Halsema Highway to Baguio

Halsema Highway

I left around 9am from Sagada intent on reaching Baguio before the afternoon rains started.

It is a scenic run on the Halsema Highway reaching an altitude of 7400 feet as you pass the highest point on the Philippine Highway system.

It’s around 6  hours from Sagada to Baguio. Several bus lines do this trip every day. If you get an early start you will have a better view.

Vegetables grown on these terraces are sent to Baguio and down to Manila. Cabbage seems to be the biggest crop but carrots, peas, beans also do well.

It is cool and foggy up in the mountain and it clouds up in the afternoon so it is difficult to get clear pictures later in the day.

You can get a beautiful view from this road in the mornings.

Sweet!

Halsema Highway Caltex station

The highway is concreted for 95 percent of the way so it is quite an easy ride. It is possible to get stuck behind a line of heavy trucks on a long upgrade but it it’s not a difficult trip overall.

Vegetable terraces along the way.

Picture of Baguio taken 4 years ago. I left my camera in the plastic bag this trip because torrential rains started just as I entered the city.

Halsema Highway