HSBC Treetop Walk at MacRitchie

Date: Saturday, 10 May 2008.
Location: HSBC Treetop Walk, Central Catchment Reserve, MacRitchie, Singapore.

Earlier this morning, as part of my so-called "effort" to keep fit and reduce some weight :), I took Inka and Irza for a walk along the MacRitchie trail in the forested Central Catchment Nature Reserve to the HSBC Treetop Walk, a suspension bridge which provide a bird's eye view of the forest.

We started our journey from the Venus Drive carpark located off Upper Thomson Road, where I parked my car. From there, we walk several kilometres along the Treetop trail, past the Singapore Island Country Club (SICC) and going via the Terentang trail, past the Ranger Station and climb up the hill to the entrance of the suspension bridge.

It turns out to be quite a long walk, around 2.5 km and 1 hour walk, from the Venus Drive carpark to the entrance of the Treetop Walk. Luckily the kids didn't complain, they really enjoyed their morning walk through the forest. Wondering whether it is possible to park our car at the carpark inside the SICC, that would greatly help in cutting down the walking time to the Treetop Walk.

The view from the suspension bridge is spectacular. The kids were also enjoying the view and had fun. Unfortunately, the bridge is quite narrow and it's a one-way traffic flow so we couldn't spend much time on the bridge, otherwise we will block people behind. Nevertheless, I managed to take some pictures of the kids while we were crossing the bridge.

Since it's a one-way traffic, we had to move on and follow the Petaling trail to go back to the Ranger Station and further back to the carpark. This is quite a long detour via Petaling Hut and then follow Sime track eastward back to the Ranger Station, adding around 30-45 minutes of journey time. The total length of journey from Venus Drive carpark to Treetop Walk and then back to carpark via Petaling hut is more than 7km, so it might not be suitable for certain kids, especially younger ones. Irza and Inka also started to complain that they're tired when we just left Petaling hut for the Ranger Station, and that was still a long journey back to the carpark. :) Fortunately, they made it. :) :)