Waypoints going to Baler Quezon from Manila

[arbularyo]

we did the bongabong route the first time we went to baler august last year, maganda yung scenery, pero mahihirapan if sedan dala nyo, madaming areas na ongoing ang paving, may bridge pa na gawa sa troso na dadaanan, tapos nung dumaan kami kaka clear pa lang nang mga landslide hehehe. tapos when we got back to manila, a patient who's a baler local said to avoid that road kasi dati dun nang lalambat mga npa hehehe

[willyfernando]

I just came from Baler last April 10 and our 5-day vacation was very relaxing. I took the NLEX to SCTEX Luisita exit then proceeded to the Talavera/Rizal intersection via Zaragoza Alliaga short cut. From there I took the Aurora Pantabangan route as I was advise by the locals in Rizal that this was a much safer choice than the Bongabon route. Travel time was estimated at 4.5-5 hrs including occasional stops at food joints. We enjoyed the place so much so we booked for another trip this coming last week of April, again for another 5 days. Sedans, Crossovers, Vans and SUV's can easily use these routes that i have mentioned.

[Lew_Alcindor]

We just came back from Baler yesterday (April 18). We left Laguna around 3am and followed this route http://goo.gl/maps/Xqf9k

We exited San Simon and took Quezon Road up to Arayat. Quezon Rd is just like a race strip or runway. Kilometers of straight paved road. From there we followed the Hi-Way to Gapan then turned to Cabanatuan for breakfast. Because it was early morning, there were barely any vehicles on the road. From Laguna, we were in Pampanga in 2 hours. We cruised from Arayat because I do not want to arrive too early in Cabanatuan for breakfast. By 6 am we are at McDonald's Cabanatuan.

We left Cabanatuan at around 7AM. We proceeded to Rizal, Nueva Ecija via the Pinagpanaan-Rizal-Pantabanga Rd.This road is likewise very good in the early hours of the morning. There are some tricycles and kuliglig but nothing we cannot manage. Then from Rizal we proceeeded to Pantabangan then to Baler. As pointed out by others, the road was good except for a few unpaved areas mostly before a bridge.The view was ok but the amount of trees in the mountains is far from many. Puro kalbo na considering na watershed siya ng dam tsk tsk.

We were in Baler by 11am.

From Baler, we took almost the same route except for the ff:
From Pinagpanaan-Rizal-Pantabanga Rd, we turned right to Vergara Highway since we do not have anything to visit in Cabanatuan. Then From Sta. Rosa, NE we turned right to Jaen to avoid Gapan. From Jaen we exited to the hi-way in San Isidro (NE or Pampanga). This hiway is the same one we took back to Arayat then to San Simon via Quezon Rd.

[Leo_Arz]

I just came from Baler last April 10 and our 5-day vacation was very relaxing. I took the NLEX to SCTEX Luisita exit then proceeded to the Talavera/Rizal intersection via Zaragoza Alliaga short cut. From there I took the Aurora Pantabangan route as I was advise by the locals in Rizal that this was a much safer choice than the Bongabon route. Travel time was estimated at 4.5-5 hrs including occasional stops at food joints. We enjoyed the place so much so we booked for another trip this coming last week of April, again for another 5 days. Sedans, Crossovers, Vans and SUV's can easily use these routes that i have mentioned.

San kau sir nag stay ?medyo mahal ata pag sa resort planning 3-4 days pag punta baler.



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[jalen]

Sir pwde ko makuha ang phone number ng lodges sa baler....at yong direction from subic at ilang oras kobg galing kami ng subic...

[remzam]

Di problema ang putol putol na daan sa lowered car mo sir. Ang problema dun mismo sa may pantabangan dam. Grabe taas ng humps dun.


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[jasonpogi]

hump for speed regulator or may mga humps talaga dahil sa curves na paakyat?

[remzam]

Hindi sa curves. Dun mismo sa area na tatawid ka ng dam, matataas ang humps. Di kaya ng lowered yun I'm sure.


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[jasonpogi]

naku po mukhang kailangan ko makita kung gaano kataas ang humps dun. aside from humps sa dam, may iba pa bang sasayaran?

[BratPAQ]

naku po mukhang kailangan ko makita kung gaano kataas ang humps dun. aside from humps sa dam, may iba pa bang sasayaran?

sa car na hindi lowered Sir sayad na, I'm sure sayad yang lowered mo. di ka naman pede mag Siete dun dahil masikip, one Lane lang yun na for 2 ways kaya bigayan, which adds to the stress

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[Lew_Alcindor]

Wag ka dumaan sa Pantabangan dam para wala problema.

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[jasonpogi]

saan pa ba ang alternative na daan?

[Lew_Alcindor]

saan pa ba ang alternative na daan?

mula cabanatuan, take the rizal-pantabangan road up to pantabangan. Pero hindi ka na dadaan sa dam. Ganyan rota namin before. Actually, hinahanap nga namin yjng dam at yung humps na mataas. Hindi namin nadaanan.

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[jasonpogi]

mula cabanatuan, take the rizal-pantabangan road up to pantabangan. Pero hindi ka na dadaan sa dam. Ganyan rota namin before. Actually, hinahanap nga namin yjng dam at yung humps na mataas. Hindi namin nadaanan.

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bro saan yung specific na pantabangan road? paano route nun kung hindi na dadaan ng pantabangan dam? may lilikuan ba bago umabot sa dam?

[lexie]

saan pa ba ang alternative na daan?

take Nueva Ecija - Aurora Road

[remzam]

Just bring another car. Less hassle. If you insist on bringing your lowered car with passengers and luggage load, expect to scrape your car. We did warn you.


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[jasonpogi]

pictorial din kasi ang habol dun kaya i want to bring my pogi car =)) actually, dalawa lang naman kaming pupunta + onting gamit ko + gamit nya. ok, katumbas nga ng 3 tao sa likod.

[chronicle]

Kung naidala mo na sa sagda yan at kumayod. Malaki chance kayod ang ilalim ulit.

Been to sagada and baler. And frankly, halos same lang sila ng road condition.

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[adeeekz]

Yung papuntang Baler via Pantabangan sasayad talaga kayo dun may kataasan kasi ang humps - yung first hump talaga kayo sasabit dun sa mga sumunod na humps hindi naman po ako sumayad.

If pupunta rin kayo ng hanging bridge, may chance na sumayad din kayo dun.

[danesjr]

Thanks to all contributors to this thread it helped me plan our drive to baler. Just an update, wala na yung mga humps sa may canili diayo dam. Got stuck there for a while because nobody wanted to give way. Cops with m16 rifles went out and sorted things out under heavy rain. So if you're taking this route please watch out for oncoming vehicles before going in and drop to the right side kung sakali man may makasalubong sa gitna