Climb Itinerary | Mt. Mariveles (Tarak Ridge) Dayhike

Our Climb

Date: February 4, 2012
Mountain: Mt. Mariveles
Jump-off: Brgy. Alas-asin, Mariveles, Bataan
Difficulty: 4/9 Semi-major Climb, 1,006 MASL
Climb: Dayhike
Budget: P650.00

Tarak Peak

Itinerary

01:00 am – Meet up at Genesis Cubao

01:30 am – Take Bus bound for Mariveles

04:30 am – Arrival at Alas-asin, register, breakfast

05:45 am – Start trek

06:00 am – Arrival at Aling Kurding’s house

07:50 am – Arrival at Papaya River, rest

08:00 am – Start assault to Ridge-Campsite

09:20 am – Arrival at Tarak Ridge,  eat early lunch, rest

11:10 am – Trek Down to Papaya River

12:10 pm – Arrival at Papaya river, rest

12:40 pm – Trek Back to Jump-off

03:00 pm – Back at Jump-off, tidy up

04:00 pm – Board Avenida Bound Bus

07:00 pm – Arrival at Manila

*dayhike itinerary by Tramping Philippines. 

Budget

Transportation: 

Bus Manila to Marivales - P267.00

Bus Marivelez to Manila - P267.00

Registration:

Barangay Hall  - P40.00

Food:

Lunch - P50.00

Total Budget: P624.00

Safe Budget: P650.00

Bits of Tips:

• Trail signs are all over the trail, chances of getting lost is very minimal. A climb without a guide is possible.

• The Papaya River is an ideal campsite, however, you may also want to set up your camp at Ridge campsites.

• The ridge campsite is really windy and cold, bring jackets, and there's no water source in the area.
• If planning a dayhike, make sure that you're back to jump-off before 7pm. The last trip from Mariveles back to Manila is at 7pm. If you failed to catch it, you can travel to Balanga City to catch the last trip to Manila at 9pm. 

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Read my experiences on this mountain in the following links:

• First Tarak dayhike
• Third time in Tarak