Itinerary: Mt. Talomo

There were two known trails in Mt. Talomo, the Baracatan trail and the Tamayong trail. Before my climb in Mt. Talomo, I have heard only of the Tamayong trail. It is where the true summit is. However upon research, I was invited to climb the Baracatan side, with the Baracatan peak as the highest point, just across the Tamayong peak. Here are my collections of notes on the two trails.



Mt. Talomo Dayhike
Baracatan Trail - Reverse
August 28, 2010
Solo dayhike with guide

Special thanks to my guide Boyet Culiao, who fetched me at the Davao airport with his motorcycle, and we went from the Toril market up to Baracatan. The night ride on the habal was not that easy, with rugged terrain and with my fear of insurgents as he recounted how several army people were ambushed on the same road we were traversing, a few weeks back. We had a basecamp at the foot of the mountain, a few meters from the Park entrance.

Actual itinerary

August 27, 2010
- 5:00pm arrival at Davao International Airport
- do some market stuff, head to basecamp
- rest at basecamp

August 28, 2010
0700 Start trek
1415 ETA last campsite (with watersource)
1430 ETA Ridge, start descent after 30 minutes, backtrail
1455 ETA campsite, rest
1530 Start descent
2010 ETA jumpoff

August 29, 2010
- travel to Davao City
- settle in Matina, rent room in front of NCCC mall
- booked ticket back to Manila from Davao (my original flight is Cotabato-Manila)
- tour of Bankerohan at night

August 30, 2010
- flight back to Manila


BENEDICT RIZALDO’s Itinerary (Tamayong Trail)

(boulder87’s own words - originally posted in my Multiply 9.17.09) mt. talomo base sa google my taas xa na 2,674m, between boundaries of Tamayong, Davao region. the scenery very amazing, mossy forest, greenish waterfalls n trees.. talagang nkabalot pa sa lumot ung mga kahoy at bato.. at maari mo pigain pra alternative water source nyo.. temp. scales @ 5-10 deg.celsius sa summit, malambot ang lupa sa trail, marami alimatok you have to wear shoes talaga kc kahit in a split 5-10sec. ka nag stop sa trail you have to check kung my kumapit na sa mga paa mo... grabeh.. alam mo ba dun sa summit marami ka makikita na waterfalls sa kabilang bundok di mo akalain ang tataas at dinig na dinig mo pa ang agos ng tubig.. Take note: If you wanted to climb mt.talomo advice ko lang you had to look first and ask authorization to Datu Sicao, or his son ( jun Sicao ) landlord of the entire 3,000 hec. Sicao-Tamayong Mt.Talomo area para mapangalagaan at mabantayan kayo nila.. dati my entrance P50.00 pra yan sa datu nila at mas maganda if you them even a simple token masaya na sila nyan..

2 Itinerary options:

first:3day trek
grabeh na Itinerary ito hindi pwede ang beginners ha.. hehe!

Day1
8:00am - 10:00am Davao Area to Calinan,
10:00 am-12:00noon Calinan to Tamayong or Lunch na kayo sa Calinan proper
1:00pm - 3Pm Mt. Sicao, @ the Village, jan kau mag first night

Day2
7:30am - 12:00noon @ greenish water falls kau mag lunch at habang nag lunch luto na kau ng fudz pra sa dinner pra ang tubig na dala nyo ay good for
inumin lamang at dala kau marami bread or chocolates dahil im sure wala
na kau water sa morning bread nlang breakfast nyo..
12:00-5pm- mossy forest, Summit dpende sa lakad nyo..

Day 3 - Descending Mt.Talomo
8:00am -12:00 noon- Water falls balik, lunch time pud...
1:00pm - 5:00pm @ Village, Mt.Sicao
5:00pm - 7:00pm to Tamayong Proper. mas maganda kung may sasakyan na kau na kontak pababa
7:00pm - 9:00pm going to Downtown Area. Home Sweet Home. Grabeh noH? wi Pahuway hehe! cge lang sulit nuon jud...


2nd options:

Day1
8:00am - 10:00am Davao Area to Calinan,
10:00 am-12:00noon Calinan to Tamayong or Lunch na kayo sa Calinan proper
1:00pm - 3Pm Mt. Sicao, @ the Village, jan kau mag first night

Day2
9:00am - 12:00noon @ greenish water falls kau mag lunch at habang nag lunch
luto na kau ng fudz pra sa dinner pra ang tubig na dala nyo ay good for
inumin lamang at dala kau marami bread or chocolates dahil im sure wala
na kau water sa morning bread nlang breakfast nyo..
12:00-5pm- mossy forest, Unahan gamay sa waterfalls naa dako area pud didto pwede didto mag camp ambot lang pud kung meron pa ung water source dun..

Day 3
8:00-12:00 ascending Mt.Talomo, summit
12:00- til nyt tambay.. relax, shotting kya lang ang probs wlay tubig sa summit toink!
maayo kung mag-ulan pag wala tagam! hehe

Day 4 - Descending Mt. Talomo
8:00am-12:00noon balik sa waterfalls, lunch break, pundo ug tubig
1:00pm - 5:00pm @ Village, Mt.Sicao
5:00pm - 7:00pm to Tamayong Proper. mas maganda kung may sasakyan na kau na kontak pababa
7:00pm - 9:00pm going to Downtown Area. Home Sweet Home. Grabeh noH? wi Pahuway hehe!
cge lang sulit nuon jud... tanks.. I hoping my experience there mka help sa into expedition
tkcr...