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MacRitchie Reservoir sits on the southern edge of the Central Catchment Nature Reserve in north-central Singapore, wrapping a walking network of boardwalks and forest trails around the island's oldest reservoir.
Five things to know first
The TreeTop Walk is closed on Mondays except public holidays, and last entry is 4.45pm. Reaching it is a three-to-four-hour, seven-kilometre walk — leaving it until the afternoon is the classic wasted trip.
NParks states the TreeTop Walk is not suitable for pregnant women, young children, anyone with limited mobility, anyone afraid of heights, or anyone with a heart condition.
The macaques along the reservoir boardwalk are bold and will go for bags and food. Keep food out of sight.
No shops, stalls or water points once you are past the reservoir car park. Carry all your water for a four-hour walk in full humidity.
The Lower Peirce Reservoir Park boardwalk is closed for maintenance until about 30 September 2026 — use another entrance.
Entry to the park is free and it is open through the day, but the draw for most visitors is the TreeTop Walk, a 250-metre suspension bridge strung 25 metres up between two of the reserve's low hills. That bridge keeps its own hours — roughly 9am to 5pm on weekdays and from 8.30am at weekends, and it is closed on Mondays — and it can only be crossed in one direction, so it is the far point of a long loop rather than a quick out-and-back. Nearer the water you can rent a kayak or canoe, and long-tailed macaques are a common sight on the trails.
It is a short hop from Caldecott MRT on the Thomson-East Coast Line, and a similar distance to Bishan-Ang Mo Kio Park. The fastest approach to the bridge is from the Venus Drive entrance off Upper Thomson Road (nearest to Upper Thomson and Marymount MRT), not the busier Lornie Road park entrance where the boardwalk and kayak lodge are.
The TreeTop Walk is a one-way bridge sitting deep in the reserve, and the mistake is starting from the main MacRitchie car park on Lornie Road, which leaves a walk of well over two hours each way. Come in from the Venus Drive car park off Upper Thomson Road instead and you reach the bridge far sooner — and go early, both to beat the heat and because it shuts on Mondays.
Rain, heat, and what to do about it
Live readings and forecasts from NEA. Four days is the limit — past that, nobody is forecasting, they are showing you an average.
Southwest Monsoon
June to September
Short, sharp early-morning showers and occasional squall lines. Drier overall than the northeast wet phase.
The other good window. Rain tends to arrive early and clear, leaving usable afternoons. This is also when haze can occur, which is worth checking rather than assuming.
Plan your MacRitchie Reservoir stop
Straight-line distance from the three places a visitor has already heard of.
8.0km
north-west
4.6km
north
18km
west
MacRitchie Reservoir, in every light
Nearby, on foot
In The North — close enough to collect on the same trip out.
Contains information from Tourist Attractions accessed on 2026-08-01 from data.gov.sg, made available under the terms of the Singapore Open Data Licence version 1.0.