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Panti Bunker's Trail |
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| Terrain - Wetland pristine forest | Size of Birdable area -Limitless | Distance to walk or trek -couple of 100 meters |
| Birding distance - Binocular & scope | Special attire- mosquitoes protection | Other special mention- nil |
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The terrain in southern Peninsula is one of an undulating and rolling plain.
Pattern broken only by one highland in Kulai and the last, furthest south - Kota Tinggi.
At this location, is a
cluster of low hills, peak by the 481 meters high Bukit Panti.
This cluster of low hills is joined in the west with
another Bukit Muntahak, 634 meters high. This western hill is home to
the famous Kota Tinggi Waterfall. A wide level track joined these two
blocks of hills. This link road
that branches off the Mersing trunk road ends up at a point about 500
meters away from the entrance of the waterfall park. I had covered 18
kilometers of this so-called Bunkers Trails as named by our
Singaporean birders.
The Bunker's Trail is forested right from the entrance, broad flat 15 meters wide. It cuts through a wetland pristine forest. This wetland forest enveloped the track for about 10 kilometers. The track then enter a terrain with low scrubs. This is at the foot of the hills and dotted with sand mines and open ponds. |
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With pristine jungle on both sides of
the track. Walking along the track is good enough to spot birds coming out
of the forest edge.
In some parts of the forest, when the ground is dry, there were trails to penetrate into the forest. Hard compacted, level grounded sandy track
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About 5 kilometers in, 2 streams
crossed the track. The landscape is some what broken and birders had used
this scene as landmarks to communicate. There were 2 river crossings [looks more like streams]. These were markers as to the sites and side trails where birders can rely on as good birding spots. |
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This is the scene when the track emerged from the wooded forest. Ponds and the forest rising out of the wetlands.
Almost 12 kilometers in, the jungle gave way to open country, sand quarry and the foot of the hills. |
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The tracks now nearer to the sand mines were even better maintained. Sands were continuously sprayed to cushion the rough surface of the laterite and depressions created by the heavy traffic. Another look into the the jungle track emerging into open country land. |
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Returning to the starting portion of
the track. It was good, well drained and compact. Notice that smoothness and without potholes despite of the heavy truck traffic. Since this track is not an official route, do not expect any milestone or signage. Some kind soul had done that.
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A view of a sand mine. Glimpse of a sand quarry, deep inside the jungle.
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Another quarry at the foot of the hills. |
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Another VWander photographic guide |
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