wwii tunnel at mt faber


like the tunnels at labrador park and fort canning, i remember there is or used to be one at mt faber. i have been trying to locate the tunnel since my last visit ot it about 15 years ago.

i was first taken to the tunnel by a colleague from balestier hill secondary some 30 years ago. 15 years ago, together with a rover leader, i led my scouts through the tunnel. to make it more exciting for the scouts, we did the tunnel exploration in the night. we approached mt faber from depot road.

armed with torch lights, we made our way through the dark and wet tunnel. it was wet because of the rain that had fallen a few days earlier. the floor of the tunnel was covered with water at certain places. i can vaguely remember it was not a very long tunnel. in fact, we emerged from the tunnel in less than 10 minutes.

it was a tunnel built during the 2nd world war and i think it served as an escape route. it could not have been an ammunition store or dump.