Tayo na sa #Antipolo; tayo na sa #Hinulugang Taktak

Wheels of Happiness

Rizal Philippines    |  January 7, 2015

As I biked at the Taktak Road,  in search of a nice church daw, I chanced upon the new civil works at the Hinulugang Taktak. There are new fences and the road has been widened.  That is the good news.

The bad news is that Taktak is severely polluted.  I do not like the smell of the water and there are plenty of bubbles (soap suds from detergents?

                      The stream before the falls

                   The falls
                     

      Road doubled in width in front of Hinulugang Taktak

                   

               The poor staging a wake at the Taktak road

                   New fence fronting Hinulugang Taktak

                       My SARS bike resting

Taktak road is a nice destination to visit ride.

Wheels of Happiness

Rizal Philippines  | January 7, 2015

           Uphill summit of the Taktak road from Fairmont subdivision

Ado Ocampo frequently says that he bikes to Taktak road.  Today, as I was researching on a new church, I had to go to Taktak road.  How do you get there.   As you ride from the intersection on the way to Sumulong highway (to Mangga) you turn left instead of turning right.   A little distance away is the public entrance to Hinulugang Taktak, and then when you reach the Y, you turn right and you descend amidst shady and tall trees, 500 meters away is the Immaculate Concepcion Heart of Mary Church

A lot of bikers were there MTB and roadies doing several uphill intervals.  MInd you the grade is very gradual, and you never get dark because it is shady.

They say that Taytay bikers make istambay here?

                        Tall and shady trees protect this MTB

                        Hard interval for a roadie

                  MTBs hard at work

                      This roadie must have done 5 repeats

                       Tiny bike