Coast To Coast Hike

Total supposed distance of hike: 36KM

Distance actually covered: ~ 30KM

What started off as just a passing comment of trying the coast to coast (C2C) hike became reality.

This video details the hike visually while I will just summarise the main happenings in words.

Jeremy, Anthea, Daniel and I met at Chinese Gardens MRT station at 10.30PM and started our journey. There will be signboards and checkpoints along the entire hike to help direct you on the right path.

We followed this route by foot:

Chinese Gardens -> Bukit Batok -> Bukit Timah -> Botanic Gardens -> Macritchie Reservoir -> Marymount Road -> Ang Mo Kio -> Sengkang

Unfortunately, we did not complete the hike because three quarters into the hike, most of us were suffering from aching legs (we did not train for this).

It’s a real pity because we were only 5km short of completing this notorious hike but.. my legs really could take it no more..oops sorry!!

We took a bus from Sengkang to Punggol MRT station and the saving grace was that my friends managed to catch the sunrise atop a building while I sat down with my pained foot to wait for them.

Tips for you if you want to attempt this hike:

• Wear proper shoes (my shoes were not the best for the long hike)
• Hydrate yourself along the way
• Take pit stops as and when necessary
• Bring snacks along
• Grab a portable speaker with you as some music might help allay the physical and metal weariness

You can attempt this hike in the day as well to enjoy the sights of Singapore. You will be passing by various sites of attractions and if you are really keen to explore in detail each area, going in the day might be better for visibility purposes. We chose to do it in the night as we wanted to avoid the hot sun. I am tanned enough and I do not want to get any darker 🙁

Till then

XOXO

Harmony Tee