the viewing deck: Metro Manila Solo Biking (50km): Kilometer Zero and Bay Walk

Monday, December 27, 2021

Metro Manila Solo Biking (50km): Kilometer Zero and Bay Walk

26 December 2021 Sunday in Metro Manila, Philippines

50km Post Christmas Biking for my Hometown, Elementary and High School Visits, Manila Bay Baywalk for Dolomite Beach Sightseeing and this Kilometer Zero #metromanila #biking #philippines #pilipinas

My biking enthusiasm got ignited only when I was working abroad due to it's benefit of decrease stress levels and a side trip to visit the famous landmarks. Some notable biking adventure I had outside of my homeland are 4,000 Islands in Laos (2011), Luxor West Bank in Egypt (2012), Hohenschwangau Castle in Germany (2013), Bagan Temples in Myanmar (2014), Stonehenge in United Kingdom (2014), Atacama Desert and Easter Island in Chile (2020), and of course, Sightseeing Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates through Folding Bike Cycling (2020) during pandemic.

Since I live near SM Fairview in Quezon City, my cycling route flow is passing through Qurino Highway until I reach the Metro Manila Skyway, go to the direction of Manila North Cemetery, then to my hometown Tondo. I revisited my primary school (Emilio Jacinto Elementary School), secondary school (Tondo High School) and the street where I was born, raised and lived for 28 years. After that, I went to Tondo Church, Divisoria then proceeded to Road 10 going to Luneta Park for the Kilometer Zero and the famous Manila Bay Baywalk Dolomite Beach.

Route Flow : Quirino Highway - North Cemetery - Tondo - Km 0 - Baywalk (backtrail)

Route distance : more than 50 kilometers (start / end in Quirino Highway area)

Cycling tracks : most of the road but shared with other vehicles due to being narrow

Best time / day to bike : Sundays and Holidays (morning)