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Mount Pulog – also spelt as Mount Pulag – is the second highest mountain in the Philippines after Mount Apo in Mindanao. The trail of Mount Pulog, Philippines follows the alpine grassland, highland meadows and the elfin woods with low trees whose trunks and boughs are immensely overgrown the moss, ferns and lichens of Mount Pulog, Philippines scale a majestic height of 2934 m dominating the skyline between Baguio and Ambuklao in the northeast. The climb to Mount Pulog commences from the Ellet Bridge which is a few kilometers away from Baguio City. The narrow trail snakes upwards across the patches of green and rice terraces. The creek follows the gradient up to the rivulet strewn with boulders. The first major step on your way to Mount Pulog, Philippines is Abukot. It is here that the narrow valley of Kabayan lies nestled about 915 m below. The cool and fresh waters of the Lebang Lake is a tempting sight to the trekkers with its formations of water bodies, but one can hardly help ignoring the call of the summit. Further elevation leads to the transition where dwarfed trees and dense undergrowth give way to ridges that are carpeted with grass. The distance to the peak of Mount Pulog, Philippines diminishes over the thick sprawling canopy of bamboo grass. The peak is a bend away. The climb to the crest is what trekkers dream of. It offers pleasant vistas from the pinnacle of the Mount Cordillera Central range. The descent via Ambangeg, although somewhat exhausting, becomes miraculously convenient with the elating experience of having conquered the much-coveted crown of the mighty Mount Pulog. The bets time to visit the place is between the months of April and September. Guard against the cold wind in January. The trails are slippery during and after heavy rains, when the pace should be checked.
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