MacRitchie Reservoir Park

A gateway to Singapore’s nature reserves, the MacRitchie Reservoir Park is a popular spot for nature lovers and exercise enthusiasts. With hiking trails, kayaks and canoes for rent, it is also a great place for recreational activities, both on land and in water.

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Reservoir Rd (off Lornie Rd) Singapore

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Ting

Come here for a breathe of fresh air and beautiful reservoir views . Many trails of different difficulty for hikers/ runners either along the perimeter of reservoir or in the tropical rainforest.

Hoby K

Beautiful park , can go by MRT (Caldecott or Marymount station) or bus . No admission fee, has locker & shower room, restaurant . Need 5~7 hours for trakking.

The Ritz-Carlton

Filled with hiking trails , you can take a slow stroll around water catchments or trek to the Treetop Walk – a 250m suspended bridge connecting two hilltops which allow a bird’s eye view of the forest .

Tas (✿╹◡╹)

Accessible and relatively big reservoir with many routes available, either for walks or jogging. Paths sometimes quite narrow given the many runners and walkers with dogs.

Elise ❥

Dog friendly and with beautiful reservoir views . Long trail and heaps of shaded spots and walkways if you’re not a huge fan of the sun.

ËℓϑᎥĘŠ

The boardwalk around the perimeter of the MacRitchie Reservoir brings the visitor through interesting secondary forest in the Central Catchment nature area.

Cheen The Curious

Did u know? As of 2011, two-thirds of Singapore's land surface is used for water catchment . We now hv 17 reservoirs to store water naturally. MacRitchie was the 1st to be built. Source: PUB

Junnie Tran

Nice place to both exercise or jog for relaxation. You can sometimes meet some little monkeys or tortoises near the lake . They're quite cute !

Ben Mayson

Fantastic walk. Watch for food snatching monkeys though. Keep food well hidden when you are at main rest stops. Was also a monkey on the tree tops bridge when we went.

Hoby K

Can buy some water or foods at this Mushroom cafe . Also keep the bag or backpack etc. at the locker room .

Zhenyu Lau

Such a great place of nature! There's a natural trail up to the tree top. So gg up there next time! Don't bring any food, ignore the monkeys n drink loads of water!

Ted Patrick Boglosa

Try to locate the ruins of a Shinto temple near the golf course . It's hidden a couple of meters in the shrubbery.

Cheen The Curious

Do you know where this zigzag structure is? Aerial photo taken by Yeo Kai Wen. Source: Straits Times

Hoby K

15 minutes by foot to park main entrance from Caldecott MRT station.

Corinne Kang

Really good outdoor workout. Every last Sat of the month fr 830-10am. Register with Green Yoga .

Corinne Kang

For a looooong hike (abt 10.5km), start from the entrance near St Theresa's home, all the way to the tree top walk and back. Great shaded trail and great workout!

Junnie Tran

Nice place to relax , especially the boardwalk by the lake !

Elle

You can find the architectural remains of a shinto gate of Shonen Jinja shrine built here during the Jap Occupation. Film @ Nat'l Museum of Singapore shows a ceremony taking place at the spot.

Y.

Great place for a brisk walk or jog.

Guru Vishwanath

Dont miss the tree top walk ! Walk the entire circuit on both sides to catch flora and fauna! Beware of monkeys though and you also might be lucky to see some water snakes and turtles .

Azeen Mohd

fantastic place for avid joggers! the cream of the crop belongs here!

Htun Naing Lynn

Reservoir view is very pleasant and good place for sports enthusiasts.

Hoby K

Opening hours 9am to 5pm.

Radi Aziz

A good place for trek running and an awesome site for water sports .

Arno van den Berg

Joyfull to walk around, although it was raining cats and dogs ????

Saudade

Toilet has bag deposit. Leave your stuff there, go for your exercise and come back to shower up.

National Parks Board Singapore

GETTING TO KNOW MACRITCHIE. 2nd Saturday of every month, 9am. Suitable for young children. On the actual day, meet at the Amenities Centre at 8.55am.

Angela

Lockers are available at the toilet near the Mushroom Cafe .

Wan Wai Yee

Nice challenging trail run. Loads of hills to leave u breathless.

Lynette Glen

Very pretty lots of monkeys in the trees and even more canoeists on the water

Mahdhir Amat

An amazing place to calm yourself down.A serene place for you to chill .However,do look out for wild monkeys !

rama sentausa

Go to MacRitchie Reservoir for kayaking . Kayak rental is 15sgd/hour. You can choose kayak that fits 1 person or 2 persons with the same price. The rental opens at 9am.

channelnewsasia

MediaCorp adopted MacRitchie Reservoir Park and staff (and stars) often pop by to help out

Hoby K

Tracking trails hours.

Jr "JINE-VE" Jhenzky

Dis part lots of monkeys ..so dont leave ur things around cz they will tke it.Today took some1 H20 and run away.

June Phoon

The view for 10 km run (golf course view ) is awesome and breathtaking:)

Marcus Tay

Trail running one round 10 km is about just right

Darryl Wong

Show hostile intent to the monkeys to have fun :)

iBoBoYEN 彥♡((≡ຶ⚲͜≡ຶ))♫♡

I really hope that Singapore Govt bodies do something about that Rascals Monkeys !!!

iBoBoYEN 彥♡((≡ຶ⚲͜≡ຶ))♫♡

Monkeys have been increasing and they are not afraid of we humans. Occasionally they will attack humans by snatching food from their hands. :(

Mei Chee

come here to avoid the botanic garden crowds, and reconnect with monkeys , gekko et co

allison kean

Beautiful!

Terence Wong

Climb the viewing tower for a great view .

Anna Mohd

A nice scenic place for pics... how I wish it's a bigger place.

Renu

Great place to breathe & let yrself free!

Amber Young

TreeTop Walk

©heste®

There is a water cooler at the Ranger Station, a good break stop...

Sheryll Cacanindin

After months of hiatus, I'm back!

Y S Leong

monkeys will snatch food, if you go near them. beware.

Jolynn Wang

Go to HSBC Treetop walk !

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Fantastic nature reserve in the busy city of Singapore. Plan 3-4 hours and enjoy the yellow trail around the lake with the TreeTop walk. Great and sweaty workout. - Tobias Weißenfels

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Free parking: 1st hour, Mon-Fri (except PH) 7am-10pm. And Sat, Sun & PH 2pm-5pm. Outside those, 2-cents per min - Cheen The Curious

6.4
Scenic Lookout
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Enjoyed the tree-top view. Worth the climb. Anyway, it's a welcome pit-stop after trekking through the Central Catchment area - Cheen The Curious

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Nice and relax place.... Lot of green and dif types of flowers. :) - Grace Eio

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Park
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Much quieter than macritchie, good trail for walks too. - Dalton D

8.9
Park
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Lovely park with a lot of history. Outdoor concerts are held here and there are some nice cafes here too. - Elise ❥

4.9
Café
Mushroom Cafe

The beef stew is very nice for a Vietnamese like me, as the taste is very similar to what we have at home. Tip: ask for french bread ^^ - Ngoc Lan Nguyen Truong

8.8
Reservoir
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Love bringing the dogs here for morning walks. Plenty of shaded areas when the sun gets too hot and nice photo spots! - Elise ❥

8.6
Bridge
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It’s a magical experience. Don’t miss out on this! - Anna Réti