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
Mountain bike (MTB)
Sturdy bikes with wide, knobby tires and low gears for trails, lahar and rough roads.
Clark Freeport Zone and the Parade Grounds
Wide paved roads and a short rubberized path inside a former air base. An easy place for beginners and returning riders to build up one lap at a time.
- 18 km distance
- Easy effort
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
Porac and Sapang Bato: the Pinatubo foothills
Remote off-road riding through lahar country on the east side of Mount Pinatubo. For experienced mountain bikers with a local guide, not for a first ride back.
- Hard 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
Antipolo via Sumulong Highway
The standard training climb for Metro Manila riders: a short, steady paved ascent from Marikina to Antipolo. Mountain bike trails are nearby at Timberland.
- 12.7 km distance
- Moderate 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
Cebu Transcentral Highway
A paved road over the central mountains of Cebu, from Cebu City to the town of Balamban. A hard climbing day, known for cool air and views above the city.
- 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
Iloilo River Esplanade and city bike lanes
A flat, easy outing beside the river in Iloilo City, a city often cited for its bike lanes. It suits beginners and returning riders on any kind of bike.
- 9.3 km distance
- Easy 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