Mount Balagbag and Mount Maranat
777+ MASL (Mt Balagbag) and 811 MASL (Mt Maranat).Days required / Hours to summit: 1 day / 1-2 hours (from jump off to Mt Balagbag)/ 2-2.5 hours (Mt Balagbag to Mt Maranat summit)Specs: Minor climb, Difficulty 3/9, Trail class 1-2.
Hiking is one of my favorite hobbies, swimming is not a cup of my tea(it depends on my mood).But in some of my friends "swimming is life!" 😂😂😂 You can call them Swimming lover, i call them "sirena" buntot nalang talaga kulang. The original plan was to go on swimming. We woke up early just for it. Bad news the place was too crowded for us to swim.Since they are too choosy, we don't have any choice but to find another place to go. Since Mt. Balagbag was the nearest and the easiest mountain to climb, i decide to take them there. From Baras Rizal we traveled going back to Sta.Lucia it was the nearest terminal going to Commonwealth Quezon.
From Sta.Lucia we ride a jeep going to Commonwealth. After a long trip we arrived at Commonwealth by 11:30am. From there we ride a Bus again going to Tungko. One of my friend keep on asking (complaining anyway).😂😂😂 "parang mas mahaba pa ang byahe natin ah".We're running out of time its 12:00pm . Oa? 11:30 palang po!😂 While we were in the bus some of them slept. Instead of sleeping Rose and i have some conversation with our childhood memories. A minute later i wondered why the bus conductor did not ask for the fee. I thought one of my friends paid our fares. When we reach tungko by 12:35pm i asked them if they do pay the fare but they said No!😱 They also expected that i was the one that paid the fare. Omg! "Walang nagbayad kahit isa sa amin" inshort nakalibre kami sa pamasahe.tsk! Tsk! Not a good idea.Dont imitate us guys! Its bad😂😂.
Before we ride again on the jeep going to licao licao, we first buy some food to eat.While waiting for Carlo and Kenneth,we just have conversation with some of the jeepney driver. A minute later wala parin sila! Aba ang mga loko dinidiskartehan pa pala ang tindera ng "Mang Tinapay"(bakery).Pinaghintay pa kami.😂 To make it short we reach the Licao licao by 1:45pm. To save time we ride a tricycle going to Brgy.Hall Registered and start the trek.
Since hiking was not in the plan.I am completely unprepared, i don't have everything, even water to drink, shoes to hike, jacket or cap.Good thing i have suncreen😂 .I also have my tent and sleeping bag,supposed to be for our picnic in Baras Falls.
After a minute of walking, nagpahinga muna kami saglit"my gudness ang init ah"
I saw children climbing the berry tree. Ofcourse i ask some Of the berry fruit.😂 I remember my younger days.😂 gawain ko rin ito noon.
Im not really sure the name of this fruit but i used to call it Berry when i was a child. It taste like green mango (ang sarap).
2:30pm we took again the Balagbag trail and what made it difficult was the scorching heat of the sun. Since we wanted this kind of thing we never give up!.
Whenever we find a beautiful spot we take pictures!
Since it was not hard to climb,we really enjoy it. (They enjoy the climb). Nothing makes me more happier than seeing my friends happy.
After an hour of walking we finally reach the Summit of mount balagbag.
Since it's late for us to leave.We plan to sleep at the summit (camp site).Nag start na rin kaming maglatag ng tent. 5:00pm when the sun was about to set, all of us don't miss the chance to take pictures. Here is one of the shots that we took.
After taking pictures, our boys were preparing our dinner😂. They also grill fish that we bought from Tungko market (buti nga hindi nasira). Its getting dark and the City began to light. What an amazing, wonderful view from the top. It makes me "Senti" cahroot!.😂
The wind is strong and its getting colder.bad thing i don't have jacket.My bestfriend is A.R. always ready😂 She lent me her jacket,since she have her blanket.After we finished eating dinner, we girls entered inside the tent.
