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Bukit Timah and Central Catchment

Rainforest hills and reservoirs

Bukit Timah Nature Reserve and the Central Catchment Nature Reserve hold most of the island's forest, with trails, boardwalks and a canopy bridge.

Bukit Timah Nature Reserve covers 163 hectares around Bukit Timah Hill, the highest natural point in Singapore, and is open 07:00 to 19:00. The Central Catchment Nature Reserve is over 2,000 hectares with more than 20 km of trails and the 25 m-high TreeTop Walk.

Windsor, Chestnut, Rifle Range and Dairy Farm are separate nature parks, each open 07:00 to 19:00. The Casuarina Entrance and Cyathea boardwalk trail at Central Catchment are closed for maintenance from 1 October 2026 to 31 March 2027.

Getting there

Beauty World (Downtown line) serves Bukit Timah Nature Reserve and Rifle Range. Caldecott (Circle and Thomson-East Coast lines) is the stop NParks lists for MacRitchie.

10 places

Beauty World (Downtown line) · Caldecott (Circle and Thomson-East Coast lines) stations

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Nearby neighbourhoods

Mandai The zoo, Night Safari and the bird park 4 places · 4.7 km away

Dempsey and Holland Village Food centres and an ice cream museum 3 places · 5.8 km away

North Wetlands, marshes and the Straits of Johor 12 places · 7.9 km away

Orchard Shopping, a palace and quiet corners 11 places · 8.3 km away

The best of Bukit Timah and Central Catchment

Best hill walk Bukit Timah Nature Reserve Singapore's highest natural point.

Best canopy walk MacRitchie Reservoir and TreeTop Walk A 25 m-high suspension bridge.

Best for mountain biking Chestnut Nature Park 81 hectares for hikers, bikers and birdwatchers.

Best for history Dairy Farm Nature Park On the site of a former dairy farm.

Things to do in Bukit Timah and Central Catchment

Shaded paved trail through Bukit Timah Nature Reserve

Park Bukit Timah Nature Reserve A 163-hectare rainforest reserve around Bukit Timah Hill, Singapore's highest natural point, and one of two ASEAN Heritage Parks in the country. The entrance is at the end of Hindhede Drive.

Suspension bridge of the TreeTop Walk crossing the forest canopy at MacRitchie

Park MacRitchie Reservoir and TreeTop Walk Part of the Central Catchment Nature Reserve, Singapore's largest at over 2,000 hectares with more than 20 km of trails around MacRitchie Reservoir. The 25 m-high TreeTop Walk suspension bridge links the two highest points, and the 7-storey Jelutong Tower gives a view over the forest.

Park Chestnut Nature Park An 81-hectare nature park for hikers, mountain bikers and birdwatchers, at the eastern end of Chestnut Avenue. Open daily 07:00 to 19:00.

Park Windsor Nature Park A 75-hectare nature park of regenerating secondary forest with trails, and one of the entrances to the Central Catchment Nature Reserve. Open daily 07:00 to 19:00.

Park Rifle Range Nature Park A 66-hectare nature park on the former Sin Seng Quarry site, with boardwalks and trails with panoramic views. Open daily 07:00 to 19:00.

Park Dairy Farm Nature Park A 75-hectare nature park on the site of a former dairy farm, with hiking and biking trails, the Wallace Education Centre and Singapore Quarry. The park is open daily 07:00 to 19:00.

Park Upper Peirce Reservoir Park A 5-hectare park beside Upper Peirce Reservoir along Old Upper Thomson Road. Open daily 07:00 to 19:00.

Park Lower Peirce Reservoir Park A 10-hectare park around Singapore's second-oldest reservoir, with mature secondary rainforest. The park is open 24 hours and the boardwalk 07:00 to 19:00.

Park Hindhede Nature Park A 9.5-hectare nature park next to Bukit Timah Nature Reserve with easy walking trails. Open 07:00 to 19:00.

Park Zhenghua Nature Park A 17.3-hectare, 2.5 km linear park linking the Bukit Panjang Park Connector to Bukit Timah Nature Reserve. Open 24 hours.

What's on in Bukit Timah and Central Catchment

Local events in the next 30 days, read from the ward, park and organiser pages each one links to.

Bukit Gombak CACC Chingay 2027 PassionArts Community Float Workshop Activities
Sat 14 Nov · Activity Room 2, Hillview Community Club
A community workshop or activity at Activity Room 2, Hillview Community Club, organised through the People's Association by Hillview CC.
Free · 14:00 to 16:00 · Map · Source: People's Association
Hike at Bukit Timah Nature Reserve Sports
Sat 14 Nov · Bukit Timah Nature Reserve
A community sports event at Bukit Timah Nature Reserve, organised through the People's Association by Parc Centros RN.
S$2 · 07:30 to 14:30 · Map · Source: People's Association · [Parc Centros RN] Hike at Bukit Timah Nature Reserve
PAssionArts Community Float Workshop Kampong Chai Chee Activities
Fri 20 Nov · Heartbeat@bedok
A community workshop or activity at Heartbeat@bedok, organised through the People's Association by Kampong Chai Chee CC.
Free · 12:00 to 14:00 · Map · Source: People's Association · 20261120 PAssionArts Community Float Workshop Kampong Chai Chee
Punggol Fire Station Open House Festival
Sat 21 Nov · Punggol Fire Station
A community celebration at Punggol Fire Station, organised through the People's Association by Everspring RN.
S$2 · 08:15 to 11:00 · Map · Source: People's Association

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