Last Sunday, i was proud to say i conquered the Southern Ridges, a series of park connectors in the rolling hills in Southern Singapore. I was up 6.30 am on a NON-WORKING day (haha!) just to be there early to beat the intense July heat.
Here i am, atop Mount Faber. The first 10 minutes of the walk was spent walking up hundreds of steps up Marang Trail. I thought i was going to die, and i got sort of discouraged by my lack of finesse, but later i realised only that part of the long walk was punishing. The rest was a breeze, heck i feel even more tired after a day of work. Can you spot the cable cars and Sentosa Island ? What a panoramic view from 70 metres above ground level..
I walked around Mount Faber trail looking at the park and the plants there before carrying on to the 2nd phase of the trek. Nice backside there!
Here i am at the Henderson Wave. Well, according to the National Park website, it is the highest pedestrian bridge in Singapore. Just below the bridge is Henderson Road. Looking down at the cars zooming by is downright scary for those afraid of heights. Also, there are gaps on the wood used for the flooring. Not for the faint-hearted but still a majestic architecture to be enjoyed by all.
Just a small distance away is the Forest Walk, the best part of my exploration that day. It is a long series of raised walkway above secondary forests in Telok Blangah. Although it was a hot day, being in the forest made the weather seemed cooler than it really was. Notice the different elevations of the walkway. It offered a great bird-eye view of the flats around Telok Blangah and the forested areas.
That minuscule figure far away is Kenny, enjoying the sprawling forest view right ahead of him. A great photo to just see for yourself how high it is from ground level.
This is Alexandra Arch, right at the end of the Forest Walk. When i was there, there was a huge group of tourists from a tour snapping photographs and gawking at the bridge. I was puzzled to see this place buzzing with tourists, because i don't think it is a tourist draw at all! Oh well, whatever rock their boats....
Alexandra Arch from another angle, taken from the Floral Walk leading up to Hort Park. A nice rest area that comes equipped with vending machines, food and microwave for joggers' convenience.
Hort Park, 'Hort' i think short for 'Horticulture'. This big stop is a place for everyone. There is a nice and modern garden with playgrounds and a fantastic greenhouse. This place is like an gardening hub to educate the people how to decorate their living places with plants. There is even a model house here which people can go in to see how plants are incorporated into living spaces, even toilets!
The final leg of the walk comprises of the Canopy Walk, also of dizzying heights. One thing i did not enjoy about this part is the swarm of mosquitoes that planted kisses on various parts of my body. Apart from that, everything was nice and dandy.
Great views from the Canopy Walk.
The Canopy Walk ended at Kent Ridge Park (near NUS), with a museum, Reflections at Bukit Chandu. After that, i walked down to Pasir Panjang Road and headed home. In all, i completed the 9 km walk in just under 2 hours. Pretty impressive, considering the amount of time i spent taking photographs, and stopping for a break at Hort Park.
Here i am, atop Mount Faber. The first 10 minutes of the walk was spent walking up hundreds of steps up Marang Trail. I thought i was going to die, and i got sort of discouraged by my lack of finesse, but later i realised only that part of the long walk was punishing. The rest was a breeze, heck i feel even more tired after a day of work. Can you spot the cable cars and Sentosa Island ? What a panoramic view from 70 metres above ground level..
I walked around Mount Faber trail looking at the park and the plants there before carrying on to the 2nd phase of the trek. Nice backside there!
Here i am at the Henderson Wave. Well, according to the National Park website, it is the highest pedestrian bridge in Singapore. Just below the bridge is Henderson Road. Looking down at the cars zooming by is downright scary for those afraid of heights. Also, there are gaps on the wood used for the flooring. Not for the faint-hearted but still a majestic architecture to be enjoyed by all.
Just a small distance away is the Forest Walk, the best part of my exploration that day. It is a long series of raised walkway above secondary forests in Telok Blangah. Although it was a hot day, being in the forest made the weather seemed cooler than it really was. Notice the different elevations of the walkway. It offered a great bird-eye view of the flats around Telok Blangah and the forested areas.
That minuscule figure far away is Kenny, enjoying the sprawling forest view right ahead of him. A great photo to just see for yourself how high it is from ground level.
Alexandra Arch from another angle, taken from the Floral Walk leading up to Hort Park. A nice rest area that comes equipped with vending machines, food and microwave for joggers' convenience.
Hort Park, 'Hort' i think short for 'Horticulture'. This big stop is a place for everyone. There is a nice and modern garden with playgrounds and a fantastic greenhouse. This place is like an gardening hub to educate the people how to decorate their living places with plants. There is even a model house here which people can go in to see how plants are incorporated into living spaces, even toilets!
The final leg of the walk comprises of the Canopy Walk, also of dizzying heights. One thing i did not enjoy about this part is the swarm of mosquitoes that planted kisses on various parts of my body. Apart from that, everything was nice and dandy.
Great views from the Canopy Walk.
The Canopy Walk ended at Kent Ridge Park (near NUS), with a museum, Reflections at Bukit Chandu. After that, i walked down to Pasir Panjang Road and headed home. In all, i completed the 9 km walk in just under 2 hours. Pretty impressive, considering the amount of time i spent taking photographs, and stopping for a break at Hort Park.
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