After yet another leisurely breakfast it was time to start exploring again, this time on a forest trail. We caught Bus No.166 from outside Clarke Quay MRT station to the MacRitchie Trail and Reserve. The nearest stop being at Venus Drive, we used the GPS on our phone to find out where it was. The trail starts nearby and is well signposted. It takes around two hours to get around its 4.5 km length.
There isn’t anywhere to buy drinks, so I suggest taking bottles of water with you. The trail is mostly along well maintained boardwalks through mangrove swamps and dense jungle, so a good insect repellant is recommended. It’s quite easy, yet a very pleasant hike. I have never seen so many monkeys, they were scampering around everywhere and seemed to take a great delight in stealing water bottles from people’s backpacks. The highlight of the trail is the tree canopy bridge. As it is narrow, it’s a one way circuit so it’s well organised. After we’d completed the trail we returned to the main road and were then able to catch any bus returning to the city centre. We stopped off at the hotel for a rest and to freshen up before deciding how to spend the rest of the day.
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What a great walk that must be. I am sure water would be needed for that distance of walk in that heat and humidity. Cheers. Allan
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There are surprisingly quite a number of really good walking trails not too far from the centre of Singapore but as most people prefer to just have short stopovers it’s unlikely they have opportunities to follow them.
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Looks great! Hadn’t thought of going here.
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It’s a really fun trail, we really enjoyed it. Thanks for your much appreciated comments.
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What a great activity to do so close to the city! Great blog, looking forward to reading more.
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I’m so pleased you have enjoyed reading my blog, thank you!
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