Deadpoet’s Cave

I went for another installment of Pedal Ubin on Saturday. I turn up often enough that some of the Toddycats mistakenly think that I’m one of Pedal Ubin guides. Heheh. Nah, I’m just along for the ride.

Saturday was my first experience at the relatively new Ketam Mountain Bike Trail. I mistakenly read it as “Ketam Mountain” “Bike Trail”. Whoops! Still, the trail’s lookout point - according to my GPS paraphernalia - is about 30m above sea level.

Even though it was a rainy and cloudy day, we could just about see the tall buildings of the Central Business District, almost 18km away!

Another reminder that Singapore is a small place. Nevertheless, I wondered how this was possible.

So, Google Maps to the fore. I drew a straight line from the lookout point to the CBD. Lo and behold, there was nary a tall building in the way. While the CBD structures are much taller than HDB flats, I never expected such an unobstructed view.

One of the reasons is that there aren’t that many buildings in the line of sight to the CBD to begin with. How is this possible?

Paya Lebar Airport.

Combined with the relative height of the lookout point and the low-lying buildings in the Paya Lebar/Geylang/Kallang vicinity, these factors make for a direct view of Singapore City.

Click on the screenshot below for a closer look at the lay of the land or visit the Google Map.

Must return on a clear day. =)

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