Hello everybody
i hope your week has been going great! This week my friend Candice and I decided to stop talking and start doing the walking. So to speak.
We saw this link not too long ago while casually browsing the internet, and it got us thinking.
http://www.nparks.gov.sg/cms/index.php?option=com_visitorsguide&task=attractions&id=64&Itemid=73
We’ve been going on forever about how Singapore is boring, that we have nothing to look forward to and no new places to explore, so naturally we were really enthusiastic to try hiking through MacRitchie Reservoir including this TreeTop Walk. After days of planning, sandwich-packing and map-reading, we settled for the longest and supposedly most arduous route possible in the trail (there were up to seven routes, all varying in difficulty). The terrain ranged from regular tar roads to forest tracks to wooden stairs and even mudpaths.
Well for one thing, let me say this, SINGAPORE HAS LOTS OF INTERESTING PLACES WAITING TO BE FOUND! :P
Starting the trail at 10am in the morning, we hiked for two and a half hours till 12.30pm before stopping at a ranger station to have our packed lunch. Once we had our tummies filled, we continued trekking until we reached the highlight of the walk at 1pm, the tree top trail!
And truth be told, the pictures on the internet do not do the trail any justice. The sights were really amazing and we could see miles and miles of greenery and not a single hint of civilization.
Well, continuing our walk, we were really taken aback by this trail that was left virtually untouched by man. The forest was simply alive with colours, from green to red!
Not to mention the really interesting shapes of the tree branches …
Throughout the walk, there were monkeys appearing everywhere. We were really surprised (and pleased) that they did not run away when we approached. They just kinda stood there watching us, as if to say ”this is my land”. It was truly a sight to behold, as i do not even get to stand this close the animals in the zoo! Also, there were many many squirrels along the way. At one point, we even thought we saw a komodo dragon in the lake! It’s a pity that she was too afraid to whip out her camera every time we saw a living thing for fear of it (the camera) being eaten ):
So she settled for taking pictures once the animals were gone -_-
Anyway, we took an alternative route that brought us to a different exit from the one we entered, and we ended the walk at 4pm. That was a grand total of 15 KM in 6 hours. We decided to go slow and i have to admit, it was a great time to bond amidst mother nature with its tranquility.
MacRitchie Reservoir is surprisingly close to Ngee Ann Poly, and Bus 52 goes there directly! Well it stops at Venus Drive after which you can walk in. So if you’re feeling bored, or up for some fun workout with your friends then i highly recommend you give this place a try. After all, it beats going to town and the usual shopping malls. Random walks like this really take you away from (the sometimes boring) everyday life (: