HomeAll TrailsMontalban Puray Mountain Loop
Moderate
Hiking
🇵🇭 Philippines
Recorded Trail

This track was recorded on the ground by an actual expedition vehicle.

ID: PH-40-01
Register and hire guide at Wawa
Rodriguez Municipal Tourism Office

Montalban Puray Mountain Loop

Added on 30 Sep 2026
Logged by @trailxon1 September 2018

Steep forest loop from Wawa into Puray's Sierra Madre hills above the Wawa River gorge.

Trail Map

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Trail Profile

General Instructions

Hire a local guide; limestone rocks are sharp and slippery when wet.

Weather check

At Start
115m

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14.7335, 121.1852

Slide to preview conditions across the entire route • Point: 14.7335, 121.1852 @ 115m

Quick Stats

Distance
10.84 km
Type
Hiking Trail
Elevation Range
80m - 636m
Max Elevation
636 m
Max Gradient
36.3%
41.9%

Highlights

  • Wawa Dam
  • Mount Pamitinan
  • Wawa River gorge

Field Radio Protocol

VHF-UHF Communication

Emergency Simplex
146.520MHz
Team Coordination
446.006MHz
Scout Primary
146.400MHz

Propagation Telemetry

Ridge Line

92%

Gorge Floor

18%

Sector Relay: Sector Alpha Relay• 12-18 KM Range

Regulatory Compliance

VHF/UHF frequencies are for monitoring and emergency coordination only. Transmitting on these bands may require an Amateur Radio License or regional government permits. Check local telecommunications laws before operation.

Technical Analysis

Total Ascent

+539 m

Total Descent

-587 m

Ruggedness Index

Terrain Roughness Index

Vertical displacement per km. Typical range: 0 (Smooth) to 100+ (Extreme Mountain).

0 (Smooth)50 (Steep)100+ (Extreme)
103.9

103.9

Tortuosity Index

Route Curviness Index

Ratio of actual path to straight line. Typical range: 1.0 (Direct) to 3.0+ (Switchbacks).

1.0 (Direct)2.0 (Winding)3.0+ (Serpentine)
1.75

1.75

Gradient Distribution

Flat (0-3%)13%
Moderate (3-8%)6%
Steep (>8%)81%

Surface & Hydrology

Paved2%
Unpaved98%

Surface Spectrum Analysis

Asphalt
2%
Dirt Track
98%
Water Crossings

Includes only technical water fords where the vehicle actively enters a stream or riverbed. Permanent bridges are excluded from this count.

2

Difficulty Analysis

SCORE: 44

Difficulty is determined by a technical multi-vector analysis of elevation profile, surface quality, and topographic intensity.

Resulting CategoryModerate

Bounding Box (WGS84)

MIN LAT: 14.730464
MAX LAT: 14.750988
MIN LON: 121.184590
MAX LON: 121.207681

Point Spacing: 3.8 m • Engine: TrailX Precision GPX ANALYTICS v1.0.0

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