Pedu Lake on June 14..Big disappointment

Gone, Gone....GONE.... Most of the very beautiful Pedu lake roads are now gone permanently being replace with highway under construction. An eye sore for cyclist and nature lovers. So all the great hill road including the only 20+% hills in the northern region is something of the past now. The 8km road to the 2 closed down resorts is still being preserved for some reason. Total distance with the new highway remains the same as the old road minus the excitement, The stretch between K. Nerang to Pedu Lake Dam and Gubir to Nami remain unchanged. Looking at the development, road rides around the area is probably not recommended for sometime (guess is 2 years).

On the ride, 5 riders started riding at 750am on MTB and ended at around 315pm covering 116km from Kuala Nerang-PeduLake-Gubir-Nami-Naka-Kuala Nerang. Slow ride was due to the massive roadworks and lack of waterstop which left some somewhat dehydrated. There were many new roads and lack of road directions making it doubly hard.

Despite the lolites, we have some hilites which ranges from wild birds and animals to visit of a fishing village at Tasik Muda. Great views of both lakes and the many Thai temples along the way.

Pic Below : Morning break at K Nerang


Pic Below : A view of portions of the completed highway

Pic Below : Most of the old road being demolished except for the 8km resort stretch

Pic Below: It looks like this...most of the time

Pic Below: View of Pedu Lake from the Resort is still as stunning as ever

Pic Below: Fishing activities at Tasik Muda

And finally , one of the many Thai Temples along the way...