Tampines Trail

On Oct 23, 2010, a group of volunteers went to Tampines Trail to open

up the Jungle Section that has been clogged with fallen trees for a few

months now. Pictures of the volunteers' efforts were uploaded in

the Facebook page of Dirtraction.

This news has generated much interest in our office since a lot of

my friends reside in the East. A group ride was scheduled for today.

However, the ever unpredictable weather in Singapore decided

to dampen all the excitement by providing heavy rains from

last night up till morning today.

So, alone as usual, I went off to check out what has been done

in Tampines Trail.

First off, do not start your loop by the usual entrance of MoonScape.

The bridge that ends MoonScape is unpassable. It's going to go any time

soon. The other jungle trail that is near the MoonScape bridge is still

not passable as well.

The jungle trail is indeed passable now. But gone are all the twists

and turns. All the 'NorthShore' components are also gone. It is

now just an almost straight line from the entrance to the exit.

There even seems to be a swamp inside there now.

Also, for those dreaming of riding in the 'Rockies', I think when

the news reports said that the Rockines will be unavailable 'indefinitely',

they really mean it. It is still closed and people are still working  there.

Here's a short clip of the ride today