Naulaw
The grassy summit of Mount Naulaw showcasing backdrop of mountain range
Elevation (Summit): 450 MASL (1,476.38 feet)
Days required/Hours to summit: 1 day / 1 hour (the starting point is from Mount Bira-Bira summit)
Specs: Minor climb, Difficulty 2/9, Trail class 1
Features: Equipped with rolling flat trails grown with talahib grass more than half of the height of 6-footer human frame. Open trails which offers extremely scorching trails. From its summit can be seen the Nagsasa Cove, Mount Bira-Bira, Mount Dayungan and Mount Redondo and a dramatic slopes of hills and unknown mountains.
64. Mount Dayungan
The totality of Mount Dayungan as captured from its foot adjacent to Mount Naulaw
The cascading waters of the second water source at the foot of Mount Dayungan
Elevation (Summit): 935+ MASL (3,067.59 feet)
Days required/Hours to summit: 1 day / 2-3 hours (the starting point is from Mount Naulaw summit)
Specs: Major climb, Difficulty 5/9, Trail class 1-3
Features: Its jump-off point is at the second water source. Requires cardiac assaults to the summit. Some of its open trails are grown with thick grasses where there is nowhere to take refuge from the extremely hot sun. It has a summit of deception before you reach the real summit. It has a 360 degree views for it can almost capture the lower elevation of Mount Naulaw, Mount Redondo, Nagsasa Cove and also the Cinco Picos and fathest stretch of Mount Bira-Bira and Mount Balingkilat.
65. Mount Cinco Picos
The rolling trails leading to the foot of Mount Cinco Picos
Elevation (Summit): 881 MASL (2,890.42 feet)
Days required/Hours to summit: 1 day / 2-3 hours (the starting point is from the foot of Mount Dayungan)
Specs: Major climb, Difficulty 5/9, Trail class 1-3
Features: It has 7 peaks to conquer and if all these are scaled, it will take a maximum of 4 hours. Its peaks vary from open to densely forested sections. It takes two mini-mountains from Mount Dayungan to navigate to the foot of this mountain with rolling trails in between.
66. Mount Redondo
Heading to the foot of Mount Redondo
Elevation (Summit): 660 MASL (2,165.35 feet)
Days required/Hours to summit: 1 day / 3-4 hours (the starting point is from the foot of Mount Cinco Picos)
Specs: Minor climb, Difficulty 3/9, Trail class 1
Features: It offers the longest trail walk of taller-than-human frame Talahib (grasses) before finally descending back to the jump-off point of another 3 hours including 2 river crossings. We scaled this mountain on a night trek, because our Cawag Hexa was from 1:00 A.M. of Saturday and finished it at 1:00 A.M. of Sunday. We tend to take a sleep along the creepy trails of this mountain. No clearings can be found and the trails is just enough for a human body to pass through. Being on tail, I experienced that a strong force has been pulling my backpack. It was indeed scary to be at Redondo's trails at a night trek.
67. Mount Makiling (Peak 2)
A leisurely rest on my descent of the mountain
Location: Sto. Tomas, Batangas, Philippines
Jump-off: Brgy. San Miguel, Sto. Tomas
Elevation: 1090 MASL (3,676 feet) at Peak 2
Hours to Peak 2 / days required: 1-2 days / 7-8 hours
Specs: Major climb, Difficulty 6/9, Trail class 3 with roped segments
Features: It does not give a 360 degrees scenery at the peak. It is highly inhabited by limatik (tiger colored leech)
Blogspot link:
Mount Makiling Peak 2 Climb
68. Mount Loay
Location: Brgy Zone
2, Sta. Cruz, Davao del Sur
Entry point: Sitio Loay (Loay Elementary School), Brgy. Zone 2, Sta. Cruz,
Davao del Sur
Exit point: Sitio Loay, Brgy. Zone 2, Sta. Cruz, Davao del Sur (option to
traverse to Langan Falls)
Elevation: 1,040 MASL (3,412 feet)
Days required / Hours to summit: 1 day / 4 hours
Specs: Minor climb, Difficulty 3/9, Trail Class 1- 3
Total Trail
Length: 5.79 kilometers or 11.58 kilometers plus backtrail (7.2 miles)
Features: Characterized by having 8 stations where climbers can have an
emergency camping. A few of these stations have stores where snacks, drinks and
buco fruit are available and they are grown with ornamental plants making them
picturesque. The trail to the summit is
an endless assault with small to average size rocks. The
summit has a clearing offering 360-degree view.
69. Mount Arayat Peak 1
While at the summit of Mount Arayat Peak 1
Location: Arayat, Pampanga, Philippines
Major jump off: Arayat National Park, Brgy. Bano, Arayat
Elevation: 1,030 MASL (3,379 feet)
Days required / Hours to summit: 1 day / 4 hours
Specs: Minor climb, Difficulty 3/9, Trail class 3
Features: It has spectacular view overlooking most of Central Luzon with expanse of rice fields and towns, Pampanga River, mountains of Zambales and Bataan and the Sierra Madre on the opposite side. However, in this same summit is a communication tower which blocks the full view of the other side when photographed.
