Marikina Infanta Highway

The Marikina-Infanta Highway, also known as the Marcos Highway, is a scenic mountain highway that connects Metro Manila with the municipality of Infanta in Quezon Province.

The highway, constructed on the Sierra Madre in the province of Rizal, starts at Marikina City near Katipunan Avenue in Quezon City. It traverses the Marikina Valley and passes through Antipolo City, where it intersects the Sumulong Highway (at Masinag). After Masinag the road starts its ascent towards the Sierra Madre, where a series of winding roads meet the motorists until finally entering municipality of Tanay in Rizal province. The easternmost end of the road is at Infanta, Quezon.

Sights

The highway is one of the most scenic routes in the Philippines, alongside Halsema in the Cordilleras, and Maharlika Highway in Southern Luzon. Among the sights that the highway passes through are the Boso Boso Highlands in Antipolo, the Sampaloc Highlands and Pranjetto Hills Resort in Tanay.

Upon reaching Barangay Sampaloc, the Sampaloc Highway intersects the highway. To the left of the intersection is the main campus of the University of Rizal System. To the right is the town proper of Tanay, leading to the Daranak Falls and the lakeshore route along Laguna de Bay leading to the easternmost towns of Laguna.

References

Laurie Fullerton, 1995. "Philippines Handbook" Moon Publications