Mount Arayat loop
A short, mostly flat loop around the lone volcano of the Pampanga plain. It suits steady riders on wider tires, in the dry season only.
- 33.8 km distance
- 214 m of climbing
- Moderate effort
Gravel bike
Road-style bikes with wider tires for mixed days of pavement, farm road and dirt.
FVR Megadike: Bacolor to Porac
A long, open ride on the lahar dike built after the Pinatubo eruption. For riders who are comfortable with distance, sun and a gentle uphill.
- Moderate effort
Candaba Swamp
Flat riding beside a great wetland where migratory birds gather from November to February. An easy dry-season outing, once you have checked the roads locally.
- Easy effort
Marilaque: the Marikina-Infanta Highway
A paved mountain highway from the edge of Metro Manila over the Sierra Madre to Infanta, Quezon. Hard in full, so most riders do a shorter out-and-back.
- 117.5 km distance
- Hard effort
Kaybiang Tunnel loop
A very long day from Manila to the tunnel and coast road between Ternate, Cavite, and Nasugbu, Batangas. For fit, experienced long-distance riders.
- 226 km distance
- 1,517 m of climbing
- Hard effort
Laguna Loop
A full day of about 185 to 200 km around Laguna de Bay. The classic first very long ride for Manila cyclists, hard for its length and not for its hills.
- 183.7 km distance
- 726 m of climbing
- Hard effort
Halsema Highway: Baguio to Bontoc
A 150 km mountain highway through the Cordillera that passes the highest point on the Philippine highway system. Very hard, and best ridden over two or more days.
- 150 km distance
- 2,256 m high point
- Hard effort
Bohol: the Panglao loop and the Chocolate Hills
Two rides on one island: an easy, flat loop of Panglao and a longer day inland to the Chocolate Hills. Both suit unhurried riders on quiet provincial roads.
- Moderate effort
Siargao loop
A 127 km loop of Siargao Island on mostly paved roads lined with coconut palms. A hard single day, or a comfortable ride split over two.
- 127 km distance
- 750 m of climbing
- Hard effort
Which bike is right for you
Eight kinds of bicycle you will see in the Philippines, who each one suits and what we know about local prices. A plain guide for first-time buyers and returning riders.
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