If so, please show your support and contribute so I can continue to provide a secure, reliable and informative website without the annoyances typical of the internet. A Durian is a large fruit growing up to 30cm in length with a hard thorn covered husk, which has a strong, pungent and offensive (to some) odour. There were about 10 of them. At the end of Rifle Range Road the Kampong Trail ends and I enter MacRitchie Reservoir Nature Reserve.
However, the last stint of the walk is along Rifle Range Road with little dedicated pedestrian pathway, but that didnât matter as the road was rather traffic-less.The Kampong Trail is made up of a number of smaller linked trails as shown in the map box below.The first part of the trail is called the Pandan Trail and it heads in an easterly direction from the entrance of Bukit Timah Nature Reserve towards and then around the Bukit Timah Rifle Range. They gave me an absolute fright when I first noticed them grouped within the jungle.
the wimps exit). Doesn't sound right does it, but it was just what the doctor ordered after the long walk I just took. Think this is why I enjoy trekking around cities the most. As I walked along I could see in the distance some movement along the road.
It was relatively easy to get there, but it did get a little hilly on the Pierce track just before the entrance to the walk. Anyway, I am glad I came and I would definitely recommend it to those who can take heights.The TreeTop Walk has been achieved and now I need to complete the loop to get back to where I began. Think I will go with the TreeTop Walk.Access to the TreeTop Walk is gained from the Sime Track and then the Peirce Track.
Now, before I get into the details of my epic journey along the Kampong Trail I am going to start with the last picture I took on this walk.What you see before your eyes is an Ice Kacang, a dessert popular in Singapore which is made of shaved ice, red beans, corn kernels and coated with different flavours of sugar syrup. Here there is a bridge where we crossed over to continue along the pipeline trail.
The best feature of the Kampong Trail? Either way I kept my head up the whole time looking out for aerial bombardment. I couldn't smell anything too offensive around the Durian Loop but I did come across a few large smashed durian husks around. There was absolutely no one on it (apart from monkeys). It is rather well signposted most of the way as well. There are many trails you can try out in terms of difficulty and distance. I did not see another walker on the trail until it ended at the MacRitchie Reservoir area. The only real surprise along the walk was a group of about 8 kids carrying machine guns.
I was just walking along the road and I didn't even get that close! The Kampong Trail starts just south of the Bukit Timah Nature Reserve Information Centre and is clearly signposted with a large map. This is a walking blog, not a culinary blog after all. Ok, so I am trekking along a road, but I finally feel I have reached Singapore's wild side. In a nutshell the Kampong Trail is a jungle walk serviced by clear, wide, flat but sometimes muddy tracks. As the name suggests the Durian Loop has a number of Durian trees. The trail then follows Rifle Range road all the way to the MacRitchie Reservoir Nature Reserve with rarely any dedicated pedestrian paths. If you are in for a distance walk as well, you may want to try the Kampong Trail which starts from Bukit Timah Hill to MacRitchie Reservoir. Singapore Trail: Kampong Trail - Tree Top Walk - MacRitchie ... Singapore, walking from Marymount MRT Station to MacRitchie Reservoir Park - Duration: 16:29.
After the Durian Loop the Kampong Trail meets Jalan Kampong Chanteck road and follows it north along a reservoir up to Rifle Range Road. My guess is that the sound is either monkeys falling out of the trees or large Durian fruit crashing to the earth.