No cellphone signal,no lights (only the city light view) While the boys still outside,we girls slept early.(sarap matulog kasi malamig).
Woke up 6:00am waiting for the sunrise. Unfotunately the sun refuse to shine.😂 we take some pictures in the every part of mount Balagbag "daw manol bala haw kong sa ilonggo pa."😂
Going back to our tent for breakfast.
We started to packed up our thing by 7:30am.After refilling our water container, we're ready to leave!!
Walang friend friend sa bundok ang bagal nila maglakad.😂After an Hour of walking i reach the Brgy.Balagbag Alone. I waited there about a minute. When they come. I decided to hike Mount maranat.😂 one of my friend said"bastos to! Edi sana kanina mo pa sinabi habang nasa taas tayo" actually sinabi ko na sa kanila. Hinintay lang talaga nila na sasabihin kong ako magbabayad ng tour guide.😂
"MOUNT MARANAT TRAIL"
Before we start our trek.We left some of our things in Brgy.Hall and Bought some trail food,Bad things we already discarded our water container. "Andun nalang kami sa Bahala na!" Our tour guide told us that there is a mini stop along the way where you can buy food.After i signed the waiver we start the trail by 9:30am
Reach this river after 30 minutes of trekking.(mejo malakas pa kami). The water here was clear, our tour guide told us that we can drink the water. We refill our water container and took the trail again.
At first, the trail was easy because it's relatively flat.The weather was really unpredictable. The rain start and it showed little."nandito na rin naman tayo ituloy na natin".We arrived at River By 11:00am. After eating our Lunch we proceed to the main destination which is Maranat Falls. But in order to get to the other side. We have to cross the river."sisiw lang yan sa amin yan lang pala eh".(yabang!😂)
The smile behind the thousands of tired. Never give up is our motto in life! 😂
I was impressed with this kid. For almost hour of trekking parang wala lang sa kanya ang pagod😂 "grabe bhe ang lakas mo".
Finally!!😂we made it! Reaching the twin Falls makes us forget of all the tiredness!"Mga hangol sa tubig kong si Carlo pa"
We put down our things and jump instantly as fast as 4:00am! Haha! "Mabilis pa sa alas kuatro"
After spending minutes in swimming and picture taking at the falls, we are going back to the river again.
At this point, we actually wanted to stay longer in the river,but we need to chase the last trip going to Tungko. After refilling our water container, we start the trek again."kapag naalala ko yong dinaanan natin kanina parang ayaw ko ng bumalik😂".(saklap).
I'm a bit tired this time.😂 "wala kang choice kailangan mong maglakad" Actually, Mount Maranat is not that hard to climb.What make it hard was the scroching hot of the sun and sometimes when it rains the trail will be muddy.
*Note: Before you go for hike do not forget to check the weather forecast. No joke! Mawawalan ka lang ng gana kapag subrang muddy😦
The last Groufie before leaving Maranat. Very tiring but its really worth it! Since it was our first twin hike,we are so proud of ourselves this time. We made it!!
Maranat is a quiet hard mountain to climb. One of the hardest mountain i've been(for me haha!) Kasi kahit pababa kana parang paakyat ka parin😂😂😂😂.
From the 👈to👉kim,tatet,angelie,carlo,ken,and Rose!😂
Thank you so much guys! Special thanks to Carlo sa pagpapahiram ng T-shirt.
Ps: All the photos that i posted here are no Filter. Sorry for the low quality pictures.😂 I am just using a cellphone camera.
How to get there
from Cubao ride a bus going to Tungko(Php38.00)From there, ride a jeep going to Licao-Licao.(Php27.00) Tricycle going to Brgy.Balagbag (Php30.00/each optional).
Budget Breakdown
Cubao-tungko Php38.00 Tungko-licaolicaoPhp27.00 Licaolicao-Brgy.balagbag Php30.00RegistrationPhp30.00/each+Php10.00(overnight).
MOUNT MARANAT
Php500.00 Tourguide
-Total expenses: Php635.00
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