Waypoints going to Baler Quezon from Manila

[rensom]

Mga tol.... help me naman.... Saan ang magandang daan ang papuntang Baler Quezon? yung di naman gaanong akyatin at zigzag?

[pdspd]

Sir,puro akyat, zigzag at rough road ang papuntang baler.dalawa lang ang pagpipilian.from cabanatuan city via pantabangan,or cabanatuan city via bongabon nueva ecija.kung small sedan ang gagamitin nyo,mejo mahihirapan.

[digitalron]

Baler is actually in Aurora, right? We went there during Holy Week this year.

There are two routes: upon reaching Bongabon, you have the option of using the Nueva Ecija-Aurora road or the Pantabangan-Canili Road. The first one is newer and is easier to drive through, though you will get to an area nearing Baler where you need to pass through rough and rocky road and an irrigation area (I don't really know what this is called) with squarish humps (designed to slow down trucks involved in illegal logging, I was told). A sedan can easily take most of the route, except for the irrigation area where you have a big chance of scraping your car's bottom on the humps.

The second road is longer and would be a couple of up and down some mountain roads, unpaved and very rough. There would be areas where the bridges are rickety: either a super narrow and rusting steel bridge, or a bridge made of a huge tree trunk with lots of 2x4s hammered to it with the bridge barely wider than a truck.. and without side railings, hehehe. Make sure you have a lot of fuel on this route as there will be no gasoline stations in sight until you reach the town proper at the very end of this road. There are huts that sell bottled fuel, but they only have regular gasoline, no unleaded. I noticed this route being used by vans for rent, but otherwise, the roads are empty... and could be quite eerie late in the afternoon... the rough, rocky road seemed endless, trees and cliffs, animal sounds... and for long stretches only your vehicle is on the road *lol*

On our trip, we used the first road to get to Baler and the second route to get back to Manila.

To go to Baler, we used this route from Manila:

NLEX
SCTEX (exit at Tarlac City)
La Paz
Zaragosa
Santa Rosa-Tarlac Road to Santa Rosa
Cabanatuan City
Palayan City
Bongabon
Nueva Ecija-Auroara road to Baler

I suggest traveling in daylight only as the roads can be tricky and there are reports of mudslides in heavy rain. We left Manila at 9 am and arrived at Baler around 2 pm despite traffic in some towns caused by processions and the like.

[rensom]

Thanks a lot.... guys for the info.

[jsfjr]

Baler is actually in Aurora, right? We went there during Holy Week this year.

There are two routes: upon reaching Bongabon, you have the option of using the Nueva Ecija-Aurora road or the Pantabangan-Canili Road. The first one is newer and is easier to drive through, though you will get to an area nearing Baler where you need to pass through rough and rocky road and an irrigation area (I don't really know what this is called) with squarish humps (designed to slow down trucks involved in illegal logging, I was told). A sedan can easily take most of the route, except for the irrigation area where you have a big chance of scraping your car's bottom on the humps.

The second road is longer and would be a couple of up and down some mountain roads, unpaved and very rough. There would be areas where the bridges are rickety: either a super narrow and rusting steel bridge, or a bridge made of a huge tree trunk with lots of 2x4s hammered to it with the bridge barely wider than a truck.. and without side railings, hehehe. Make sure you have a lot of fuel on this route as there will be no gasoline stations in sight until you reach the town proper at the very end of this road. There are huts that sell bottled fuel, but they only have regular gasoline, no unleaded. I noticed this route being used by vans for rent, but otherwise, the roads are empty... and could be quite eerie late in the afternoon... the rough, rocky road seemed endless, trees and cliffs, animal sounds... and for long stretches only your vehicle is on the road *lol*

On our trip, we used the first road to get to Baler and the second route to get back to Manila.

To go to Baler, we used this route from Manila:

NLEX
SCTEX (exit at Tarlac City)
La Paz
Zaragosa
Santa Rosa-Tarlac Road to Santa Rosa
Cabanatuan City
Palayan City
Bongabon
Nueva Ecija-Auroara road to Baler

I suggest traveling in daylight only as the roads can be tricky and there are reports of mudslides in heavy rain. We left Manila at 9 am and arrived at Baler around 2 pm despite traffic in some towns caused by processions and the like.

thanks for the information. would you know if the rough road part is still there?and how long it is? i was reading an article and i thought the "angara road project" already fixed this problem.. i was thinking to bring my 1mo old sedan car to baler this wednesday.but after reading your post,nagdadalawang isip na ako. thanks!

[rensom]

thanks for the information. would you know if the rough road part is still there?and how long it is? i was reading an article and i thought the "angara road project" already fixed this problem.. i was thinking to bring my 1mo old sedan car to baler this wednesday.but after reading your post,nagdadalawang isip na ako. thanks!

Di na rin ako natuloy sa plano kong pumunta ng baler... Pero try ko sa summer na lang. Let me know kung natuloy ka at pls update naman. Thanks

[jsfjr]

Di na rin ako natuloy sa plano kong pumunta ng baler... Pero try ko sa summer na lang. Let me know kung natuloy ka at pls update naman. Thanks

Hindi na rin ako tumuloy e.. kasi bumagyo sa Aurora just went to zambales para magsurf,balitaan kita next time pag tumuloy ako next month

[Sarsi]

Any update on this route?

I might bring some guest there next month, either dingalan or baler.

[BratPAQ]

Im currently at baler, pumunta kami kahapon, pantabangan route, yung honda city 2009 daming sayad, sa mga road repairs sa sierra madre, at dami naming sayad sa pantabangan dam dahil sa mga humps.

