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Mt. Makiling

Nearby Town: Calamba, Laguna, Asia & Pacific
Ride Type: Out and Back
Trail Type: Single Track 80%
Dual Track 20%
Distance: 15.00 miles (24.14 KM)
Duration: not specified.
Elevation Gain: not specified.
Climbing: Steep At Times
Skill Level: Advanced Skills
User Density: not specified.



Trail Description:
It's a uphill climb at start at a 3-4 miles concrete road, and right at the top of the end road there's a passage leading you to the single track trail that goes downhill and you'll end up in UP Los banos.

Note : Full body armor is recommended.

How to get there:
Calamba City going to Los Banos turn right at Picart that's where the uphill concrete road starts!!!

Additional Notes:
Beware of black dogs :)


Posted by: Victor S. De Padua on 2/13/2006
The road you are describing is nothing but an asphalt road with a few twists and turns and a few steep climbs and descents. This is just an alternate route used to avoid traffic ensnarled junction roads. Watch out for fast moving cars and trucks! A better bike trail is the one heading up Mt. Makiling. This trail is dirt, rock, gravel with only tiny remnants of asphalt aid down by the American corps of Engineers after WW2. It starts at the UPLB Colllege of Forestry. It is surrounded by cliffs on most parts and all throughout is under a dense forest canopy. A true nature ride up around 10Kms all the way up to the Mudsprings, a boiling pit of sulfuric mud, a remnant of the extinct volcanoes fury of 1 million years ago. Watch out for snakes and civet cats crossing the trails. The end of the bike trail is the start of a hike trail which includes a few 90 degree climbs and is around 5 kms to peak 2. Bring a good set of lungs and water bottles, for this is a nature reserve, the only water sou




 



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