Hiking Mt. Sawi
Located at Barangay Malinao, Gabaldon in the province of Nueva Ecija, Mt. Sawi is a fairly new but totally must-try hiking destination of the province. Mt. Sawi Mt. Sawi Details: Height: 594 MASL Trailhead: Stone 8 Resort, Gabaldon, Nueva Ecija Climb Time: 2-3 hours to the peak Originally called Mt. Sawing Balete , taken from the story of one person's tragic suicide at the balete tree near the peak, the name was shortened to Mt. Sawi to be "in" with the growing popularity of the " hugot " lines introduced by the numerous Filipino romantic comedy (RomCom) films. Others, including me, believe that it was shortened to disassociate the mountain from ghost stories and suicides. Ironically, the word sawi still means "die" in Filipino... so thank goodness to those RomCom films for giving the tragic word a new meaning. Mt. Sawi as seen from the highway Mt. Sawi jump-off point We started our hike with 10 members... ... however, t...