| Tinipak River or Agos River; Daraitan in Tanay, Rizal | |
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| emancampos | Jun 13 2017, 06:51 AM Post #1 |
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Tinipak River or Agos River Daraitan, Tanay, Rizal ![]() Tinipak River has become a favorite summer destination for hikers and campers, including families out on an eco-adventure. Tinipak River is actually just a part of Agos River. Perhaps some visitors did not know that this is the Agos River and simply named it that way. The adventure involves sight-seeing, swimming, cliff jumping, caving, picnic and camping. They may also add mountaineering or climbing if they are prepared to endure the 3-hour ascend to the summit. Families can enjoy this spot since there is a concrete pathway, along the river, starting from another jump-off where tricycles or even bikes and 4-wheeled vehicles can go to. The trail is just around 400 meters. There's a camping site beside the river where there's a canteen, toilets and the place is secured. They can even try night swimming too since the river is just beside this camp site. Usually, families directly head to the Tinipak River for the swim, picnic and the cave. They skip the summit climb since climbing peaks is usually not a thing for seniors anymore. Unless, they are experienced hikers too. A good compromise will be allowing the able ones to take the climb and then the rest (kids and seniors) head to the main camp site near the Tinipak River for the sight-seeing, photo ops and breakfast. Kids are not allowed to swim in this section of the river since the water current is strong and the water is 11 feet deep at its center. When the climbers have reached the Tinipak river, they can join the kids and seniors and have lunch together. Afterwards, they can head to the cave before proceeding to the picnic area, which is near the wooden bridge. There's a 400-meter paved walkway along the river from this camp site, leading to the spot where they can hire a tricycle that will take them to the picnic area near the wooden bridge. This section of the river is perfect for swimming since the water is calm and shallow. There are cottages too where families can spend the night there. The water's depth is 11 feet at its deepest part but the water is only 4 feet when you are standing from around 10 feet away from the water's edge. See first photo below; Google Map for Tinipak River (Agos River) click here Tinipak Cave http://s15.zetaboards.com/emancampos/topic/10225499/ Mt. Daraitan http://s15.zetaboards.com/emancampos/topic/10225404/ ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() bridge leading to cave; see here ![]() ![]() Edited by emancampos, Jul 11 2017, 10:56 PM.
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| emancampos | Jun 13 2017, 10:44 AM Post #2 |
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Picnic area near the wooden bridge This section of the river is perfect for swimming since the water is calm and shallow. There are cottages too where families can spend the night there. Below is the 400-meter paved road leading to the spot where you can hire a tricycle to bring you to the other picnic area, which is near the wooden bridge. ![]() Do you notice the tents at the left side? Well, that's the camp site. Notorious sa akin ang pathwalk na ito. Dami ko nakasalubong magagandang chicks. Yuong sa nag-family outing. ![]() Siyempre, praktis ang "Hello", "Enjoy" at "Ingat". ![]() View along the trail ![]() ![]() The Picnic area ![]() swim, tubing, picnic ![]() the wooden bridge This photo below shows the cottages at left side. The right side is where the picnic huts are located. The hanging bridge can also be seen from this angle.
Edited by emancampos, Jul 11 2017, 11:13 PM.
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| emancampos | Jun 13 2017, 11:56 AM Post #3 |
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VIDEOS The river https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u1cw0a20Zr4 Swimming https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UIk4PS0zCT8 Cliff Jumping https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ay4BJprszyc Edited by emancampos, Jun 13 2017, 11:58 PM.
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| emancampos | Jun 13 2017, 07:01 PM Post #4 |
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More photos Camping site near the river. ![]() There's an area, at the back of that covered resting area, covered with Bermuda grass, where campers set u tent. Next photo is a wooden ladder leading to Tinipak river swimming area. ![]() The rapids; ![]()
Edited by emancampos, Jul 11 2017, 11:16 PM.
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| emancampos | Jun 13 2017, 09:35 PM Post #5 |
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Side Story The area around Tinipak River was actually a mining site for extracting marbles. I found this out from another page but the info provided was very limited. It simply said that it was then a mining site. While we were walking along the river, I noticed that some huge rocks bear unusual marks. It was like a boring machine had been used to break it. There is that set of parallel lines, that are straight and evenly spaced. One can tell by those marks that those were the works of a machine and not by nature. The puzzle was solve when I stumbled upon that webpage, telling that the area had been a mining site indeed. ![]() Kaya din pala yung stones ay mukhang marble at yung kulay ay mapula kasi marble nga talaga. Edited by emancampos, Jul 11 2017, 11:17 PM.
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