BUNTOT PALOS (HIDDEN) FALLS
Pangil, Laguna
Height: 80 meters
Jump-off point: Brgy. Balian, Pangil, Laguna
Trail length: 2-3 hours
Entrance fee: P30.00
Whereas other waterfalls in this series require no more than a ten minute trek, or a boat ride, Buntot Palos is a level 1 climb, taking 2-3 hours to reach. Because of this fact, it has also been dubbed the “Hidden Falls”. But we prefer original name, which translates as “Eel’s Tail”. The resemblance may be difficult to see, but it nonetheless captures the local imagination.
The three-hour trek must not daunt the would-be explorer, as Buntot Palos is really grand, descending from a cliff to fall on a collection of sharp rocks called ‘Kawa-Kawa’. The cascade of water is tall (around 80 meters; almost twice the height of Buruwisan Falls) as it is straight; it further descends to form a catchbasin that is big and deep, perfect for swimmers. The rocks are very slippery though. Beneath the falls, there is a small cave, which can house a tent for the very adventurous! For its part, the trail is a set of a typical rural Filipino setting. Carabaos and horses pass the same trail, and it can get really muddy in the rainy season, much like the trails going to Mt. Romelo the nearby town of Siniloan.
A campsite near the waterfalls is available, although it is small and not an campsite because of its uneven ground. The best time to go to Buntot Palos is summer, although if it gets too dry, the cascade won’t be as strong. The advantage of the rainy season is a strong surge of water although it can get too strong that you can’t even approach Kawa-Kawa. The usual route is similar to that of Mt. Romelo, via the Manila East Road. The usual itinerary takes two days, but the “Waterfalls of Laguna” itinerary below makes it a daytrip.
Part 1: The waterfalls of Laguna
Part 2: Pagsanjan (Magdapio) Falls
Part 4: Bunga (Twin) Falls
Part 5: Taytay (Imelda) Falls
Sunday, September 30, 2007
Buntot Palos Falls
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This is a good place to do rapelling activities as well, beside the water cascade is spot, but be careful the rocks are slippery.
thanks to pinoy mountaineer for a very informative site on local mountaineering. some clarification about buntot palos falls, it is one of seven falls on the river. "hidden falls" is not another name for it, it is another separate falls(40ft),with a different campsite.i would gladly take you to five of them(i have not seen where the other two waterfalls are,yet;-). i will post the pictures next time. the entrance fee is not sanctioned by barangay or municipal government, and does not cover any security,safety,or environmental cost.PLEASE do not leave your garbage with the collector he never take them down, he just dumps or burn it.
btw moymoy yes it is a good height for rappeling but makes a very dangerous landing
many thanks for the clarification! we will await more updates from you on this -- and i personally look forward to the five waterfalls there!
anuh p0h buh ung name nung rest hauz sa entrance nang papuntang falls(palos)?!
sir moymoy ma tanung ko lang kng ung rope na ginamit nyo nung nag rapel kayo ay provided nyo or nka fix n po talaga dun. salamat!!!
Hello Anonymous
Sir dala po namin yung rope na ginamit namin nung nagrapel kami, medyo delikado nga, dahil madulas yung mga bato sa taas, kaya dapat nakarig na ka once na nakapwesto kayo sa taas.
-moymoy
hey if ur interested in this place better go now a lot of greedy businessmen and "women" wants to build a dam upriver and make its water a commodity
what a wonderful falls...
Im interested visiting this place soon. can any1 give me an IT? planning to visit this coming 25th of Feb. thanks..
Hi Isha... Natuloy ba kayo?
Hi, we planinng an overnight at this waterfalls, is it easy to find from the drop off in Sinoloan? Any idea of the budget on transpo expenses here? Thanks - GRFXMN
sir the jump off is at brgy. balian, Pangil Laguna, from there ask the locals and kilala nila ang falls as "hidden". from brgy. balian pwede keo sakay trike papunta sa jump-off where in u will register for 30 pesos. punta kami jan ng march 28-29.
Many thanks to the much needed advice, we are planning to go there this coming weekend.
- GRFXMN
Sir Gid, ask ko lang po kung meron kayong itinerary para sa Buntot Palos? Marami po ba aakyat ngayon kaya? Kasi 2 girls lang kami na aakyat next Saturday. Safe kaya? thanks po.
