MT. KALAWITAN
VIA TALUBIN-SABANGAN
Difficulty Level: 7/9 (major climb)
Trail Route: Bontoc, Mt Prov. – Monna – Suyo – Mt Kalawitan (2714) – Apa – Sabangan, Mt Province
Duration: 3 Days Hike (2 days ascend, 1 day descent)
Trekking hours per day: 7-9 hours
Fast Facts:
⦁ 4th Highest mountain in Luzon
⦁ 10th Highest mountain in the Philippines
Proposed Itinerary:
DAY 0
20000 Assembly at Coda lines
2100 ETD to Bontoc
DAY 1
0600 ETA Bontoc, Eat Bfast
0700 Start trek to Outreach area
0800 Start Outreach
0930 Prepare for the hike
1000 Start Trek
1500 Reach water source
1630 ETA Monna Campsite / set camp / prepare dinner / dinner
DAY 2
0600 Wakeup call (prepare breakfast and pack lunch) breakcamp
0800 Start trek (prepare for the 8 hour summit assault), eat packed lunch along trail
1200 Regroup, lunch on trail Jungle forest at approximately 2,000 MASL
1300 Resume trek
1400 ETA Sitio Suyo
1500 Matthew’s Garden
1700 ETA Summit / sunset viewing / pitch tent / dinner
DAY 3 (March 26)
0500 Wake-up Call / Sunrise Viewing / Breakfast / Break Camp
0700 Start Descent
0715 ETA Dennis Playground
1030 ETA Hunter’s Hut
1130 Pine Forest
1230 ETA Apa Campsite, Sabangan late Lunch (water source available)
1330 Resume Trek
1500 Poblacion, Sabangan
1600 Sabanagan to Banaue
1700 Banaue (look for a lodge)
DAY 4 (Free day)
1600 ETD to manila
NOTE: You can take OHAYAMI Transit on going back to Manila or you can wait for a CODA Bus to pass at Banaue around 1700 hours and 1600 Hours in Bontoc.
Ohayami Website: http://www.ohayamitrans.com/
Coda Lines: https://www.facebook.com/codalinescorporation/?fref=ts
Bontoc Tourism: +639291270892 ask for ma’am Elizabeth
