MacRitchie Reservoir Park

Singapore is a small island, so land is very precious to us. Much efforts have been put in to reserve our nature.

MacRitchie Reservoir Park is the place I enjoy going to freshen up my mind and body. Thanks to the thick woods in the park, the air is extremely refreshing in the early morning.

MacRitchie Reservoir is Singapore first reservoir built in 1868. The forest around the reservoir was protected as a water catchment reserve. Over here, you can either choose the walking trails through the forest or the boardwalks skirting the edge of the scenic reservoir. The trails ranges between 3km to 11km.

I usually start off through the Lornie Trail (forest) before the sun comes up and return back by the Chemperai Trail (boardwalks) to catch the sun rise scenic view. As there is no lighting provided along the trails, torch lights are needed if you go before day break. This link will bring you to the enlarge map of the trails, http://www.nparks.gov.sg/imgs/nature_central_map1.jpg.

For the nature lovers, there are lots of interesting plants and animals you can explore yourself. Please remember not to feed the wild monkeys, as they could gets nasty. The park also do not encourage visitors to feed the fishes and tortoises.

There is free "Nature Appreciation Walk" provided on the 2nd Sunday of every month, at 9.30am. The walk is via the Prunus Trail, which is along a boardwalk that hugs the MacRitchie Reservoir. The guide will introduce you to the flora and fauna of our mature secondary forest. Meeting place is at the entrance of Prunus Trail (50m after the canoe kiosk in the eastern side of the reservoir park) at 9.25am.

Getting there is either by bus, taxi or self drive. You can take bus nos. 52, 74, 93, 130, 132, 156, 157, 162, 165, 166, 167, 852, 855 or 980 and alight along Lornie Road at the bus-stop in front of MacRitchie Reservoir Park.