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Northern Explorer Loop
A green northern PCN loop linking Lower Seletar Reservoir, Sembawang Park, Admiralty Park and Woodlands Waterfront.
Mandai T15 Trail
Singapore’s friendliest mountain-bike trail: gentle dirt-track slopes near the Zoo, ideal for a first taste of off-road.
Easy
North Singapore
MTB ride
~12 km of trail
About this route
Track 15, known to everyone who rides it as T15, is where Singapore mountain biking starts. The dirt track runs through secondary forest beside the Mandai wildlife parks, with gentle climbs, smooth flowing descents and none of the rock gardens that make the island’s harder trails intimidating.
It is a shared-use trail, so expect hikers, keep left and ease off around blind bends. String it together with the Gangsa track towards Chestnut and you get a proper off-road afternoon that still never gets scary. A hardtail or any bike with decent tyres is enough.
Highlights
Beginner-friendly gradientsForest riding beside the wildlife parksLinks to the Chestnut trail networkPerfect for: First-time mountain bikers, gravel riders, families with confident teens
- It shares ground with hikers and borders military training land, so stay on the marked trail.
Route at a glance
| Distance | ~12 km of trail |
|---|---|
| Time | 1–1.5 hrs |
| Difficulty | Easy |
| Ride type | MTB |
| Surface | Off-road (dirt track) |
| Terrain | Gentle climbs and descents |
| Start point | T15 trailhead, Mandai Road (beside the Zoo approach) |
| Getting there | Khatib MRT, then bus along Mandai Road |
Open Route in Google Maps needs nothing extra. It opens the Maps app (or website) with the whole route already plotted as pins, ready to cycle. The GPX download is useful if you navigate with an app like Komoot or Strava, or a Garmin/Wahoo bike computer. On longer routes Google may smooth a corner or two, since it draws its own path between the pins; the map below shows our fuller route line.
On the map
Mandai T15 Trail Route Map
Dashed line shows the approximate route corridor; the marker is the start point at T15 trailhead, Mandai Road (beside the Zoo approach).
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