I found out that the bike trail was a development of sorts of Filinvest Land. And that the trail was located adjacent to the Timberland subdivision. You can park your vehicle inside the Timberland subdivision by just leaving your ID with the subdivision security guards who I might add were very courteous.
So after unloading my bike and prepping for the adventure, I headed outside of the Timberland main gate, turned left towards the end of the paved road...and into the main dirt road leading to two trails: the Green Zone (Novice), and the Blue Zone (Advanced).
As you enter the Blue Zone, you travel through a pretty straightforward dirt road....'til you hit an extremely sharp bend that immediately takes you to a roughly 20-30 degree uphill climb! Here's a shot of the uphill climb immediately after the sharp bend.
The trail comes with a lot of narrow paths along light to heavy foliage. So it's best to do this trail wearing a long-sleeved shirt to protect your arms from the whipping effect of the foliage, which can cause quite a sting when travelling at high speed... and an itch at the end of your journey!
The action begins when you've reached a third of the way into the trail, where you come across a muddy trail with a stream of clear, flowing water right at the center of the trail! Now I'm starting to like this!!!
...then suddenly... out of nowhere... BOOM!
... you come to the end of the stream of water... and into a ditch (which is basically a repository to a larger stream of water). Note that at high speed, you may end up in the ditch! So keep to your left so you won't miss the wooden bridge to cross to the other side.
Here's another shot of the ditch and bridge from the other end.
Not too far after this obstacle, you come across a series of medium sized "road humps". The difficulty in this obstacle is that the "humps" come immediately after each other. Note that you had just traversed a wet and muddy obstacle! So keeping your head... and wits intact while doing this obstacle is key. Sorry but I wasn't able to take any pics of the "road humps" challenge. Probably due to temporary loss of wit!
Remember the light stream of water that flows in the middle of the trail, and leads to a larger stream? Well, you reach the climax of this adventure when you reach...
You have two choices here: take a left, or go straight ahead. Taking a left (Hard) requires you to cross a mildly flowing stream of water. Note the rocks which makes for a seemingly good cross to the other side. Then the trail takes you right back to cross the stream again... and once you're back from the other side... smack right into a short but steep uphill climb.
If you decide NOT to take a left, you would miss this wonderful climax. Though the alternate route does not go through the stream of water, it does take you through a winding uphill climb. Quite a task in itself!
The rest of the trail, takes you through pretty much the same type of narrow trails with light to heavy foliage when you first started out at the beginning of the trail.
Towards the end of my adventure, I did come across a very good portion of the trail which went through medium to heavy underbrush. I recall the experience was like going through an enchanted and isolated place. Mostly eerie as it felt as though you were going through a vacuum or different dimension of space and time... strangely... tranquil too... but definitely memorable!
I'm on the lookout for other bike trails. So if you have any suggestions, feel free to post them here. 'Til the next adventure....!!!