We are about to go back to manila today, and im scouring the Internet for a possible alternate route, mukhang wala.

Stressed out kami yesterday, me and my wife lang ang driver. Malapit na kami umuwi mamaya at umuulan pa ngayon, which will make our trip back home more stressful. Learned my lesson, never to go back here again unless in an SUV or pickup.

[andrew_28]

Im currently at baler, pumunta kami kahapon, pantabangan route, yung honda city 2009 daming sayad, sa mga road repairs sa sierra madre, at dami naming sayad sa pantabangan dam dahil sa mga humps.

We are about to go back to manila today, and im scouring the Internet for a possible alternate route, mukhang wala.

Stressed out kami yesterday, me and my wife lang ang driver. Malapit na kami umuwi mamaya at umuulan pa ngayon, which will make our trip back home more stressful. Learned my lesson, never to go back here again unless in an SUV or pickup.

Kung urvan kaya naman po ba?

[robot.sonic]

Kaya yan ng urvan. Hirap long talaga ang mga sedan.

[BratPAQ]

Kung urvan kaya naman po ba?

kaya yan, ingat lang sa mga unpaved road, may road kaming nadaanan na "hukay" na yung part ng gulong ng road kaya may umbok sa gitna kaya sumayad yung ilalaim ng car, so watch out for that medyo wag mo itapat ang gulong sa hukay na part.

oh, and another lesson we learned from the trip, bago ka makarating sa cabanatuan, or at least sa cabanatuan eh nakagpwithdraw ka na sa ATM. kasi from there isa lang ang ATM papunta sa baler, DBP bank at nauubusan daw ng pera to lalo na kung sweldo.

[jrln]

hmmm, i was advised by a resort in baler to take the pantabangan-canili road instead of the bongabon-san luis route. would anyone here have an experience on the latter way? i'm going there after the holy week and planning to take a starex because of the space and convenience of a van. now, i'm having second thoughts about it and thinking of taking a sorento instead which i find a bit cramped for a long drive with my family.

[monty_GTV]

hmmm, i was advised by a resort in baler to take the pantabangan-canili road instead of the bongabon-san luis route. would anyone here have an experience on the latter way? i'm going there after the holy week and planning to take a starex because of the space and convenience of a van. now, i'm having second thoughts about it and thinking of taking a sorento instead which i find a bit cramped for a long drive with my family.

you go as advised and take the pantabangan route. we went to Baler last December with a montero gtv and super grandia taking pantabangan route, so far no hassle along the route except some few and short unpaved part of the road. i don't have experience with bongabon-san luis route, i think its not yet open for traffic.

by the way it's Baler Aurora and not Quezon. its the province of Aurora and the capital is Baler.

[jrln]

thanks a lot, monty_gtv!

[MrQ5]

To go to Baler, we used this route from Manila:

NLEX
SCTEX (exit at Tarlac City)
La Paz
Zaragosa
Santa Rosa-Tarlac Road to Santa Rosa
Cabanatuan City
Palayan City
Bongabon
Nueva Ecija-Auroara road to Baler

I suggest traveling in daylight only as the roads can be tricky and there are reports of mudslides in heavy rain. We left Manila at 9 am and arrived at Baler around 2 pm despite traffic in some towns caused by processions and the like.

To go to Baler, we used this route from Manila:

NLEX
SCTEX (exit at Tarlac City)
La Paz
Zaragosa
Santa Rosa-Tarlac Road to Santa Rosa (or you can go straight taking Sta Rosa- Ft Magsaysay Rd instead of turning left at Sta Rosa intersection bypassing Cabanatuan City Traffic)
******
Palayan City
Bongabon
Nueva Ecija-Auroara road to Baler

[jrln]

mrq5, what is the road condition of that route?

[sprinter73]

Kung urvan kaya naman po ba?

we just came back saturday, okay na daan going to baler via pantabangan dam with very few and minor unpaved roads mostly near a bridge. we left 10am arived manila 4pm, with 1 hour lunch break... if i am to gauge the ride in terms of percentage, the road nueva ecija to aurora is about 97% complete except for the pantabangan dam. i don't know if it's repairable because it is the top of the dam itself. otherwise road racing is even possible, i did it with a few willing drivers hahaha, joke!

saw small cars in baler and along the way like getz, jazz, city & vios. ours was an urvan and suv. hth

[macsd]

we just came back saturday, okay na daan going to baler via pantabangan dam with very few and minor unpaved roads mostly near a bridge. we left 10am arived manila 4pm, with 1 hour lunch break... if i am to gauge the ride in terms of percentage, the road nueva ecija to aurora is about 97% complete except for the pantabangan dam. i don't know if it's repairable because it is the top of the dam itself. otherwise road racing is even possible, i did it with a few willing drivers hahaha, joke!

saw small cars in baler and along the way like getz, jazz, city & vios. ours was an urvan and suv. hth

Great & thanks for sharing the info bro. How about what's the new & interesting in Baler ?

[jigs_xix]

If you're driving a sedan, take the longer but safer route via Pantabangan. Although I went there via Joy Bus, madami akong nakitang mga sedans with NCR plates last Holy Week.

By the way, Baler was once part of province of Tayabas, birthplace of the late president Manuel Quezon. Tayabas province was renamed to Quezon province so I don't blame people who refers Baler as part of Quezon province. This is true until the late president Ferdinand Marcos declared Aurora as a separate province thus it is now Baler, Aurora province.