Best Driving Road in the island Luzon ???

[ghosthunter]

This question is something like a spin off from the show TOP GEAR where the three hosts go out in three super cars and find the ultimate driving road in Britain.

So here is the question, if you have a fast car, where can you find the ultimate driving road in the island of Luzon?

It would mean the road should be maintained (no potholes, etc), minimal traffic (so you don't have to slow down or get into a nasty accident), has nice curving stretches of road which you can take a moderately higher speeds, a great view of the countryside (but not a real requirement) and it should go on for kilometers and kilometers.

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minor correction: the TOP GEAR best roads episode was Best Driving Road in the World and it was found somewhere in continental europe.

[ghosthunter]

So far, for me the closest I have gotten to it was driving on the Star Tollway. Even then, the occasional car/van on the road with me forces me to slow down a bit when I pass them by.

There is another section of road, from Tagaytay to Nasugbu. If you are early enough to avoid the traffic and other cars on that stretch of road, it can be an enjoyable drive at more moderate speeds but in third and fourth gear. Unfortunately you still have to watch out for the occasional tricycle and jeep puttering by.

[Flagg]

In my experience, the STAR Tollway, because of it's hilly locale, has several bumpy stretches. This was sometime 2004. I don't know the situation today.

Hilly roads made of concrete with no asphalt overlay tend to be bumpy because of the difficulty of pouring concrete on downhill surfaces. Wet asphalt is easier to control while pouring as it is more viscous.

AFAIK, my 2 best drives, so far, are the road to Batangas starting from Evercrest and the road to Infanta, Quezon. Beautiful cabriolet-required drives.

[hominid]

There is another section of road, from Tagaytay to Nasugbu. .

San po ito? Baka makapag shortcut kasi ako from Talisay para mapalapit sa Nasugbo.

[Orido]

well based on the criteria above I'd say its the stretch of the national highway from sta elena camarines norte to sipocot camarines sur.. its the stretch of road after the entrance of quirino highway in camarines norte to the exit of quirino highway at camarines sur.. its approximately 110 kms of mixed mountain passes (sta elena to labo cam norte), long straights (labo to basud cam norte) and rolling hills (basud cam norte to sipocot cam sur) the roads are well maintained and traffic are from mid to almost none due to the quirino highway diverting traffic of heavy trucks, buses and almost all of the traffic going to southern philippines..

[GerardTagayty]

There is another section of road, from Tagaytay to Nasugbu. If you are early enough to avoid the traffic and other cars on that stretch of road, it can be an enjoyable drive at more moderate speeds but in third and fourth gear. Unfortunately you still have to watch out for the occasional tricycle and jeep puttering by.

nadadaanan ko tong daan na to everyweenend pag pumupunta ako PF. sarap drive dito. ahehehe! yun na nga you have to watch out for the occasional tricycle and crossing pedestrians and minsan basketballs. ahehehe!

[kyle618]

nadadaanan ko tong daan na to everyweenend pag pumupunta ako PF. sarap drive dito. ahehehe! yun na nga you have to watch out for the occasional tricycle and crossing pedestrians and minsan basketballs. ahehehe!

yep great asphalt road here... umabot ako 140kph dun sa straights but i have to brake to 80-90 for the turns... kakatakot ksi may bigla tumatawid kaya hinay hinay lang tlga. all windows open pati moonroof + good weather .. driving nirvana.

[falken]

The stretch of highway in Pagudpud, well paved roads and spectacular scenery.

[Syuryuken]

tuguegarao to claveria, cagayan ansarap magpatakbo diyan may mga parteng matao din pero hindi naman kahabaan.

[GerardTagayty]

yep great asphalt road here... umabot ako 140kph dun sa straights but i have to brake to 80-90 for the turns... kakatakot ksi may bigla tumatawid kaya hinay hinay lang tlga. all windows open pati moonroof + good weather .. driving nirvana.

ang problema dito yun pabalik in the evening. hehehe! lalo na after a long weekend. it could take you up tp 3 hours para lang makabalik ng tagaytay from nasugbu.

yun stretch din from before silang cavite up to tagaytay sarap daanan. kaya lang nakaka gulat may mga tao motor at aso na biglang nasa gitna ng daan.

[niky]

The road up to Mount Samat. Bumpy, broken roads, roaring under a canopy of leaves... and absolutely no traffic.

Been meaning to go up there. My last "blat" there was in a 1.3 Sentra. One of the most fun drives I've ever had.

The Santa Rosa to Tagaytay road is a good one, but there's way too much traffic.