Our group will be here on April 18-19... c u all!
good to hear that this falls is now well known to all our fellow mountaineers.
i remember my first ever climb was at this place precisely 15 years ago and during that time you can still go down and camp directly beside the main river that eventually goes to the palos falls. you have to descend the opposite trail (on the right, left trail goes to buntot palos falls) from the campsite. from here you will have to descend a very steep trail and once you reach the river, you cross to the otherside then continue upriver for about 100 meters until you reach a rock formation which you need to cross again. then a perfectly placed campsite hidden amongst the trees about 10 feet away from the river lie waiting.
the campsite can only hold 2 four man tents but its secluded and there is a big basin about 10 meters upriver suited for swimming.
further upriver about a kilometer lies another hidded series of falls (i think called bato-bato) where you will find multiple waterfalls one after the other.
i just wished the people managing the campsite above would let other hikers to go this way as you can explore many other falls than "buntot palos".
mam/sir, delikado po ba panahon ngayon july??? plano kasi namin umakyat ng palos ngayon july 17,2009 salamat... god bless...
mam/sir, plano din naming umakyat ngaung 17 or 18 dun sa buntot palos,... sana magkita kita tayo dun,.... tapos social tayo,... salamat,... more power to all mountaineers,.....
-mikko
mam/sir, baka di na kami matuloy sa palos di kasi maganda panahon ngaun.. baka sa romelo na lang kami matuloy... cubao arayat freelancer... kita kits na lang genaro nga pala astig site na 2... more power sa inyo lahat... sana magkaroon ng clean up drive sa romelo...
mam/sir, d din kami matutuloy kasi may paparating na dalawang bagyo eh,... binalak nalanag namin n sa july 25, 2009 kami tumuloy,... ingat kayo sa trek nyo sa romelo,... kung sakaling maisip nyo na mag trek sa 25 mam/sir magkita kita nalang tayo dun,... salamat,...
-mikko
mam/sir, tanong ko lang poh kung magkano ang budget kung magsisimula kami d2 sa alabang kasi taga d2 kami sa las pinas eh,... kailangan ko lang poh talaga kasi ang IT poh d2 sa palos eh nagsisimula sa edsa,... maraming salamat poh mam/sir,.. looking forward 2 ur reply,...
-mikko
sir gideon, baka pwede namang pakipost poh d2 sir ung IT kapag magsisimula k sa las pinas kasi kailangan poh namin sir kasi trek poh kami ngaun sa palos ngaung july 25,... looking 4waard to ur reply sir,... maraming salamat,... more power 2 all mountaineers,...............
-mikko
for climbers from alabang/south,kun ntuloy kyo o hindi, for future use me bus dumdaan alabang to sta.cruz laguna and fx/vans to pagsanjan laguna (hanapin nyo nlng sa terminal)from sta,cruz or pagsanjan take siniloan jeep, baba kyo pangil or balian depende kun alin gusto nyo jumpoff. ito rin byahe for mt.romelo.
sorry kun late n info para sa iba. local
ganda diyan sa palos, last time na pumunta ako diyan may bantay pa... si mang temmy. sa mga umakyat recently, may bantay pa ba sa taas? salamat mga sir at mam...
we have just visited buntot palos yesterday.. and the trail just after the sapa was really devastated by the landslide.. we managed to cross it but it's really dangerous.. too bad.. :(
there were also changes around the hidden falls maybe because of the current of water brought by the heavy rainfall. pero may tinuro na ruta ung mga taga registration sa unahan pa ng sapa. after dw ng mga nakasabit na mga pinggan sa puno, ung mga paunawa, don kakaliwa. kaso masukal at ndi maayos ung trail, prang dinaanan lng ng tubig at matarik pa.
haaaaayyy.. grabe ang sira ng palos, pano pa kea ang mt. romelo na una sa listahan.. tsk tsk..
be careful..
-posh16
Mga Sir/Mam tanong ko lng po kung accesible na sa ngaun ang pagpunta sa palos from manila???
Wla na po b baha sa daan? Thanks po
matarik po ba ang buntot palos???
hi,
punta kmi ng family ko and my boyfriend sa Hidden falls this coming april 1. Ask ko lang po sana if merong CR dun, ung pwedeng magpalit ng damit, magwiwi etc.?
hi,
just wanna ask kung merong CR. Thanks.
