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Hiking Trip

While dreaming of being an adventurous girl , I had a kick-start at MacRitchie Reservoir Park Trail.

How To Get There:
1) Take a train to Bishan MRT station
2) Hop onto bus 156 at Bishan Bus stop near a Taxi Stand
3) It's around 3-4 bus stops before you reach MacRitchie Bus stop ( under a flyover bridge )
4) After alighting, cross the bridge.
5) After crossing the bridge , continue walking till you see a park and follow the route , it will lead you to the entrance of MacRitchie Reservoir Park

By Car:
- There's a public Venus Drive Parking available for each individuals to park their cars ( Nearer to the entrance of HSBC Tree Top Walk

- MacRitchie Carpark

Other alternative routes
Nearest Bus Stop 51071 (Bus 52, 74, 93, 157,130, 132, 156, 157, 162, 162M, 165, 166, 167, 852 and 855, 980), Nearest MRT Caldecott MRT (CC17)

Opening hours:
Weekdays: 9:00am to 5:00pm
Weekends: 8:30am to 5:00pm
Closed on Mondays (except public holidays)

What's in my backpack?

1) Mosquito repellent

2) 1.5 litres of water (2pax)

3) 2 bottles of Aquarius

4) Torchlight

5) Towel

6) Water bottle
7) Digestive biscuits
8) Slippers ( so that I can change after the long walk )

What to wear?

Do ensure that you are suitably attired in proper footwear like track shoes or sneakers.

In the event of an emergency, please seek help from the duty personnel at site or call 1800-4717300.

Duration:
The whole trip forth and back will take you about 3.5hours with 2-3 minutes breaks in-between at normal walking pace ( approximately 10KM )

Excursion
The distance to the entrance of the TreeTop Walk is approximately 4.5 km
I started out from the entrance of MacRitchie Reservoir Park Trail ( 0.0KM )

Macaques found at the entrance of MacRitchie Reservoir Trail

Reaching 1.5KM

Naturally , the trails are similar till you reached a certain point.

The trail at the beginning is just a narrow path , continuing with dried leaves being stepped by others.

FEELINGS : Rejuvenated by the slight breeze and partial sunlight

There are a number of small sheltered huts where you can stop to rest

1ST REST POINT (1.5KM)
2ND REST POINT (3.00KM)
3rd rest point and following on at different points

One-way trail , the trails are beginning to be uneven . Many slopes , rocks of different shapes and sizes , even the thick veins of the trees may cause you to trip and fall . So do be careful when you are proceeding to your next step!

ALWAYS LOOK OUT FOR SIGNS TO LEAD YOU TO YOUR DESTINATION!

If you are about to reach the TreeTop Walk , there's a long slope that you have to climb up. ( Food-Snatching monkeys are usually situated there! ) So do not consume anything in any case they might attempt to chase after you for food. Do not on your flash when you want to take photos of the monkeys!

After approximately 4.5KM , I have finally reached the HSBC TreeTop Walk *yay*

On the suspension bridge

You get to :

Enjoy a bird’s eye view of the forest from the suspension bridge as well as the panoramic view of the place .

NEVER:

1. Run or jump on the suspension bridge
2. Do not turn back and walk because it's one-way walk

It will take you about 2-3minutes to walk till the end using normal walking pace.

Part of the view on the bridge

After traversing the bridge

You will need to climb up and down the stairs to reach your first resting stop after the TreeTop Walk.

You can witness a tiny colourful snake slithering on branches if you are lucky just opposite your resting bench!

Highest point after the stairs and trials ! The most intriguing spot whereby there's breeze and water drains at the bottom left ( not in this picture )

Now it's time for me to head down towards the exit!

So basically there's 2 routes that i could take to reach the exit
1) Rangers station/Exit
2) MacRitchie Entrance

So I took the 1st route ( Rangers station/ Exit ) About 1.6KM to reach the Rangers Station from my current position at the highest point.

Rangers Station

At the Rangers Station

There are washroom , and washing point as well as benches to rest!
Beside the pathway , there will be monkeys as well.

Jackfruit tree

Upon passing by the Rangers Station , I came upon a jackfruit developing on the stem of the tree!

There are also durian trees as well but I can't seem to spot any durians as it's not the season yet!

2.4KM to go in order to reach the exit (Venus Drive public carpark)

Same goes to the advices!
BEWARE OF SNAKES!

There will be streams of water , be careful not to fall into the streams!

There will also be soft mud in between, do not step onto it , you might sink because we do not know how deep those soft mud are. I chose to walk on the step stools that there situated near the soft mud ( the only way to get through the soft mud! ) GOODLUCK <3

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Witnessing roads by the side , I'm actually smelling the fragrance of freedom ( if you get what i mean ) HAHAHAHA

Around 1.6KM left , I carried on walking walking and walking .

Finally i saw the light of freedom , the smell of freedom .
I had reached the Venus Drive Parking Site.

At this point , my knees are sore but this trip is meaningful and i had never regretted it! <3

If you are still considering on whether should you step into this 'forest'
YOU SHOULD STEP UP AND ENTER THIS 'forest' !

TIPS!

It will be best if you travel in the morning as well as noon because it will get dark if you are late .
Do check the weather forecast before deciding on your trip!

ENJOY YOUR TRIP THERE!

For more information , do visit https://www.nparks.gov.sg/gardens-parks-and-nature/parks-and-nature-reserves/macritchie-reservoir-park

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