Singapore Forest Trails

[hydrop]

Anybody got go walk walk in the Central Catchment Area of Singapore one? I've walked from upper thomson road to bukit timah hill before( via singapore island country club and rifle range road). I'm interested in trying out the walk from chestnut avenue to lower pierce reservoir. Any experienced guides out there?

 

[chiacy80]

been to some when in army, the woods cutter trail

if remember correctly from seletar to mandai

[hydrop]

I've just did a cycling trip around the central catachment area on Sunday with my friend, rain rain muddy muddy and very fun.

 

Here's my route:

 

My house (yishun) => mandai ave/road => track 15 => gangsa track (BKE) => chestnut track(BKE) => belukar track (bukit timah) => rifle range road => singapore island country club => bishan park => AMK => Yishun(home).

 

[ES]

I've just did a cycling trip around the central catachment area on Sunday with my friend, rain rain muddy muddy and very fun.

 

Here's my route:

 

My house (yishun) => mandai ave/road => track 15 => gangsa track (BKE) => chestnut track(BKE) => belukar track (bukit timah) => rifle range road => singapore island country club => bishan park => AMK => Yishun(home).

 

 

not tired meh?

u guys took how long?

[hydrop]

i think about 5hrs. Started at around 2+pm, reach AMK for dinner reach home about 8+pm. Next day paralyzed....

[Guest Chaopillow]

Anybody got go walk walk in the Central Catchment Area of Singapore one? I've walked from upper thomson road to bukit timah hill before( via singapore island country club and rifle range road). I'm interested in trying out the walk from chestnut avenue to lower pierce reservoir. Any experienced guides out there?

 

 

wah peh....try lower mandai lah....i bash thru the vege with u...sure wun "holan"....*JCC TRAINED*

[chiacy80]

'Conserving Pulau Ubin' and 'What is habitat fragmentation?'

 

Dear all, These two interesting talks will be held next week by

Nature Society. Don't miss these unique opportunities to learn more

about our remaining wild places and what we can do for them.

 

14 Jan (Wed): Slidetalk 'What is habitat fragmentation?'

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Time: 7.30pm at the Nature Society (Singapore) Office

510 Geylang Road #02-05 The Sunflower.

 

Next to the outright disappearance of habitats, the fragmentation of

existing habitats into isolated parcels may well be the most

significant threat to species diversity. What is habitat

fragmentation and what are its effects on biodiversity? Is there a

way around the problem? Shawn Lum will discuss these as well as look

at a paper published recently in the prestigious science journal

Nature, "Catastrophic Extinctions follow deforestation in Singapore"

co-authored by NUS professors Navjot Sodhi and Peter Ng concerning

habitat fragmentation in Southeast Asia.

 

Contact: email [email protected] or call 6741 2036.

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15 Jan (Thu): Slidetalk `Conserving Pulau Ubin'

Time: 7pm at the Nature Society (Singapore) Office

510 Geylang Road #02-05 The Sunflower.

 

The talk by Lim Kim Seng is based on an MSc study of Pulau Ubin's

potential for sustainable, community-based biodiversity conservation.

In the last two decades, numerous changes have occurred on this

island. New stakeholders have settled in, development speeded up,

roads paved, fences erected, prime habitats destroyed and local

residents resettled, adversely affecting the biological, aesthetic

and cultural appeal of the island. Adding to the ecological impacts

on the island are the weekend visitors flocking there to enjoy its

rustic ambience and recreation opportunities. Covering also the

island's biodiversity in general, the talk will focus on the

identification of biodiversity hotspots, their conservation merits,

potential buffer zones and corridors, the use of zoning for

minimising the impacts of recreational visitors and recommendations

for empowering the local community in a bid to achieve sustainable

development for Pulau Ubin.

 

Contact: email [email protected] or call 6741 2036.

 

More details about other nature happenings in Singapore

at http://www.wildsingapore.com/events/latest.htm

[chee_teck]

anyone interested in riding to segamat then climb mount ophir ar? last time went ophir was 2 yrs back man...

[live-to-ride]

Originally posted by chee_teck@Jan 12 2004, 05:31 PM

anyone interested in riding to segamat then climb mount ophir ar? last time went ophir was 2 yrs back man...

Hey chee Teck!

 

I'm interested

you organise one after CNY lah... mid Feb perhaps.

Keep me posted if you organising.

[chee_teck]

Originally posted by live-to-ride@Jan 12 2004, 09:54 PM

Hey chee Teck!

 

I'm interested

you organise one after CNY lah... mid Feb perhaps.

Keep me posted if you organising.

ok ok i will try to make one n ask my Papa to join me oso...think got quite a few of my friends interested in going oso heheh

[cHiLLi]

Originally posted by chiacy80@Dec 11 2002, 04:04 PM

been to some when in army, the woods cutter trail

if remember correctly from seletar to mandai

woodcutter trail.... tell me about it....

[chiacy80]

Originally posted by cHiLLi@Jan 13 2004, 05:01 PM

woodcutter trail.... :giddy: tell me about it.... :giddy:

u from 6 div?

i from 1 SIR, always start from seletar and used wood cutter trail as the route to do assualt at mandai area

then even for a 6 Div Cobra Challenge also use wood cutter as a competition route

[hydrop]

Hrmmm....sounds like this route is quite popular after all...

[cHiLLi]

Originally posted by hydrop@Jan 14 2004, 02:34 PM

Hrmmm....sounds like this route is quite popular after all...

yah...try walking it in the middle of the night.... took about 3 hours to get out provided you dun lost your way...

[chiacy80]

ya totally agree

quite an easy trail in the morning

but when night falls, a totally changed place - trail to Holland

[Lmodel]

Originally posted by Chaopillow@Feb 15 2003, 11:34 PM

wah peh....try lower mandai lah....i bash thru the vege with u...sure wun "holan"....*JCC TRAINED*

Can never get Hollanded in Sg..

 

Btw which batch r u from?

[allentan]

The Woodcutter's Trail is a rather tough trail for mountain biking. The trail is now strewn with plenty of fallen trees so you can expect plenty of stops.

 

The trail head starts from Meeting Point 4 after Chestnut Avenue. Near the top of the mountain biking trail, heading eastwards, you will emerge at Upper Pierce Reservoir after 3 hours of brisk walking.

 

No detailed map exist for the area for it would be unwise to publicise the location to would-be animal/bird trappers. Hope this helps.

[chiaki]

Originally posted by hydrop@Dec 1 2002, 06:17 PM

Anybody got go walk walk in the Central Catchment Area of Singapore one? I've walked from upper thomson road to bukit timah hill before( via singapore island country club and rifle range road). I'm interested in trying out the walk from chestnut avenue to lower pierce reservoir. Any experienced guides out there?

 

i tried it recently, shiok~!~!

 

MAP

 

did the yellow route...

[cheekoon]

anyone ride to Belumut to hike the trials or any other small mtns? I am thinking of doing that but fear that the bike will be stolen while i am way way up inside the trails. Any bros keen to go explore the mtns nearby on a one day or 2 days trips, pls PM me

[J-B]

No idea where to walk

[PBbombomlee]

I walk almost the same as TS.. 8 years

 

Macritchie carpark to Rifle Range rd.. in the middle of the night only. 3 hours was our fastest with a 15-30min break at jelutong tower.

 

Haven't tried woodcutter.. but my friends were caught there by NEA before ( mountain biking ).