Park Walker - Rifle Range Nature Park (2022 1231)
Open to Public on 12th November 2022
Park Size: 66 hectares
Nature Park Opening Hours: 7am – 7pm daily (entering or remaining in the park after 7pm is not allowed)
Getting There:
MRT Beauty World (DT5): Exit A and head to Beauty World Centre Level 4. The overhead bridge links directly to Rambai Boardwalk, which leads you to the Visitor Pavilion.
Nature Park via a network of boardwalks and trails. Highlights include:
Rambai Boardwalk (~535 m): Interpretive signage along the boardwalk allows you to learn about Rifle Range Nature Park’s rich history as the site of the previous Singapore Gun Club and Sin Seng Quarry.
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Rifle Range Nature Park Visitor Pavilion (Toilet, Car Park)
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Gliders Boardwalk (~411 m): A barrier-free elevated boardwalk which links the Visitor Pavilion to the Quarry Wetland, a freshwater ecosystem in the heart of the nature park transformed from the former Sin Seng Quarry. You can view animal crossing features such as rope bridges and colugo poles from a section of the boardwalk which is above Rifle Range Road. They have been implemented to allow wildlife such as the Long-tailed Macaque and Sunda Colugo to cross safely. Visit the Forest Exploration Trail to learn more about these features.
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Forest Exploration Trail (~113 m): In this play area, logs and boulders create a material connection with nature and enable children to hone their balancing skills as they climb, balance, or jump over the logs.
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Quarry Wetland: Transformed from the former Sin Seng Quarry, the wetland makes full use of the existing terrain and provides habitats for wetland animals like the Scarlet Skimmer (Orthetrum testaceum), Common Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) and even migratory birds.
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Colugo Trail (~582 m): Hike up Colugo Trail and be rewarded with a panoramic view of the surroundings atop Colugo Deck, located 31 m above the Quarry Wetland.
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Colugo Deck: The design of the Colugo Deck is inspired by how the Sunda Colugo (Galeopterus variegatus) looks like when in flight.
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5 ways Junction - Murnane Trail, Gaharu Trail (~842 m) & Banyan Trail (~647 m), CCNR Macritchie route (Murnane Trail), Colugo Trail (~582 m), Exit to Rifle Range Road
Banyan (~647 m) and Gaharu Trail (~842 m): Visitors looking for a more rustic hiking experience can trek on the Banyan and Gaharu Trails, which begin at the Gaharu Entrance of Rifle Range Nature Park on Jalan Kampong Chantek. Visitors can hike beneath the grove of Banyan trees and stop to admire a tranquil stream along the Banyan Trail.
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Route to Rifle Range Nature Park Visitor Pavilion, Beauty World Centre and Bukit Timah Nature Reserve
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Waterhen Hide: Visitors can get up close to the Quarry Wetland and observe wetland birds such as the Yellow Bittern (Ixobrychus sinensis) and five species of kingfishers.
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Return to Marnane Trail
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Split Road to Rifle Range Nature Park Visitor Centre, Bukit Timah Nature Reserve and Beauty World Centre/ Colugo Trail, Colugo Deck and Quarry Wetland.
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