Blogspot link: Mount Arayat Peak 1
70. Mount Pulog
Lake Pulog at the summit of Mount Pulog
Overlooking Lake Pulog from the summit
Strutting at the jump-off point of agricultural land
: Bacun, Sorsogon, Philippines
Major Jumpoff Point: Sta. Cruz, Bacun, Sorsogon
Alternate Jumpoff: San Juan, Bacun, Sorsogon
Elevation: 1,020 MASL (3,346 feet)
Days required / Hours to summit: 1 day / 4-5 hours
Specs: Minor climb, Difficulty 4/9, Trail class 1-3
Features: Mostly rolling trails of agricultural land majority coconut plantation from the jumpoff point to the grassy campsite overlooking Pacific Ocean, Bacun town and Pagurinan beach coast; densely forested of steep trails and cardiac assaults from the campsite to the summit; with less concentration of limatiks; with mystical lake traversing a thick forest almost 200 meters down from the summit; the summit offers 180 degrees view of Pocdol mountain range.
Blogspot link: 71. Mount Iraya
A group photo at the summit of Mount Iraya
Location: Basco, Batanes, Philippines
Major Jumpoff: Sitio Banaraw near Basco Airport
Elevation: 1,009 MASL (3,310 feet)
Days required / Hours to summit: 1 day / 3-4 hours
Specs: Minor climb, Difficulty 4/9, Trail class 1-3
Features: Its summit provides the scenery of the whole Batan Island as well as overlooking the Pacific Ocean, China Sea, Balintang Channel and Luzon Strait.
Blogspot link:
Mount Iraya Climb
72. Mount Pinatubo
The majestic lake of Mount Pinatubo
Location; Between the boundaries of Zambales, Tarlac and Pampanga, Philippines
Major jump-off: Brgy. Sta. Juliana, Capas, Tarlac
Elevation: 960 MASL (3,150 feet)
Days required / Hours to crater: 1 day, with options of: 45 min 4×4 + 2 hrs hike OR 4-5 hours trek
Specs: Minor climb, Difficulty 2/9, Trail class 1
Features: The trail has narrow shallow O'Donnell water streams, it has desert-like flat, long Crow Valley Gunnery Range which leads to its magnificent crater lake with color blue green to deep blue depending on the season.
Blogspot link:
Mount Pinatubo Climb
73. Mount Igduao
Location: Valderrama,
Antique, Philippines
Entry point: Brgy. Binanugan, Valderrama, Antique
Exit point: Brgy. Binanugan, Valderrama, Antique
Elevation: 873 MASL (2,864.17 feet)
Days required / Hours to summit:1 day / 1 hour from Mount Igcuron campsite
Specs: Minor climb, Difficulty 5/9, Trail Class 2
Features: Open trails from start to finish coming from Igcuron campsite; 45
degrees scaling to its summit with only the cogon grasses to hold; the summit
offers a 360 degrees panoramic view of Mount Igcuron, Mount Taripes, Mount
Tigbararing and other neighboring mountains.
Its foot is adjacent to Mount Taripes.
Youtube link: Mount Igduao
74. Mount Hinoplacan
One of the massive trees along the trail
At the summit of Mount Hinoplacan
Location: Matuguinao, Western Samar, Philippines
Entry/Exit point: Purok 1, Matuguinao, Western Samar
Elevation: 802 MASL (2,631.23 feet)
Days required / Hours to summit: 1 day/ 4 hours
Specs: Minor climb, Difficulty 5/9, Trail Class 1-3
Features: Most of the trails have narrow and sharp rocks which need balances. Rocks cannot be used for support whenever climbing as they will hurt bare hands. Since most of its parts are densely-forested then climbers are protected from the exposure to the sun. Trails can be consisting of long cardiac assaults. Since it is seldom climbed, there is no well-defined trail and the guide oftentimes clears it using sharp bolo.
Blogspot link: Mount Hinoplacan: The Newly Opened Climbing Destination in Matuguinao (Samar)
75. Mount Igmatongtong
Location: Laua-an, Antique, Philippines
Entry point: Brgy. Capnayan, Laua-an, Antique
Exit point: Brgy. Capnayan, Laua-an, Antique
Elevation: 802 MASL (2,631.23 feet)
Days required / Hours to summit:1 day / 1 – 1/2 hours
Specs: Minor climb, Difficulty 4/9, Trail Class 1
Features: Trails to the barangay for registration is a narrow concrete road and
staircases; open trail with some scenic rice terraces on its mountain slopes
and even along its trails.
76. Mount Daraitan
While at the summit of Mount Daraitan
The Heart Peak of Mount Daraitan
Tinipak River and Rock Formations: an optional side trip in Mount Daraitan
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Part of the Discovery Trail of this georeserve park
