Singapore·First light·Rainforest trail, rolling
MacRitchie Reservoir Trail
10 km+220 m5:45 /km
- Distance
- 10km
- Elevation
- +220m
- Difficulty
- Moderate
- Best season
- Year-round
- Soul quality
- Nature9.4
engineered boardwalk and compacted forest trail
IArrivalStart · MacRitchie Reservoir main entrance (accessible visitor centre · boardwalk section fully step-free)
IIThe path10 km · Moderate
Xymove · rendering the line
Xymove Map
10 km loop
Live · pinch, drag, zoom1.342, 103.828
Measuring the drawn line…
Elevation · +220 mOpen in OSM
+114 m gainPeak 114 m · 10 km
Elevation profile: total gain 114 metres, peak 114 m above start, low 0 m.Snapped to real footpaths · Garmin · Strava · Komoot · Coros · Apple Watch
IIIPresenceWhat this loop asks of you, and gives back.
Monkeys, monitor lizards, water on both sides.
Start
MacRitchie Reservoir main entrance (accessible visitor centre · boardwalk section fully step-free)
End
MacRitchie Reservoir main entrance (loop returns to start)
Mindful-pace time
1 h 45 min walking · 55 min running
Step-free rating
★★★★☆ Mostly accessible · adaptive strollers and confident mobility users
Tempo engine · Contemplative
Nasal breath5:38–6:30 /km
Let the shoulders drop every kilometre. Speed is not the point — presence is.
Predominantly engineered boardwalk and compacted forest trail with a few brief unpaved sections. Off-road strollers and adaptive trail chairs manage well; standard road wheelchairs can complete the paved core.
Wheelchair Stroller Step-free
- WaterRefill points at the trailhead and mid-loop pavilion
- BenchesTimber benches at each viewpoint and boardwalk junction
- ToiletsAccessible toilets at the visitor centre and mid-loop pavilion
- ShadeFull canopy for the entire loop
- Rest pointsBoardwalk overlooks and canopy platforms — a stillness that isn't the city
Because a rainforest in the middle of a city, with monkeys and monitor lizards moving as if nothing had ever changed, is the city admitting it is still forest.