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Halsema Highway
; Halsema Highway
Benguet–Mountain Province Road; Baguio–Bontoc Road; Mountain Trail
	Highest point marker in Atok, Benguet
Route information
Length	150 km (93 mi)
Existed	1930–present
Component; highways	N204
Major junctions
North end	N204 (Bontoc–Tabuk Road) / N109 (Bontoc–Banaue Road) in Bontoc, Mountain Province
	N206 (Rev. John A. Staunton Road) in Bontoc, Mountain Province; N205 (Tagudin–Cervantes–Sabangan Road) in Sabangan, Mountain Province; N207 (Gurel–Bokod–Kabayan–Buguias–Abatan Road) in Buguias, Benguet;
South end	Magsaysay Avenue in Baguio
Location
Country	Philippines
Provinces	Benguet; Ifugao; Mountain Province;
Major cities	Baguio
Towns	Atok; Bakun; Bauko; Bokod; Bontoc; Buguias; Hungduan; Kabayan; La Trinidad; Mankayan; Sabangan; Sagada; Tublay;
Highway system
	Roads in the Philippines; Highways; Expressways List; ;

The Halsema Highway (also known as the Benguet–Mountain Province Road, the Baguio–Bontoc Road, and the Mountain Trail^[1]) is a national secondary highway in the Philippines. Situated within the Cordillera Central range in northern Luzon, it stretches from the city limit^[2] of Baguio to the municipality of Bontoc.^[3] Its highest point is at 2,255.52 metres (7,400.0 ft) above sea level in the municipality of Atok.^[4] It was officially recognized as the highest altitude highway in the Philippines until 2019,^[5] when the 2,429 metres (7,969 ft) high point Kiangan–Tinoc–Buguias Road in Tinoc, Ifugao, was recognized as the new holder of the distinction.^[6]

The 150-kilometer (93.2 mi)^[5] highway covers 95 kilometers (59 mi)^[7] of Benguet province and traverses eight of its municipalities (La Trinidad, Tublay, Atok, Bokod, Kabayan, Buguias, Bakun, and Mankayan). It also covers four Mountain Province towns (Bauko, Sabangan, Bontoc, and Sagada).^[8] The road splits into two upon reaching the village of Dantay, in Bontoc. One road leads to downtown Bontoc,^[4] while the other leads to the town of Sagada, 29 kilometers (18.0 mi) farther from the junction.

The highway forms part of National Route 204 (N204) of the Philippine highway network.

History

The highway was named after an American engineer, named Eusebius Julius Halsema,^[1]^[9] who served as the mayor of Baguio from 1920 to 1937. Under Halsema's term, its construction commenced in 1922 with the help of locals and was completed in 1930 as a foot trail.

Halsema Highway has been a crucial part of Cordillera's history and transportation. It's the only existing link between Baguio and Cordillera's most remote areas. It is the only route that vegetable farmers take to distribute vegetables in Baguio's markets.