Buntot Palos-Hidden Falls

After almost 3 hours of driving from Manila to Laguna via Rizal we finally reach the jump off of Buntot Palos. It was known as a hidden falls located in the town of Pangil, province of laguna. You will experience a zigzag road starting antipolo just like you’re driving going to baguio.  We arrived at the jump off at around past 7 in the morning. After registration we proceed to one of the newly resort which the local called greenhouse, maybe they called it greenhouse because the paint of the roof is painted color green but it is far from a natural greenhouse which consist of glass or most of the wall is made up of glass. 

From there we parked the car and taking some picture after that we start trekking going to the falls. From the start of the trek is a cemented road that about 500 meters up then it become rocky. Going up you can see the town of Pangil and the nearby town. After an hour we reach a small campsite which is near the water falls. 

We decide to go to the top of the water falls first to see and explore. After a 10 minutes trek from campsite, we reach the place we were targeted. We ate our brunch from there and take a dip into cold and clear water and take some rest.

Past 12 Noon we decided to descent into the water falls. We trek going back to the campsite and from there you need to descent in a steep trail going to the water falls.  The flow of water was very nice and you can hear a loud sound of splash of water. After taking some picture, we decided to go back to the jump-off. 

Cristobal Traverse

My first cimb for the year 2012, Jan 28-29, 2012. A free guideship of PIKNIKERS Mountaineers, my sunshine birthday climb and training climb of PIKNIKERS. I been to this mountain two years ago and still this moutain hasn't change. The beauty of its nature for being a rainforest mountain where you can see an orchid plant grows in the trunk of the big tree.  We do a traverse hike in which our jump/off ascent is in quezon side, in the town of Kinabuhayan, Dolores Quezon the we descent at Laguna side in the town of Tala, Rizal Laguna.

View of the Mountain from quezon side

View from Laguna side

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Day 1

2am – Meet up JAM Liner Kamuning Cubao (less than P200)

3am – Bus move

5:30 to 6am - ETA San Pablo

6am – Jeep Ride to Jump Off (Less than P200 it will also pick us up in the Traverse side)

7am – ETA Jump Off ( wento, eat, stretch, last water source 6L to 8L is advisable)

8am – Start Hike

11 to 12nn - ETA Crater

12:30nn – Crater ( set up Camp before eat lunch )

1 to 2pm – Cook, eat, clean up & wash d dishes

2 to 4pm – siesta, wento, tambay, picture, wander, etc

4 to 5pm – cook Dinner

5 to 6pm – eat dinner & wash d dishes & prepare ur early breakfast ready.

7pm- Sosyals. ( for mamam boys & girls don’t drink too much)

10pm – lights out ( prepare for the cold night)

Day 2

3:30am wake up call

4 to 5am – Eat breakfast (lunch is at the traverse proper na not in the trail. Bring trail food)

5 to 6am- break camp

6am- start traverse

10am – ETA Grassland

11am – Tayak Hill ( decide early if u want to side trip tayak. Its 30min up 20 down)

12nn to 1pm – ETA church. Shower, Lunch, Picture, rak en rol.

1:30pm – Jeep Ride to san Pablo

2:30pm – ETA San Pablo Bus waiting (open Time) TIPS: take the bus can offer u a ride to manila bcoz most of them are FULL. Take it if it offers at least alabang aircon or not. You might get trapped their for hours waiting for ur ride.