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Saturday - March 16, 2013
Getting to San Felix jump-off was easier than what I first thought. From Manila, we took a bus bound for Lucena then alighted at Brgy. San Felix, Sto. Tomas, Batangas. There's a tricycle terminal nearby (beside 7-11), just tell the tricycle driver that you're heading to "basurahan" for Mt. Makiling.
At "basurahan" or Eco-Park, there's a registration (no fee) and you can get guides from them. Guides are not mandatory but the people at Eco-Park strongly recommend each group to have their service, it's free anyway (bahala na lang kayo mag-abot ng tip kung magkano).
The Sipit Trail
In this hike, I tagged along three friends. From the highway, we rode a tricycle to "basurahan", (fare is negotiable from P70-100) and arrived at around 6 AM. We were surprised that the people at Eco-Park were still not informed that Mt. Makiling reopened last March 1. They contacted several people from Los BaƱos, and it took an hour before they allowed us to proceed.
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the "basurahan" jump-off of Sipit Trail. |
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There are pipelines all over the place, it is because MakBan Geothermal Plant lies nearby |
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Cloudy Mt. Makiling |
Compared to Palanggana Trail, I don't see much difference. Both have tiring steep parts and easy gradual ascents.
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Meron stream-crossing sa Sipit Trail, something na wala sa Palanggana Trail. |
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The ascent from Station 4 up to Station 5 is probably the hardest part. |
Check out my quick MakTrav day hike 2 weeks ago in this link.
this a great weekend escape idea! but should tag my friends along in case I give up on Station 5. LOL thanks for sharing this!
ReplyDeleteWanna try this too...just finished rockies-summit-grotto...this one is a good follow up...cj
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