challenging trial @ bt timah nature reserve


in preparation for our assault on mt kinabalu, i think i need to get my companions to take to the trials at bukit timah nature reserve on a regular basis. if we can surmount the many trials here, especially the taban loop and the rock path, then our climb up the highest mountain in south-east asia later this year should be smooth sailing.

this morning i did the taban loop, south view path, cave path and catchment path before heading for the main road. when i came to the junction of cave path and catchment path, i decided to take a right as i had followed the left in my last walk. the catchment path ends at an open area which leads to the bike trials.

as i was on the main road making my way back to the ranger's office, i stopped to check the gradient of the rock path. the steepness of the path reminds me of the path we took when we climbed bukit timah in our younger days. i remember we had to struggle, even in those youthful days, to make our way to the top of the path.

walking in nature reserves seems to be really catching on in singapore. never have i seen so many cars and so many people at bukit timah reserve in the past. i think a lot of people who have stayed overseas must have realised the pleasure and benefits of such jaunts to continue doing so in singapore.