Pinoy Joyride - Ah26 Santa Fe Dalton Pass (NB) Joyride
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Published 2015-03-11
From San Jose City to Aritao Nueva Vizcaya. This was the prelude to the Benguet Nueva Vizcaya Road Joyride I did.
This is a part of the Ah26 (Asian highway 26) road or Maharlika Highway. This is also going to Cagayan Valley, Isabela and Tuguegarao City. One of the busiest zig zag roads because of big trucks passing here, delivering goods. There were a lot of road improvements here as there are road widening done. The only not nice part was along Santa Fe area.
Road Condition - Paved Roads. Some are wide
Drive thrill - Challenge to overtake big trucks!
Security - there are many houses and small towns along the road
Rating: 4/5 :-D
From Wikipedia
Dalton Pass, also called Balete Pass, is a zigzag road and mountain pass that joins the provinces of Nueva Ecija and Nueva Vizcaya, in central Luzon island of the Philippines.
The summit of the mountain pass is at around 3,000 feet (910 m) in elevation,located where the Caraballo Sur (mountain range) and the Sierra Madre (mountain range) meet. The headwaters of the Digdig River originate just south of the pass. Balete Ridge starts two miles to the west-northwest of the pass, with a high point at Mt. Imugan (5,580 feet), and extends nine miles to the east-southeast, where it ends at Mt. Kabuto (4,600 feet )
Dalton Pass is a gateway to the Cagayan Valley, and the Ifugao Rice Terraces.
All Comments (21)
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Yun nga sir, im so proud na as less experience driver (only 3 months pa lang) nakauwi naman kami ng safe. Grabe kaba ko sa Dalton pass. Nung friday sobrang lakas ng ulan sa bundok. Grabe nginig ko sa tuhod pero as we traverse is nakuha ko yung diskarte at nag gain din ng confidence. We also went to Appari next day then Ilocos and Baguio the next next. It was exhausting but exciting journey. Thanks sa mga info niyo sir. Unfortunately di dumating yung inorder naming dashcam sayang
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i dont drive but i love these video. passing thru this mountain highway from nueva ecija to nueva ecija is definitely a highlight for travelers who need to go to isabela or cagayan. its long and gruellingly long hahaha thanks for the memories here. . .
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You're one hell of a driver! I love it. Be safe always. Nice videos you've got.
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Gawa kayo ng remake ng Dalton Pass at try niyo rin yung daan sa San Nicolas sa Panagasinan papuntang Santa Fe magandang alternate route yun sa dalton pass scenic din yung views.
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Good to see we have such here in Luzon similar to AH26 in Talaingod, Bukidnon
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Nice drive. I don't have to go there anymore but enjoy your videos. More more more . . .
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Looking forward to more joyride trips. If possible the entire philippines, so we can road tour the countryside. I enjoy all your joyride vlogs. Have a safe trip always. My prayers is with you. More power
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Excellent, thanks for sharing.
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The roads are well paved! So enjoyable to drive! So beautiful!
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Watching videos like this make me educated since I am also a driver... Never been or never tried long provincial driving but with your videos, I know where to go, what roads to use and what interesting facts to know!!! By the way, I am also subscribing Freewayjim and you are the Philippines' answer to him (if we have another, or if they have another!) Kudos dmitrivalencia
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Hello! Im watching your videos for 5 years now! The video i first watched was the cavitex joyride in 2014.
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have you done the coastal road from zambales to pangasinan?
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One of my favorite zig zag road while im driving going to my hometown solano nueva vizcaya
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good driver + santa fe, FTW. thanks for sharing!
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Thank you for sharing
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I LOVE THE VIEW IN THIS VIDEO ! BUT IT WILL BE VERY BEAUTIFUL IF I EXPERIENCE IT WITHIN MY OWN EYES ! IS JUST THAT I'VE NEVER BEEN TO TUGUEGARAO ,,,, AND I WANTED TO EXPERIENCE DRIVING ALONG DALTON PASS ! KINDA BIT DROWSEY ON THE SIGZAG , BUT THEN AGAIN THE SCENERIES WAS SO SPECTACULAR AND I'D REALLY LOVE IT ! HOPEFULLY SOMEDAY IT WILL COME TRUE ,,,,,
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Fine driving. Pls do similar video from Quezon down to Bicol via Bitukang Manok. :-)
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The best background song for the trip is John Denver's Take Me Home Country Road.
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Wow sarap biaje scary but compelling miss ko ata fe doon ang relative ko pero tks sa ride God bless you all amen
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I had drove this very same road, but before that pinanuod ko video mo over and over again. It help me a lot kasi i know na what to expect. It was last Dec 2014, the roads are fine kaya lang totoo pala na nakaktakot yung mga trucks, they are like an elephants pero mga pagong kung lumakad, pero it seems that incoming drivers are anticipating narin yung mga nag o-over take kaya they adjust na rin their speed. I never had a problem except yung dalawang truck na nasiraan going both ways, akala ko nga aabutin kami ng gabi sa daan. And because of that, i thought of not going back the same way pero everytime I watch your video about this route, i was encourage to go back again. But probably i should drive suv para mas may lakas.Thanks sa effort for sharing your videos, I wish i could corraborate with you. will be repurchasing a dashcam ksi nasira yung nabili ko before ako mag travel. ingat lagi! God bless your driving.
