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Chestnut Nature Park

Singapore's largest nature park, with separate hiking and mountain biking trail networks on either side of a stream.

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WhereCentral
Nearest citySingapore
Best seasonYear round
Time to allowHalf a day
Getting thereOff Chestnut Avenue in northern central Singapore
EntryFree

Chestnut covers about eighty-one hectares on the northern edge of the central catchment and is the largest nature park in Singapore, notable for keeping hiking and mountain biking completely separate: parallel trail networks on either side of a stream, so that neither gets in the other's way. The biking trails include technical sections and a skills area. The forest is secondary regrowth over former plantations, with the catchment behind it.

What you actually see

  • The separated trails - hiking and biking networks kept apart on either side of the stream.
  • The mountain bike trails - the most developed technical riding in Singapore.
  • The catchment edge - forest running back into the central reserve.
  • The size - the largest nature park on the island at eighty-one hectares.

When to go

Year round; early morning is coolest. Trails close after heavy rain to protect the surface and closures are enforced. Weekends bring crowds to both networks.

Honest expectations

Biking trails close after rain and the closures are strictly enforced. There is little shade on some sections. Facilities are at the entrances only.

Nearby

Dairy Farm is south, and Zhenghua park adjoins to the west.

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Opening times, ticket prices and seasonal closures change - check the official source before you go: official site.

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