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May 31, 2014

Mountains and Trails Trek Distances

My friend Bambi Guevarra who has a long mileage of treks, shared to me his record of the mountains/trails he had done. Reading the record, it amazing to see how much distance you'll have to trek to cover a mountain/trail route. Like in Sicapoo where the ascent and descent was huge, we walk a total of 26KM ( possibly +40%). Below is the recording he sent me. 





Notes on distances, altitude ascents and descents of PH Mountain trails 
    by Victor Guevara Jr.

The distances are based on waypoint to waypoint distances from my gps readings. The actual distance will be longer by 20% to 50%, depending on contour of trail.  For example, the distance of the Bokod trek is 17.6, while the distance published by Bokod is 26km, or 48% more. My actual reading of the trail to pico de loro is 5.6km while the waypoint distance is 4.2 or 33% more.  I also have actual reading of half of the bokod trail and the actual is 35% more than the waypoint distance.
On altitude gains and losses, most are based on the readings I got from my casio watch. Some were taken from my notes on altitude recorded every 15 min by my casio watch. The numbers are in meters
These notes will give the reader a good idea on the level of difficulty of the treks recorded. You will be able to choose what trek is appropriate for your fitness level.

These numbers are best estimates. Please notify me if you discover some big disparity.



Trails/Mountains routes
KM
KM total
ASC (m)
DSC (m)
Comments
San Cristobal                                    
2.9           
5.8          
750
750

Pico de Loro                                       
4.2           
8.4          
550 
550 
actual track is 5.6 or plus 33%
Pulag from babadak                        
4.9           
9.8          
550
550

Tarak from Alasasin                         
6.4        
12.8           
850
850

Banahaw from Kinabuhayan          
7.1        
14.2          
1500 
1500

Ugu from Tinongdan                     
12.3         
24.6          
2000  
2000  

Halcon from Lantuyan                  
12.3         
24.6         
3000 
3000 

Tapulao      
13.0         
26.0
2000
2000

Napulauan 


1500
1500

Dulang Dulang                                                                    


1500
1500

Kitanglad


1570
1570

Everest Base camp (Kalla Patar)  from Lukla
43.2         
86.4           
3500
3500

 Traverse routes





Talinis – Dauin to Valencia                             

11.4          
1000 
1200

Dulang to Kitangland traverse                       

16.5          
2250 
2150   

Bokod - Japas to Pethel                                         

17.6        
1230 
1600
per Bokod tourism, 26km or +48%
Amuyao – Barlig to Battad                                    

17.5        
2290
2450

Apo
Edc to Kapatagan                                        

10.4        
1300
1600

Apo
Kapatagan to Kapatagan via Century tree

18.0        
1600 
1600

Apo  
Kapatagan to New Israel                             

18.5        
1780  
2325

Pulag
Akiki to Babadak                                      

12.5        
1950
750

Pulag
Tawangan to Lusod to camp 2 to ranger station   

17.2        
1400
600

Pulag
Akiki to Ambangeg                                       

19.7        
1950
1850

Pulag
Ambaguio to Babadak (no summit)           

23.5        
2070   
175 

Pulag
Ambaguio to summit to Babadak              

33.3        
2620
725

Ugu  
Kayapa to Tinongdan                                  

23.1        
1500
1650 

Ugu  
Tinongdan to Amabasa to summit to Lusod                              

24.3        
2175 
2175

Kibungan     


1600
1600

Sicapoo
 up to Pakapako camp                            

26.1         
2500
2500

Sicapoo
Up to summit                                        

30.5         
3300  
3300
per pinoymount, 49km or +60%
Around Annapurna, Nepal                                      

175         
8400
7700 
per backpacker 2009, 128mi  or  206km,  or 18% more

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