Tarak Ridge

Tarak Ridge

mariveles, bataan

Average 1,130 masl

An exposed, windswept camping ridge on the western face of Mt. Mariveles in Bataan, prized for its wide view of Manila Bay, Corregidor, and the surrounding Bataan coastline.

Guides Not required
Registration ₱40.00
Fees notes A P20 logbook fee is charged at the barangay hall in some accounts, though the registration fee is listed elsewhere as P40.
Water sources Yes — Papaya River, roughly three hours in from the jump-off.
Cellphone signal Yes — Present throughout the trail.
Hazards a rope-assisted section from 2006 typhoon damage, hot, exposed grassland before the river during summer, seasonal kaingin brush fires in March and April, strong wind at the ridge campsite requiring extra tent pegs
Sidetrips Corregidor Island, a short boat ride from Mariveles; Mt. Samat and its landmark cross monument.

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