Leyte Mountain Trail

Who has ever walked the Leyte Mountain Trail and wants to share his/her experiences with me?
Thanks,
Yvekes

to my knowledge, nobody did the trail in the last 5 or so years. apparently, you don't get permission or guide from neither tourism office or DENR in neither ormoc or burauen or tacloban. from what i hear, they don't want to be responsible for any NPA issues that might happen, even though this is mostly theoretical now (for one, the NPA in leyte is mostly collapsed, and then they never did any harm to tourists).

this shouldn't discourage you at all from trying your luck yourself. i'm very curious about hearing experiences myself

good luck!

[ Edit: Edited on 08-Apr-2009, at 12:19 by ax ]

correct, you might want to have a word from Department of Natural Resource Office in Leyte before you begin your journey. This is to give you an idea where the ideal part to explore. The hills and mountains of Leyte are classified as landslide prone..especially now on rainy days part of summer (weird isn't it?).....other trekkers head off to the mountains of Luzon island..or better for further adventure you might try too the longest mountain ranges in Mindanao..the Diwata Mountain Range..a stretch of rigged slopes formed by the up thrust of the Pacific Plate against the Philippine plate.. you might want to have a birds eye view of that range at [snip]

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Thanks for the hint, I surely check out that mountain range in Mindanao!

Quoting bob-bxu

The hills and mountains of Leyte are classified as landslide prone

by whom? if that is so, please mention the source. i don't think they are more landslide prone than any other hills and mountains in the philippines. and you don't go hiking when there is a typhoon, do you?

I have some friends who are mountain guides based in Bacolod in Negros Occidental. So if you go there I could put you in touch with them.

Halo,
Looking trough internet and it seems nobody went the trail in spite the trail is heavily advertised.
I plan go there this year December. I consider 2 possibilities:
1) go there with my gf, she is experienced climber and well do in jungle. Take some food with and try to find way ourselvs.
2) find some local waray people near lake Mahagnao and try to ask guide there.
What do you recommend

First of all, you'll need a permit from the local DENR office, so maybe you're not even allowed to walk this trail on your own...
On the other hand, asking around for a local guide might be difficult. For Philippinos (Asians in general) it is very odd to hike with no purpose, most of these locals even take their motorcycle to go the toilet .
So after all, your best bet is to do this hike on your own if it is allowed, although it may be very difficult to find decent maps!
Please let me know what you've decided!