Mac Ritchie Reservoir is probably one of the earliest nature parks in Singapore. From the early years of being a reservoir, it has gone through various stages of re-development - with boardwalks being added, and trails curated - and finally, a trail that led to Tree Top.
It used to be our favourite family haunt on Sunday when the kids were in primary school. It is also a favourite exercise spots for many adults.
The reservoir and a few other spots (e.g. old rail track) have been rather crowded during weekends in the midst of Covid pandemic. Hence, my wife and I have shied away from reservoir for the past months. With recent Hightened Vigilance aka semi-circuit breaker over the past week, the parks are less crowded now.
Hence, we decided to visit Mac Ritchie Reservoir this morning.
As usual, we parked our car at Mt Alvernia Hospital, and walked a short distance to the reservoir.
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| The flyover leading from Mt Alvernia Hospital to Mac Ritchie Reservoir |
We began our brisk walk the moment we reached the reservoir...
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| walking up the gentle slope that lead to the iconic winding bridge |
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| The iconic winding bridge, with turtles in the water below the bridge |
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| The old gentleman playing Er-hu without fail every weekend, for several hours, in the morning |
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| Entering into Lornie Trail, that leads to boardwalk or a jungle trail |
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| the boardwalk |
View from the boardwalk...
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| Kayaking away... |
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| Some work in progress at the opposite shore |
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| Bushes |
We covered a distance of 9km this time (round trip).
For the adventurous, you may hike all the way to Tree top (round trip of 7-8km, if I am not mistaken), or all the way to Bukit Timah Reserve (probably a longer trip).
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