[kyle618]

ang problema dito yun pabalik in the evening. hehehe! lalo na after a long weekend. it could take you up tp 3 hours para lang makabalik ng tagaytay from nasugbu.

yun stretch din from before silang cavite up to tagaytay sarap daanan. kaya lang nakaka gulat may mga tao motor at aso na biglang nasa gitna ng daan.

haha um last time i drove from nasugbu back to tagaytay, traffic wasnt so bad around 45min din. the real problem for me is yun poor visibility because of the lack of decent streetlights. there are some parts that really require u to go on high beam.

another decent piece of road is the road going to lago de oro in calatagan. may mountain part duon na medyo sharp curves and its aounrd 90% asphalt.

[ptk675]

nadadaanan ko tong daan na to everyweenend pag pumupunta ako PF. sarap drive dito. ahehehe! yun na nga you have to watch out for the occasional tricycle and crossing pedestrians and minsan basketballs. ahehehe!

+1 ako dito. pati yung section ng nasugbu na from munting buhangin to punta fuego.

isa pang ok is yung road leading to candelaria, zambales (papuntang dawal beach) merong mountain pass dun na well paved at maganda yung corners nya for exercising your car

[vinj]

Found an additional favorite mountain road during my weekend trip to Baguio... Baguio - Ambuklao. Concrete roads, nice view and fresh air.

[decimator97]

Guys, check out the Magilas Trail, an alternative route to Baguio created during the time of FVR, from McArthur Hiway * the first town of Pangasinan (bfore crossing the Bridge), instead of going straight up, puwede lumiko (this road leads to Nueva Ecija) sa town proper ng Rosales, Pangasinan, turn left * a certain Paint Center and dire-diretso lang (Asingan-Villasis road, this road looks like a mini-expressway beginning from Rosales, Asingan, then may mga detours papunta ibang towns of Northeastern Pangasinan, even a detour to Urdaneta), you can floor your accelerator pedal here until your car has no more to give hehe... sarap; just watch out for crossing carabaos and of course, NPAs (Nice People Around), may road signs naman pointing to Baguio; this route may be longer than the usual (McArthur), pero with the usually congested traffic of the prosperous inner towns of Pangasina, you can save more gas (IMHO) in here... here, you can see the foot slopes of Cordillera Mountains (even the San Roque Dam!) merging with the western side of the majestic Caraballo Mountains... great scenery, great highway...

[50 Caliber]

Tsikot tsips!

Ive been using this road as an alternate route going to Baguio/ La union, highly recommended! Though medyo nakakatakot lang pag gabi kasi marami bike/ tao o kalabaw na tumatawid and sometimes those kuligligs without headlights/tailights.

Yung stretch going to Zambales from Olongapo, ok din, kaunti lang nag byahe at kaunti rin mga tao sa daan. There's this way too from Iba, Zambales to Pangasinan, dunno kung ano town yun, with some tight curves but the road is ok.

Meron din ako nadaanan papunta Tuguegarao from Isabela, ok rin. Long deserted stretch, walang kasalubong at wala tao. Ingat lang daw sa mga nanghaharang. Forgot the name of the place.

[cc81352]

sa kin, ung strech ng La Union to Ilocos Sur, mahaba sia at maganda ang daan.

[pentium9]

guys.. pag long distance drive kc. usually night trip ako eh..

of course. NLEX should not be compared to provincial highways.....

so i can say one of the best road (in terms of safe driving at night) is the mc arthur highway at Nueva Vizcaya (Aritao stretch to Diadi) pagbaba mo na ng dalton pass.. why? ... road signages are i think very adequate.. visible ang mga sharp curves dahil sa mga reflectors at the standard highway lines (broken, yellow, etc...)...so it is easy driving... and the road.. smooth ride.. since asphalt sya pag baba mo ng dalton pass..

I had compared na rin this road from other part of luzon.. some have good panoramic view at day.. pero kulang ang iba sa mga road signages...kaya delikado sa gabi....yun lang... good day to all!

[nels76]

If you want to have a Road Trip without going Far from the Metro, try going to Tanay via Cogeo Antipolo.

Puwede niyong puntahan yan via Aurora Blvd then Marcos Highway.
diretso lang din hanggang madaanan niyo ung Sta Lucia, Masinag, and Cogeo Gate 2.

Pagkalagpas ng Seminaryo (kung san kinasal si Julios Babao and Tintin Bersola), a few kilometers na lang and madadaanan niyo na ung well paved roads na to.

It will start when u see the RC Cola Plant.

This is a long and Zigzag Road with deep ravine.
Walang signal ng Celphone dito. Less populatd area and walang lubak at wala pa gaano dumadaan.

Kapag tinahak niyo to, it will lead you to Camp Capinpin. Turning right will lead you back to Manila pero madadaanan niyo muna ung Daranak Falls.

From the RC Cola Plant to Daranak Falls, mga 1-hr drive din.