The Rail Corridor: from Hillview to Woodlands

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Distance: 5.3 mi
Elevation gain: 23 ft
Technical difficulty: Easy
Elevation loss: 85 ft
Max elevation: 107 ft
TrailRank: 49
Min elevation: 29 ft
Trail type: One Way

Moving time: one hour 24 minutes
Time: one hour 38 minutes
Coordinates: 1444
Uploaded: July 24, 2021
Recorded: July 2021

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near Fuyong Estate (Sïngäpûru)

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Itinerary description

This is the last northward stage of the rail corridor (or, Greenway), and it is the least developed section, which means much of the trail is unpaved and potentially muddy. So I suggest being prepared with proper hiking boots, socks and wet wipes (for the city softies amongst us). I didn't encounter mosquitoes, but it might be wise to DEET-up appropriately. The rail corridor traverses the central part of Singapore, being the site of the previously Malaysia-Singapore rail connection. There are multiple possibilities to join the northern route of the rail corridor - Gombak Drive, Choa Chu Kang Road, KJE, Stagmont Ring and Sungai Kadut Avenue.

Waypoints

Hillview-CHIJ

Walking along the main Upper Bukit Timah Road, along the start of the Dairy Farm Park connector. We cross the main road just after CHIJ (Convent of the Holy Infant Jesus (CHIJ). The Congregation of the Sisters of the Holy Infant Jesus was founded by Reverend Father Nicholas Barré in France in 1662. The order first arrived in Singapore in 1854 to set up schools for girls.

CHIJ-Chestnut Drive

Bukit Timah Convent school was founded in 1955, and is now known as CHIJ Our Lady Queen of Peace. We use the overhead bridge here and cross over.

Entering the RC

Google maps shows the correct entry site into the RC. It's obviously also a shared track with mountain bikers.

Bukit Timah to Gombak Drive

fields of ... lallang? not quite, looks like a member of the cane family, but fronds waving in the early morning...

Gombak Drive

Potential access point to RC

Gombak Drive to Chua Chu Kang Road

Surrounded by open fields

Gombak Drive to Chua Chu Kang Road

LRT - Pang Sua Park Connector

Near the Bukit Panjang MRT / LRT intersection, and joining the Pang Sua Park Connector. The Pang Sua Park Connector is a scenic park connector with supposedly two butterfly gardens planted along this park connector. It was extremely busy despite the early morning timeline.