o M's posts with tag: mount sembrano
|  | LOCATION: Rizal-Laguna Province
ELEVATION: 700+ meters above sea level
LEVEL: Minor Climb, Level II, Moderate
JUMP OFF POINTS: Pililia and Jalajala Rizal and Pakil, Laguna
AVERAGE DAYS REQUIRED: 2 Days (including travel time from Manila)
MINIMUM DAYS REQUIRED: 1 Day (including travel time from Manila)
DISTINCT CHARACTERISTICS: Scenic View of Laguna Lake and Talim Island as well as the Southern Tagalog Provinces of Rizal and Laguna
Mt. Sembrano is one of the climbing destinations that are near Manila. Located along the boundary of Jala-jala Rizal, Pililia Rizal and Pakil Laguna, it is much nearer than Mt. Romelo or Famy and the Tanay hiking destinations, but a bit farther than Mt. Susong Dalaga in Baras Rizal. The mountain summit gives you a view of the Laguna Lake as well as Talim Island and the historic towns of Rizal and Laguna. Below the mountain is the Napocor plant, Pililia that shines bright during the night. Although the place is near Manila, climbing Mt. Sembrano is not that popular to many hikers. The place is also not a national park thereby requiring you to pass by private properties during your trek to the summit. Mt. Sembrano is actually an In-active volcano. Not many knew that such a thing existed in Rizal actually. Not well known to many who have climbed Sembrano, the other side of the mountain or the Laguna side has hunter trails also going to the summit. This trail is located at Barrio Casinsin, Pakil Laguna. This is different from the Pakil Laguna town itself since this one is located at the other side of the lake since the territory of Pakil spans across the lake. It’s a bit interesting since this Barangay is physically separated from Pakil town proper in terms of land territory. It is the place where the fabled "Bundok ng Susuong Dalaga" rests. It is actually two huge mounds of cogonal hills resembling the female breast hence its name. But don’t be confused since there are lots of "Bundok ng Susong Dalaga’s" here in the Philippines since local folks are fond of naming identical conical hills as such. Examples include the Bundok ng Susong Dalaga of Baras Rizal, one in Boso Boso in Antipolo, and another one in Biak na Bato in San Miguel Bulacan. This one, the "Sembrano Susuong Dalaga" is visible when you are in Mt. Romelo, after the first steep assault near the store along the trail, which has a viewpoint overlooking Mt. Sembrano. Another trail used by locals but doesn’t go to the summit is located at Barrio Bagumbong, Jala-jala Rizal. This barrio, like the Casinsin of Pakil is also separated from the Jala-jala town proper itself since it is on the other side of the mountain. But recently, a circumferential road was built to interconnect it to the other side of the mountain. There were proposals before that the barangays located in this part of the mountain be joined and made into one town since they are not connected to their town proper. But it didn’t push through. This trail is located at the part of Sembrano where the fabled "Out Lady of Maulawin" was found. |
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