AT A GLANCE
Why go?
Tungaw Tungaw Trail is a grassy hiking path climbing the slopes of Mayon Volcano in the barangay of Tinobran, Camalig, Albay — named after the wild Philippine raspberry (Rubus rosifolius) locally called tungaw-tungaw that thrives on these volcanic hillsides.↗↗↗
Unlike the heavily trafficked routes around the volcano's base, this is a local trail where the grass still covers the ground undisturbed by quarrying, giving hikers an intimate, unfiltered encounter with the terrain that makes Mayon one of the world's most perfect volcanic cones.↗↗
A Trail Named for the Volcano's Wild Berries
The trail takes its name from the tungaw-tungaw — the Filipino wild raspberry (Rubus rosifolius), also known as sapinit or sampinit — a prickly climbing shrub that grows abundantly at medium elevations across the Philippines. Its small, hollow red fruits taste like a tangy cross between strawberry and raspberry, and locals forage them when in season. Walking the Tungaw Tungaw Trail means passing through the natural habitat of these berry bushes, which thrive on the fertile volcanic soils of Mayon's lower and mid-slopes.