Length 110 km | ||
Component
highways: R-6 R-6
N59
from Katipunan Avenue to Masinag Junction West end: Aurora Boulevard at Katipunan Avenue in Quezon City East end: Brgy. Poblacion 1, Infanta, Quezon | ||
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The Marikina–Infanta Highway, also known as the Marcos Highway or MARILAQUE Highway (MARILAQUE stands for Manila-Rizal-Laguna-Quezon), is a scenic mountain 110-kilometer highway that connects Metro Manila with Infanta, Quezon in the Philippines.
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- Pinoy joyride marilaque marikina rizal laguna quezon highway joyride
- Map of Marikina Infanta Hwy Philippines
- Passing provinces cities and towns
- Intersections and junctions
- Sceneries
- Points of interest
- References
Map of Marikina-Infanta Hwy, Philippines
The highway starts in Marikina near Katipunan Avenue, the Loyola Heights segment of Circumferential Road 5, in Quezon City. It traverses the Marikina Valley and passes through Antipolo, where it intersects the Sumulong Highway (at Masinag). After Masinag the road starts its ascent towards the Sierra Madre passing through Tanay, Rizal, Santa Maria, Laguna, finally to Infanta, Quezon.
Passing provinces, cities and towns
Intersections and junctions
Sceneries
The highway is one of the most scenic routes in the Philippines, alongside the Halsema Highway in the Cordilleras, and the Pan-Philippine Highway (AH26) in Southern Luzon. Among the sights that the highway passes through are the Boso Boso Highlands Resort in Antipolo, the Sampaloc Highlands and Pranjetto Hills Resort, and the Garden Cottages Residences Look-Out Point 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 municipalities of Laguna.