Sunday afternoon, my colleague, Stefano, and I hiked the southern portion of the Green Corridor, about 7 miles. It was a great loop. Starting from the 151 bus, which we picked up on the NUS campus, we rode to King Albert Park and joined the trail where the old trestle bridge crosses Bukit Timah Road. We walked south and east along the old rail right-of-way almost as far as we could. When we popped out, we decided to just jump on the first bus, which happened to take us directly to Vivo City. After a food-court dinner (char kway teow — my new favorite!) we strolled across the bridge to have a quick look at Sentosa Island before returning via the MRT and the 97 bus. We departed Kent Vale at 2:30 PM and were back just as dusk was settling in about 7 PM. Almost 11 miles of walking in all.
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| We alight from the 151 at the first stop on Bukit Timah Road |
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| It's easy access to the trail at the trestle bridge. |
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| I love this sign announcing the one former train stop mid-island. |
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| Much of the path feels remote. |
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| Giant elephant ears |
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| At times, we are reminded of our proximity to urban life. |
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| Spectacular fan palm |
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| We didn't see much wildlife, but did spy a few chameleons. |
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