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Propeller Route (Mid-to-Long range)

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Distance
27.67 mi
Elevation gain
8,980 ft
Technical difficulty
Difficult
Elevation loss
8,980 ft
Max elevation
2,956 ft
TrailRank 
17
Min elevation
256 ft
Trail type
Loop
Coordinates
534
Uploaded
July 8, 2010
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near Sayao, Cebu City (Philippines)

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Itinerary description

Route Coverage:
(Barangays Taptap-Tagbao-Tabunan-Sitio Cantipla-Sitio Cantipla I-Sitio Lubris-Tagbao-Sitio Masaba-Sitio Manggabon-Sito Asyutis-Sitio Hagnob-Lusaran-Sitio Kang-atis-Sitio Tagaytay-Taptap)

The route is a mixture of paved and unpaved roads, and on rolling-to-steep rough and unused ridge roads. This route can be a personal measure or test of individual's endurance, strength and guts, and/or for setting personal record. May require escorting and lifting of bike.

Some sections of the route may become very muddy when it downpours. Breath-taking sceneries. Rolling hills with grass and shrub vegetation and followed by thickly wooded hill tops and slopes. Good commanding views of the far surroundings.

Route Specifications:
(For technical information, log on to www.wikiloc.com. or www.googleearth.com., search for the locality/ place or view the place of your interest and click the details)

Routing Pre-conditions:

For Group/team (For team building and fun)

a) minimum required time is 7 hours;
b) start early or mid-morning (may not pursue routing if raining or if will go beyond sunset;
c) may ask directions from locals;
d) may have 8 compulsory stops for hot power solid and cold liquid intakes;
e) may have limited involuntary stops due to resting, enjoying the views or technical and physical limitations.

For Solo (For setting personal record and achieving higher satisfaction)
To quantify someone's performance on this route, the following limitations are
suggested:

a)minimum required time is 5.5 hours;
b)start at mid-morning (rain or shine) and may continue beyond 1800 hours;
c) allowed to have 2 compulsory stops for hot solid and cold liquid intakes;
d) allowed to have not more than 5 involuntary stops due to resting enjoying the views or technical and physical limitation;
e) try to memorize the said route and minimize or refrain from asking for directions from the locals.

Once accomplished, you may consider yourself an adventure racer ready for a none-stop, multi-day, mix discipline race, which is ADVENTURE RACING (where brain, guts, and pyscho-physical strength and endurance are the requirements).

Provisions:

a) Bring money, cellphone, tool kit, energy food and drinks; camera and bike lamp in case will exceed beyond 1800 hours;
b) Wear sunglasses, helmet and hand gloves;
c) Secure/install clock-odo-speed meter.

Reminders:

a) For solo routing: always leave information of your MTB route to somebody and give instructions if overdue;
b) Be courteous, respectful, friendly and thankful; be environment friendly; and dispose of your garbage properly;
c) Observe privacy of lots and do not trespass; and
d) Avoid running over or stepping on plants and smashing into fences.

HAVE A SAFE BIKING AND ENJOY THE RIDE AND VIEWS!

Waypoints

PictographWaypoint Altitude 2,470 ft

TCH-Taptap Road Junction (Start and End Points)

PictographWaypoint Altitude 1,969 ft

Tagbao-Taptap-Adlaon Road Junction

PictographWaypoint Altitude 1,772 ft

Tagbao-Sitio Manggabon-Sitio Tagaytay Road Junction

PictographWaypoint Altitude 1,345 ft

Tabunan Brgy. Proper and Market

PictographWaypoint Altitude 1,220 ft

Tagbao Basketball court and Gym

PictographWaypoint Altitude 1,217 ft

Spillway

PictographWaypoint Altitude 1,430 ft

Tagbao Brgy. Proper

PictographWaypoint Altitude 1,955 ft

Sitio Lubris

PictographWaypoint Altitude 889 ft

Spillway

PictographWaypoint Altitude 889 ft

Sitio Kabaasan-Masaba

PictographWaypoint Altitude 2,133 ft

Sitio Manggabon

PictographWaypoint Altitude 2,139 ft

Sitio Asyutis

PictographWaypoint Altitude 1,939 ft

Sitio Hagnob

PictographWaypoint Altitude 495 ft

-No Name-

PictographWaypoint Altitude 554 ft

Lusaran Bridge

PictographWaypoint Altitude 1,010 ft

Sitio Kang-atis-Lusaran-Cambinocot Road Junction

PictographWaypoint Altitude 1,867 ft

Tagbao-Adlaon-Lusaran Road Junction

PictographWaypoint Altitude 2,930 ft

Going up to Sitio Cantipla

PictographWaypoint Altitude 1,293 ft

Sitio Ibo

PictographWaypoint Altitude 2,113 ft

Taptap Basketball court and Gym

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