It's promising to climb the peak of a mountain and see the panoramic scene of a city and the innumerable stars and shooting stars at night without climbing practice at all, yet having the fulfillment of "having gone up there" after just a few hours of sweat.
Welcome to Mt. Agad-agad, just 1,600 feet above sea level. This mountain is simply noticeable from city center of Iligan, and one can promptly conclude it's the highest peak around.
It's nothing but a molehill contrasted to Mt. Apo or Mt. Kitanglad, the country's highest peaks. But high enough to make the uninitiated soaking wet after a few hours of trekking.
In fact, that's why it's called Agad-agad, according to some people, says there should be an accent on the second and fourth syllables, whereas most people pronounce it without accent at all.
"Ma-agad-agad ra nimog saka kay dali ra," (You can just easily climb up the mountain)
Because it's so easy to climb, many go up Agad-agad in the morning and come down in the afternoon. But the trail will be much more worth the sweat if you spend the night there.
The first half of the trail is nothing but a walk on rising and falling terrain. The fun commences on the second half, when "ang tuhod magtagbo na sa suwang" (when the knees meet the chin), as those "who've been there" would say.
At the peak, the panoramic overlooking scene of Iligan City and Mt. Malindang in Misamis Occidental right across Iligan Bay is a spectacle. But linger till evening when the city lights look like the reflection of the stars.
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