East Coast Sunrise Cycle & Kopi Ride

Duration

3 hours

Group size

Up to 10 guests

Languages

English, Mandarin

The take

Jet lag has you up early anyway, so spend your first morning on a flat ride along East Coast Park at sunrise, then kaya toast at a kopitiam, the neighbourhood coffee shop. We bring the bikes. For another lap later, the kiosks on the same strip rent adult bikes from S$10 an hour.

Meet Jia Hao

Jia Hao is a weekend racer and a weekday kopi uncle, and this ride sits somewhere between the two. He keeps it flat and unhurried in East Coast Park, 15km or so of park connector, the shared path that links Singapore's parks, with BBQ pits and a lagoon food village along the shore. The park is free, and he brings the bikes, so there's no kiosk to pay.

Highlights

Bike and helmet included, fitted before you set off
Sunrise along the coast path toward Bedok Jetty
Breakfast at a kopitiam once the ride's done

What you'll do

1
6:30 AM
Bikes and briefing
Meet at East Coast Park Area C, where we'll have the bikes ready, since the rental kiosks here open later. You'll get fitted, switch your lights on and run through the rules for the shared path.
2
7:00 AM
Sunrise ride
Ride the flat coast toward Bedok Jetty as the light comes up. We go about 12km out and turn around well before it starts to feel like training.
3
8:30 AM
Kopi and kaya toast
Breakfast is kaya toast, spread with coconut jam, plus soft-boiled eggs and teh-C, which is tea with evaporated milk and sugar. East Coast Lagoon Food Village is the place for a seafood dinner, stingray included, so save it for another evening.

Good to know

Bike and helmet

A guide who rides with you

Breakfast at the kopitiam

GPX file of the route

Finding it: East Coast Park Area C, Marine Parade, by the bike-rental row with GoCycling (Carpark C4) and Coastline Leisure. We send the exact pin after booking.

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