Southern Ridges

At the foot of Mount Faber, from Harbour Front Station

Starting of our journey... (from left: Liting, Lilan, Gu Gu & behind, Priscilla)

View from Faber Walk

Valentine's Dinner, anyone?

View of Henderson Waves from below

Indicative directions

Starting of Henderson Waves

Park Connectors

Henderson Waves

Onwards to Hilltop & Forest Walk

Hilltop Walk

Forest Walk

Alexandra Arch

Floral Walk

Inquisitive fellow

Entrance of Hort Park

Gu Gu with her "ferns"

Ending the day with Canopy Walk

Final destination - Kent Ridge

Lim Keow Gu Gu sms Mummy the night b4 & asked if she wanna go to the Southern Ridges. They hv been toking abt it but nvr put into action. So Mummy says ok.

Us kids did not go along cos Mummy says cannot handle us all the way. Mummy will faint, especially without Daddy to help out. Maybe wait till the next time; cut the walk shorter :P

Mummy: We started the walk at abt 11am & ended ard 3pm. Depending on the speed u walk & the stops u made along the way, some might take longer to finish. We begin from Harbour Front Station, the foot of Mount Faber, right up & all the way thru Telok Blangah & across Hort Park, arriving at Kent Ridge.

There are abt 8 major stops:

1) Henderson Waves (0.3km) - highest pedestrian bridge in Singapore; 36m above Hendeson Rd;connects Mount Faber Park to Telok Blangah Hill Park.

2) Marang Trail (0.8km) - an easy walk of steps & shaded footpaths thru secondary forest; extends from Marang Rd, behind Harbour Front Station to the cable car station on Mount Faber

3) Faber Walk (1.0km) - meanders thru Mount Faber Park & ends at Henderson Waves

4) Hilltop Walk (1.0km) - runs thru 34 hectare Telok Balngah Hill Park; connects one end with Henderson Wave & the other with the Forest Walk leading to Alexandra Arch

5) Forest Walk (1.3km) - elevated walkway; height ranging from 3-18m; brushes the canopy of trees & offers a bird's eye view

6) Alexandra Arch (0.08km) - connected to Hort Park via Floral Walk

7) Foral Walk & Hort Park (0.3km / 1.1km) - delighted stroll along the path lined with flowering plants; gateway to Hort Park; the 23 hectare Hort Park connects the Kent Ridge Park via the Canopy Walk.

8) Canopy Walk (0.3km) - links 47 heactare Kent Ridge Park via Bukit Changdu, known as Opium Hill; takes u thru secondary forest.

We exited from Normanton Park Condo back gate cos we were all quite blur, not knowing which path to take. Some path indicated Sciene Park & some others indicated Science Park I. Anyway, we found our way out. We took a bus down to Jurong East Interchange & had our late lunch. By the time we arrive back home, its already close to 6pm. What a day!