These are some of the best mountain biking and cycling routes in Singapore, and all you have to do is read on …
1. Bukit Timah: Bukit Timah, a popular mountain bike loop that circles the famous Bukit Timah hill, is located between Hinhinde Park and Diary Farm Road. It is located within the Bukit Timah Nature Reserve area, which offers the perfect combination of rocky terrain and misty, splashed dirt for biking, and also extensive hikes and slopes to challenge your cycling skills. Visiting Bukit Timah is undoubtedly a great way to experience mountain biking in Singapore.
2. Ketam Bicycle Park (Palau Ubin): This MTB trail is found around the east coast of the country’s mainland, where it is reached with a short ferry ride. One of the notable features of the Ketam Bike Park trail is that it strikes the right balance between tough and easy, actually getting you to work out just like you would in your gym. It is basically a sandy and simultaneously dry trail for the most part and includes blue squares (clear easy to ride), as well as black diamond rides (difficult level), which can meet the needs of all mountain bikers.
3. Kent Ridge: This MTB trail runs around South Bouna Vista Road and is very close to the Singapore city region. Although the Kent Ridge MTP loop is not very long, it offers many options for mountain biking enthusiasts. There’s a single track loop for trail riding, as well as a disconnected D-Line along with plenty of exciting trails one could lose one’s way on (and yet not get lost, but quickly get back to safety). You’ll also come across berms that will boost your speed while mountain biking.
4. Chestnut Natural Park: This sprawling 80-hectare park offers luxuriously long smooth and winding courses with sporadic sections of double black diamond (difficult but optional course). This MTB trail boasts a rich biodiversity juxtaposed with leisure amenities and conveniences. Although some people appreciate the presence of such services, as they provide relaxation facilities and refreshments, others say that a mountain biking route should not have these arrangements, as they go beyond the purpose of feeling one with nature. Regardless of these disparities, Chestnut Nature Park is popular and known as a trail that has something for everyone, be it for a cyclist or hiker.
5. Track 15 (also known as T15): This trail is a simple and unpretentious trail, ideal for beginners to start their mountain biking activities. It is a quintessential double trail that tends to get narrow occasionally as it progresses; one that also has simple climbers and rollers that anyone can try. And if you’re thinking that seasoned riders find track 15 too easy, think again. This place is really popular with hardcore mountain bikers as this is where they can test their potential for speeding.
6. Coney Island: Coney Island, then again known as Pulau Serangoon, is a sprawling 133-hectare island located off the northeast coast of Singapore in a city called Punggol. Coney Island was opened to the public two years ago. It included a nature park that has a gravel cycling track where cyclists enjoy riding. It is a picturesque place that is fast becoming a preferred destination for mountain biking in Singapore.
While the mountain biking (and biking) trails detailed above are among the best in Singapore, it’s also worth noting that there are quite a few more mountain biking and biking trails that offer jaw-dropping alternatives. At the same time, there are some trails that have been exclusively built by humans to give mountain bikers a quality mountain biking experience. In addition to that, there are also certain mountain biking and cycling routes that for some reason have been closed to the general public.
