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I did my OSINT/reconnaissance. The hash was in a very empty area in Mandai, beyond the end of a road leading to nowhere. The road was surrounded by a massive (for Singapore) area of grass, with a train+bus depot to the west and several military training areas to the east. There was not much information I could find about this particular road, except for a Google Maps location with pictures posted by someone just one week ago. That assured me that it was probably possible to reach the geohash. I also found out that the hill that the hash was on used to contain a quarry, which is now off-limits, and that there were plans to construct an underground bunker for construction materials under the patch of grass.
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I got to the geohash by public transport, taking four legs in total to get there (which was not the best route, I could have done it by two). I took the East-West Line and North-South Line to Choa Chu Kang, took the LRT to Phoenix, then took bus 170. I alighted at Da Di Glass, at the foot of Gali Batu Close, slightly after 3pm. From there I crossed the road and walked up Gali Batu Close, passing by the entrance to the Gali Batu train depot. The train depot was a “protected area”, with signs prohibiting photography and videography, so I had to quickly make my way past without seeming too sus.
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[[File:2024-12-27_1_103_02.jpg|300px|thumb|center|green fence]]
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A bit more walking led me to a fence across Gali Batu Close. Calling it a fence would be an overstatement, as it was just a few sheets of green corrugated iron blocking the road to stop cars from entering. I could just walk around it on the grass, and since there were no signs on the fence, I was hopefully not trespassing.
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[[File:2024-12-27_1_103_04.jpg|300px|thumb|center|Road]]
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On the road to nowhere I walked for 650 metres. This was the most isolated I have ever been, in terms of the distance to the nearest human. It was quiet, and empty, with wind in my ears, and a slight drizzle from the recent rain. The road had only the centre line, creating a two-way road, and there was a pavement on one side. Eventually I reached the roundabout at the end of the road. Typically, when new roads are constructed, like for MRT stations, a road ends in a roundabout before it is connected to other roads afterwards. According to the Master Plan, it seemed that this road would eventually lead to a grid of roads, maybe creating a new industrial area? Anyways, I continued walking on the grass, jumped a canal, and waddled through the grass. I eventually got to the geohash, which was in a muddier patch of grass. I took some photos and started walking back.
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[[File:2024-12-27_1_103_08.jpg|300px|thumb|center|Reached]]
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On the way back, I went off the road at several points to observe the surroundings. The grassy area where I was in was surrounded by areas of higher elevation, in the military training areas, and I could barely identify fences with signs between this grass and the military area. There was a big flock of birds, and a random tractor/lawnmower/idk in the grass. Near the exit, where the fence was, I saw a guy jogging up the road, seemingly out for some exercise. I guess this place is slightly more known than I originally thought… Anyways, I walked out, walked past some SBS employees, and caught bus 160 to Jurong, then took the MRT home.
  
 
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Location

Beyond the end of Gali Batu Close in Mandai

Participants

Frosetrain (talk)

Plans

I'll take a bus to Da Di Glass at about 3pm, then walk up Gali Batu Close.

Expedition

I did my OSINT/reconnaissance. The hash was in a very empty area in Mandai, beyond the end of a road leading to nowhere. The road was surrounded by a massive (for Singapore) area of grass, with a train+bus depot to the west and several military training areas to the east. There was not much information I could find about this particular road, except for a Google Maps location with pictures posted by someone just one week ago. That assured me that it was probably possible to reach the geohash. I also found out that the hill that the hash was on used to contain a quarry, which is now off-limits, and that there were plans to construct an underground bunker for construction materials under the patch of grass.

I got to the geohash by public transport, taking four legs in total to get there (which was not the best route, I could have done it by two). I took the East-West Line and North-South Line to Choa Chu Kang, took the LRT to Phoenix, then took bus 170. I alighted at Da Di Glass, at the foot of Gali Batu Close, slightly after 3pm. From there I crossed the road and walked up Gali Batu Close, passing by the entrance to the Gali Batu train depot. The train depot was a “protected area”, with signs prohibiting photography and videography, so I had to quickly make my way past without seeming too sus.

green fence

A bit more walking led me to a fence across Gali Batu Close. Calling it a fence would be an overstatement, as it was just a few sheets of green corrugated iron blocking the road to stop cars from entering. I could just walk around it on the grass, and since there were no signs on the fence, I was hopefully not trespassing.

Road

On the road to nowhere I walked for 650 metres. This was the most isolated I have ever been, in terms of the distance to the nearest human. It was quiet, and empty, with wind in my ears, and a slight drizzle from the recent rain. The road had only the centre line, creating a two-way road, and there was a pavement on one side. Eventually I reached the roundabout at the end of the road. Typically, when new roads are constructed, like for MRT stations, a road ends in a roundabout before it is connected to other roads afterwards. According to the Master Plan, it seemed that this road would eventually lead to a grid of roads, maybe creating a new industrial area? Anyways, I continued walking on the grass, jumped a canal, and waddled through the grass. I eventually got to the geohash, which was in a muddier patch of grass. I took some photos and started walking back.

Reached

On the way back, I went off the road at several points to observe the surroundings. The grassy area where I was in was surrounded by areas of higher elevation, in the military training areas, and I could barely identify fences with signs between this grass and the military area. There was a big flock of birds, and a random tractor/lawnmower/idk in the grass. Near the exit, where the fence was, I saw a guy jogging up the road, seemingly out for some exercise. I guess this place is slightly more known than I originally thought… Anyways, I walked out, walked past some SBS employees, and caught bus 160 to Jurong, then took the MRT home.

Tracklog

Photos

  • helikopter helikopter (on the MRT)

  • green fence

  • Other side of the fence

  • Road (i walk a lonely road)

  • Bird

  • More birds

  • Look at this expanse

  • Sun rays

  • jumped a fence

  • The only tree in a 112m radius

  • The roundabout / u-turn area

  • Nice forest and clouds and fluffy grass

  • The hill and fluffy grass

  • Tractor and train depot

  • Sun, seen on the public bus

  • Geohash Droid

Achievements

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