Short Hikes Under 30 Mins With Various Location in Singapore
If you are looking for some light outdoor activities without staying too long in the sun and enjoying a breezy day out in the trees and wild then this short hikes will be the best trip for you.
Sengkang Riverside Park
The Sengkang Riverside Park is a riverine park by Sungei Punggol where one of the 2 large rivers that run from Sengkang and also home to unique water feature that collects and filter rainwater naturally through the aquatic plant here. You can also find this wetlands attracts a lot of mangroves bird such as purple heron, kingfisher, dragonflies and more.
Hindhede Nature Park
Hindhede Nature Park is located next to Bukit Timah Nature Reserve where you can find easy trails which is perfect for families, children and light hiking activities with a scenic and scenery view here.
Keppel Hill Reservoir
By the edge of the reservoir here, you can find fallen branches and tree in the water where it provides house for terrapin and fish and as you wander off from the main path you will find some tall ferns and wild grass here which will lead you to some secret of Keppel Hill Reservoir which will grants you a great stunning view as award
Hampstead Wetlands Park
The Hampstead Wetlands Park has a small pocket of green located in an industrial area where the former marshland area has been spruced up, so it looks like a lust English garden with pond where they are observatory decks and railing which you can enjoy taking a short trail loop here through the forest area and waterside.
Berlayer Creek
This Berlayer Creek mangrove trail is a part of a large network of habitats on the Southern Ridges waterfront which you can take a walk on the boardwalk to observe some mangrove life in up close at this Batu Berlayer location. Starting from the Labrador Park MRT Station and follow the sheltered wooden panels where you will come across 2 look out points or rest area on the left and allowing you to observe the mangroves and rich biodiversity here. The boardwalk can also leads to the seafront where you can spot Sentosa Island too.
The Learning Forest
Located in the Botanic Gardens, this Learning Forest was designed to link with the 6 hectare rainforest to form an large forest habitat, with rustic and sprawling segment into areas for nature lovers to explore. Here you can enjoy a network of boardwalks and elevated walkways that allow you to be close to nature, where you can find dragonflies in the water, walk amongst some of the tallest trees in Southeast Asia and more.
Kranji Marshes
Home to many species of birds, butterflies and dragonflies. This nature reserves offers you the perfect recreation to observe the island’s wildlife. With 57 hectares and large range of nature and green habitant, Kranji Marshes is the largest freshwater farmland here. You can also book a guided tour in advance with NParks to walk through the area of the park that are not usually open to the public here.
Coney Island
Located at the far end of the North East, this Coney Island is a rustic escape that preserve the island’s nature with native macaques, rare birds and butterflies can be found here which makes this a great short escapeplace for you to take a breathe of short escape.
Tampines Eco Green
Here you can find a pond area which is the main highlight of the Tampines Eco Green park where you can sit on those logs and benches by the waterside to watch fish, terrapins and dragonflies. As you continue walking along the Pasir Ris park connected towards Tampines you will find a open grassland, freshwater wetlands and a secondary rainforest where you can find rich biodiversity of birds, butterflies, dragonflies and spiders.