OK so we've done Water (kayaking) and Wheel-Assisted Hiking (biking on Ubin).
So it seemed a good idea that for ODAC 3, we did some actual footwork and trek the 13km around MacRitchie Reservoir and get ourselves to the HSBC Tree-Top Walk and back in one piece.
And we did just that today. Well at least some of us went the whole hog and some bailed out after 9km. But
kudos nonetheless to everyone for the effort! =)
13km is not a big thing. If you're walking from Pt A to Pt B on a smooth road that is. But for this trek, we had some rough stone-strewn tracks and our fair share of undulating terrain. Not to mention it was scorching and the humid micro-climate of the mature Secondary Rainforest, that forms a huge chunk of the Water Catchment Area that is MacRitchie, made us sticky.
Getting to the HSBC Tree-Top Walk wasn't a virgin experience for all of us. But the long, roundabout trek was certainly new to everyone except, perhaps me and Dennis. It was my 3rd. And so I could understand why it was strenuous for a couple of Trekkies who had to for-go the last push to the end and take a taxi back to the car-park.
But 13km or not, it was excellent exercise. And we will all have toned legs to show for, at least for the next couple of days =))
For now, please see the Yellow and Turquoise trail routes on the map below to get an idea of the distances we covered =P
Labels: Adventure