{"id":16099,"date":"2014-05-06T12:58:31","date_gmt":"2014-05-06T02:58:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/theguamguide.com\/?p=16099"},"modified":"2015-10-07T03:59:12","modified_gmt":"2015-10-07T03:59:12","slug":"take-a-trek-to-pagat-caves","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archives.theguamguide.com\/ja\/take-a-trek-to-pagat-caves\/","title":{"rendered":"Take a Trek to Pagat Caves"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Story by Christy Sutton.\u00a0<\/em><em>Photos by\u00a0<span style=\"color: #222222;\">Andrew Wertz &amp; Christy Sutton.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p>The Chamorro village of Pagat existed on the shelf overlooking the Pacific Ocean. Evidence to date indicates the site was occupied from before Christ to sometime after 1700.\u00a0There are few artifacts of the early Chamorro village\u00a0that existed there. We were &#8220;stomping&#8221; to the caves simply to explore and take a refreshing dip in the pools.<\/p>\n<p>Approximately 6.1 miles from Ladera Towers in <a title=\"Mangilao Village\" href=\"http:\/\/theguamguide.com\/mangilao\/\">Mangilao<\/a>, the entrance is on the right with room for parking on the left.\u00a0Drive north on Rt 15 for 6.3 miles from the intersection of Rts 10 and 15.\u00a0At the bend in the road, park along Rt 15.<\/p>\n<p>The journey\u00a0to Pagat Caves is\u00a0not a very long hike, just over a mile, but it is fairly steep in places and drops down 400 feet in elevation. You can&#8217;t miss the sign marking the start of the hike. The trail is well marked by trees attached with pink ties.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?f=q&amp;source=s_q&amp;hl=en&amp;geocode=&amp;q=13%C2%B029%E2%80%9958.34%E2%80%9D+N+144%C2%B052%E2%80%9938.81%E2%80%9D+E&amp;aq=&amp;sll=13.498184,144.890313&amp;sspn=0.024203,0.024998&amp;t=h&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;ll=13.498184,144.890313&amp;spn=0.006051,0.00625&amp;z=14&amp;output=embed\" width=\"600\" height=\"350\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n<small><a style=\"color: #0000ff; text-align: left;\" href=\"https:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?f=q&amp;source=embed&amp;hl=en&amp;geocode=&amp;q=13%C2%B029%E2%80%9958.34%E2%80%9D+N+144%C2%B052%E2%80%9938.81%E2%80%9D+E&amp;aq=&amp;sll=13.498184,144.890313&amp;sspn=0.024203,0.024998&amp;t=h&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;ll=13.498184,144.890313&amp;spn=0.006051,0.00625&amp;z=14\">View Larger Map<\/a><\/small><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-16116\" src=\"http:\/\/archives.theguamguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/pagat-map-marks.png\" alt=\"pagat map marks\" width=\"600\" height=\"374\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #293236;\">The trail changes dramatically at one point to a steep grade of limestone cliffs. The cave is on the left at the bottom of the cliffs. However, most hikers, choosing to save the best for last, continue on to the scenic coastline.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/archives.theguamguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Pagat03.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-16113\" src=\"http:\/\/archives.theguamguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Pagat03.jpg\" alt=\"Pagat03\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Going down is not so bad. It&#8217;s coming back out that had us breathing heavy. The limestone is jagged and some places are slippery, so we had to watch our steps carefully both ways. It&#8217;s recommended you\u00a0<span style=\"color: #222222;\">put socks over your shoes or wear\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/wms-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/20070822\/US\/js\/link-enhancer-common.js?tag=thgugu0b-20&amp;linkId=4LUWRMT4AXZ5YR4T\" target=\"_blank\">felt bottom (scuba diving) shoes<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/archives.theguamguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Pagat04.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-16112\" src=\"http:\/\/archives.theguamguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Pagat04.jpg\" alt=\"Pagat04\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The reward is a swim in a pool of pure, fresh water at the end of a narrow passage in the cave. The pool is completely enclosed in the darkness.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-16111\" src=\"http:\/\/archives.theguamguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Pagat06.jpg\" alt=\"Pagat06\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-16110\" src=\"http:\/\/archives.theguamguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Pagat07.jpg\" alt=\"Pagat07\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" \/><br \/>\nAfter swimming for a bit, we took a short hike through the jungle to the coastline.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-16109\" src=\"http:\/\/archives.theguamguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Pagat08.jpg\" alt=\"Pagat08\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-16108\" src=\"http:\/\/archives.theguamguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Pagat09.jpg\" alt=\"Pagat09\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-16106\" src=\"http:\/\/archives.theguamguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Pagat13.jpg\" alt=\"Pagat13\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"kk\" style=\"color: #222222;\"><span id=\":nr\" dir=\"ltr\">We saw two\u00a0coconut crabs inside the entrance of the cave and l<\/span>ots of butterflies and wild flowers along the trail. It was simply beautiful.<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-16101\" src=\"http:\/\/archives.theguamguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Pagat21.jpg\" alt=\"Pagat21\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-16100\" src=\"http:\/\/archives.theguamguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Pagat22.jpg\" alt=\"Pagat22\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-16103\" src=\"http:\/\/archives.theguamguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Pagat17.jpg\" alt=\"Pagat17\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Hike like a local with Guam Boonie Stompers\" href=\"http:\/\/theguamguide.com\/blog\/hike-like-a-local-with-guam-boonie-stompers\/\">Read more about boonie stomping on Guam&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>ADDITIONAL SOURCES: hikeguam.weebly.com &amp; guam.stripes.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>See maps and directions to one of Guam&#8217;s most accessible caves!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":21841,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[551,552],"tags":[274,264,325,397,358,351],"class_list":["post-16099","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-activities","category-blog","tag-activities","tag-blog","tag-boonie-stomping","tag-cave","tag-guam","tag-hiking"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/archives.theguamguide.com\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16099","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/archives.theguamguide.com\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/archives.theguamguide.com\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/archives.theguamguide.com\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/archives.theguamguide.com\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16099"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/archives.theguamguide.com\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16099\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/archives.theguamguide.com\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/21841"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/archives.theguamguide.com\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16099"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/archives.theguamguide.com\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16099"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/archives.theguamguide.com\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16099"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}