Routes Central RegionSingapore
Macritchie trail

Singapore, Central Region

Macritchie trail

Length6.1 mi
Elev. Gain203.4 ft
Est. Steps14000

Forest

Lake

Wild flowers

Historic site

Quiet place

Overgrown

Rocky

Created by Wilson
Introduction
Macritchie trail is a 6.1 mile (14,000-step) route located near Singapore, Central Region. This route has an elevation gain of about 203.4 ft and is rated as medium. Find the best walking trails near you in Pacer App.

MacRitchie Reservoir

Water
MacRitchie Reservoir is Singapore's oldest reservoir. The reservoir was completed in 1868 by impounding water from an earth embankment, and was then known as the Impounding Reservoir or Thomson Reservoir.

Lim Bo Seng

Place
Lim Bo Seng (27 April 1909 – 29 June 1944) was a Chinese resistance fighter based in Singapore and Malaya during World War II. Before the outbreak of War World II, he was a prominent businessman among the Chinese community in Singapore. When the Second Sino-Japanese War broke, he participated in anti-Japanese activities in Malaya and Singapore.

Mount Alvernia Hospital

Hospital
Mount Alvernia Hospital is a 303-bed general acute care hospital with tertiary medical capabilities and two multi-disciplinary medical specialist centres in Thomson, Singapore. It is the only not-for-profit, private Catholic missionary hospital. Fiscal surplus accumulated is channelled back into supporting the Assisi Hospice, hospital development, local community outreach activities and the Franciscan Missionaries of the Divine Motherhood (FMDM) global mission activities to reach out to the sick, poor and marginalized through education, nursing, pastoral care, counselling, prison and parish ministry.

Thomson Plaza

Store
Thomson Plaza, formerly unofficially called Thomson Yaohan, is a suburban shopping mall located along Upper Thomson Road, Singapore. Opened in 1979, Thomson Plaza is best known for having a Yaohan departmental store in the 1980s and 1990s.

Caldecott Hill

Place
Caldecott Hill is a private housing estate, located along Thomson Road in the Central Region of Singapore. It is tied to the growth of the media industry in Singapore. In the past, Singapore's broadcast station, Mediacorp was located there. In 2017, Mediacorp moved to its new campus on Star Avenue, One North.

MacRitchie Reservoir Submerged Boardwalk

Tourist Attraction

Prunus Trail

Tourist Attraction

Lim Bo Seng memorial

Historical

Lim Bo Seng's grave

Historical

Major-General Lim Bo Seng Information

Tourist Attraction
Route Details

Length

6.1 mi

Elev. Gain

203.4 ft

Est. Steps

14000
Created by
Wilson
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