Once you start hiking up, there wouldn't be any CR anymore.
punta lang kau d2 samin lugar d2 sa Balian, to see and experience what Buntot Palos is. :)
malakas po ung tubig sa falls ngyon? di po ba sya natutuyo? balak po kasi namin pumunta sa MAY 1, 2010. salamat po
tuyot ngayon ang falls dahil sa elniño
tuyot po ang falls ngayon.dahil sa el niño
I've been to the Falls twice already but through the use of a vehicle, would anyone know how to get to Brgy. Balian from Manila through commute? I'm guessing a bus to Laguna then what?
We are planning a trip to Buntot Palos this saturday. Is the falls still dry? -GRFXMN
if ur familiar po in nagtahan.. may raymond's bus station po dun.. going to infanta quezon.. nagstop over po un sa famy laguna.. dun po kyo bababa.. after that pde pong magtricycle nalng hanggang balian : )
hi we are planning to have a fun climb at buntot palos in June 23?tuyot pa rin kaya ang hidden falls nun?sana may makapag bigay ng feedback thanks..-- ardie
yaan mo post ulet ako pag ndi na tuyot... wer havin a free climb tomorrow....
kagagaling lang ng team namin sa hidden falls(buntot palos).malakas na po ulit ang agos ng tubig sa falls.para sa mga nagtatanong naman panu pumunta dun sa jump-off ng buntot palos,pwede po kayo bumaba sa may palengke ng siniloan,yun bababaan na palengke pag papunta ng mt. romelo.tapos sakay kayo ng tryk, sabihin nyo sa may jump-off ng buntot palos,alam na ng mga driver yun... 20pesos po ang fare namin /person, 5 po kami nagkasya sa tryk... sana po nakatulong ako...happy climb sa lahat...rakenrol!
-jan of AMA trekkers las piñas
ayos maraming salamat sir JAN..we will be there in june 30..--ardie
me ppunta ba s july 10 and 11 ng palos?..
join kami,,, 5 lang po kami,,
salamat,,
_TREKK_
july 11 plan to hike 1 day lang. may ligaw po ba sa trail nito tnx
just went there last july 24-25 2010. ganda ng falls, and malalim ung catch basin. maputik nung pumunta kame. 2 hours namin nilakad. kaya cguro ng 1 hour kung di maputik. wala namang ligaw, malilito ka lang dahil madaming trail pero wag kau mag-alala iisa lang ang lalabasan nyo from time to time. i think ung maliliit saka makikipot na trail, tao ang dumadaan ung malalaki naman kabayo't kalabaw. basta puro pakaliwa lang ung papunta sa falls. budget namin nun, P15 papunta cainta junction tapos P90 ung jeep na siniloan, gang jump-off na un, swerte namin taga-dun mismo ung drayber at gagarahe na sya. pero if ever pwd bumaba sa palengke ng siniloan tapos trike na lang. registration is P30 overnyt, dun kau mag-register sa may basketbol court along the way. ung papunta sa falls kapag nakarating na sa camp site (sa taas to ung may kubong giba, wala kame nakita sa falls mismo eh) derecho kau sa trail na pababa, around 10-15 minutes pa na super tarik bago makarating sa buntot palos.
ang pinagtataka ko lang, kapag tinatanong namin ung mga lokales tungkol sa falls, magka-ibang falls daw ang buntot palos at hidden falls. ung buntot palos eh yang nasa pic sa taas, ung hidden falls daw mas malayo pa, pakaliwa ang daan at mas masukal pa daw. ewan ko lang, la na kasi kame time mag-explore pa. pero kung oobserbahan mo nga naman, may series of water falls pa further down, try nyo silipin ung mga falls pa sa may bandang batuhan makikita nyo may dalawa pang falls dun, which corresponds dun sa sinabi sa amin ng locals na pa-kaliwa pa at mas malayo ung hidden falls. ingat lang sa pagsilip, madulas ung bato at bangin talaga sya.
well un lang, inulan kame sa pag-uwi. soaking wet kame pero quite an adventure talaga. admire nyo ung beauty and almost virgin-like appearance ng buntot palos. just always implement the mountaineer's creed. apir!
mantra
juxtapoz mountaineers
maraming salamat po sa info sir mantra,makakatulong po ito sa pgpunta namin etong week. apir! /neo
hi sir gid! this is macku of pepi lovers club. pwede b kami mag overnyt sa buntot palos?
sir gid, pwede ba kami magovernyt sa buntot palos?
-jack of PEPI LOVERS CLUB-
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