Location Details:

From:  Sagada Plaza

To:      Sagada Plaza   

Via:     Danom Lake, Suquib, Besao, Mt Ampacao, Sumaging Cave                

Time:  4Hrs 25mins                                   Distance: 18kms                    Total Kms to Date: 2176

Hare:  Single Malt                  

Comments: A bit more strenuous today as we went looking for some real hiking with the tower atop Mt Ampacao as our main aim. An hour after leaving Sagada we were at the small Danom Lake with, as Sip Sip said, the same solitary horse standing morosely in exactly the same spot as last year. Leaving the lake we came upon a narrow concrete path that led us through vegetable gardens to the barrio of Suquib all the time surrounding us with scenery that was truly beautiful. The next stop was Besao town centre a further two kilometers down the road. We then got on to the ridge line taking us to Mt Ampacao and eventually its summit. On the way back to Sagada we made a detour to Sumaging Cave just to stick our heads in for a look so to speak. Actually the entrance was rather wide. Saput found some extra energy and decided to do the one hour guided tour of the Cave. To the rest of us, tired legs and slippery cavern floors didn’t sound like a good mix. Maybe next year.

B.B. Moses, Sip Sip In, Bananitas & Saput.

Mount Ampacao, Sagada.