Tuesday, December 31, 2019

Landmarks along the earlier span of Halsema Highway

To make a travel along the Halsema Highway,
 options:
1. Find a minibus at the Dangwa Bust Station, back of Baguio Centermall, in Baguio City.  A minibus that is destined to reach Mt. Province(i.e. Sagada, Bontoc) will pass by the Halsema highway.  The bus for Kalinga will not pass through the Halsema highway, instead, such bus will pass through Pangasinan, Nueva Ecija, Nueva Vizcaya, Isabela then exit to Kalinga.

2. Get into a minibus at the Slaughter House Compound in Magsaysay Avenue, Baguio City. Get a bus/minibus bound to Mt. Province(i.e. Sagada, Besao, Bontoc)

3. If your travel will. not reach the farthest end (i.e. Mt. Province), go to Km 5, La Trinidad, Benguet and look for the vans that are to reach Abatan, Buguias or Mankayan.

Landmarks:
Kilometer 5, La Trinidad, Public Market
Kilometer 5, La Trinidad, Benguet Vegetable Trading Post
Kilometer 5,  La Trinidad, Benguet General Hospital
Kilometer 5, La Trinidad, Main Gate of Benguet State University
Kilometer 6, Strawberry Farm Entrance
Kilometer 6, Last Gate of Benguet State University
Kilometer 6, Commission on Audit Office
Kilometer 6, access road towards the Commission on Higher Education Regional Office
Kilometer 6, Department of Science and Technology Office
Kilometer 6, Benguet Provincial Capital Building (The point is referred to as Town by the locals)
Kilometer 7, Entrance towards Alapang La Trinidad
Kilometer 7, Entrance towards Bahong, La Trinidad
Kilometer 7, Camp Bado Dangwa (Military Camp) Entrance
Kilometer 9-10 area, Entrance towards Tawang, La Trinidad
Kilometer 12, Shilan, La Trinidad, Entrance/Alternate Route towrads Pacdal
Kilometer 14, Entrance road towards Kapangan/Kibungan, Benguet
Kilometer 14, Acop Tublay, Toll Gate
Kilometer 18, Tublay, Santo Nino Mine's View/Entrance (The mines stopped operation years ago)
Kilometer 21, Entrance to diversion road towards Bokod and Nueva Vizcaya
Kilometer 21, Caliking Elementary School(The school may have been renamed!)
Kilometer 26-28, Saddle, Restaurants serving heavy meals for travellers/vegetable delivery crews
Kilometer 30, Entrance of road towards Central Atok and Pasdong, Atok
Kilometer 30, Elementary School and Highschool site
Kilometer 41, Zigzag Road, Balangabang
Kilometer 46, Half-Tunnel
Kilometer 50, Sayangan, Atok Benguet, Atok Municipal Hall
Kilometer 50, Northern Blossoms Farm, Leaves and Spikes Garden
Kilometer 50, Saint Paul's Academy Inc.
Kilometer 51, Entrance road to Paoay, Atok and Bosleng Atok, Haight's Place
Kilometer 53, Used to be the highest point along the Philippine National Highway (Now, replaced by a point in Ifugao), Viewing the distant Mt. Pulag is best at this point.
Kilometer 54, Entrance to Tulodan, Atok, Benguet (Coldest part of Atok)
Kilometer 55, Entrance of road towards Timbac Cave of Kabayan, Benguet
Kilometer 60 area, Natubleng Bugiuas, Benguet
Kilometer 63 area, entrance to Madaymen, Kibungan
Kilometer 70 area, entrance to Bakun, Benguet
Kilometer 80 area, Abatan, entrance to Lo-o Buguias, Benguet
Kilometer 80 area, Abatan, entrance to Mankayan , Benguet
Kilometer 80 area, Abatan, entrance towards Loo Buguias, Central Buguias, and Tinoc Ifugao
Kilometer 100 area, Mt. Data Lodge.
go further to reach Bauko,  Mt Province
Sabangan, Mt. province
Entrance to Sagada
Main Road leads to Bontoc Mt Province
Further travel will bring you to Banaue, Ifugao...





 

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