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- Saleem TIslamabad, Pakistan5 contributionsIt was a memorable trip. Good weather added an extra flavour. Walked around Clarke Quay and Merlion Park; it was simply a pleasure especially during evening. Tried few local dishes: Nasi Goreng Toolang @ Tash Tish Tosh, Durian and Duck Noodle soup; can still feel the taste.Written January 23, 2025This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
- Peter SRome, Italy4,927 contributionsReview of Bukit Timah Nature Reserve, Singapore
The review focuses upon the trail to the summit of Bukit Timah Hill within the context of the Bukit Timah Nature Reserve (‘BTNR’) and the socio-economic value of open green spaces for local communities – everywhere.
Head for the Bukit Timah Nature Reserve (‘BTNR’) and you’re in the centre of the island and about 10 km from the country’s commercial district and the popular tourist heartlands of Marina Bay, the heritage buildings in the ex-colonial administrative area and, of course, the Gardens by the Bay. This is where short-term visitors can typically be found – at those well-known international destinations. And why not – this is a comfortable, well-managed and interesting country.
Want to explore the back blocks of the country? Here you’re far more likely to meet the locals; to escape the traffic, high rise, noise, etc. and to enjoy the relative tranquillity of the native rainforest with the flora and fauna that has been carefully encouraged, re-introduced, nurtured and more; to catch a glimpse of the island as-it-once-was before the modern era? That will mean taking a relative subjective view of what you can see and do in the wilderness areas that have been (re-)established over the years.
The parks, reserves, wet-lands and water catchment areas available across the island represent an asset beyond measure to the country – in the preservation of what once was, but also in the way that these lands/forests have been made available to local people – for recreation, access to nature and the personal health/well-being that comes from escaping the built environment.
The lands/forests are well-used by local people. Of a weekend, for example the trails, stairways, tracks and surfaced access roads are the domain of bikes, scooters and walkers – many in family groups with kids in pushchairs or in backpacks. Exercise people can be found everywhere. And why not. We had a couple of hours enjoying the trail in the BTNR – from the enormous Visitor Centre at the base of the summit trail to the rock on the summit that proudly promote it as the highest point in the island at 163.63 m. Stand on the summit rock – as many people were doing for a photo shot – and, for a few minutes, you’re the highest girl/boy/woman/man in the country.
Start with the BTNR then. Well, it’s small at just 1.7 km2. It runs consecutively with the Dairy Farm Nature Park and a couple of quarries to the north and, to the south, two smaller nature reserves and wetlands.
Next to the BTNR, and separated by the Bukit Timah Expressway, is the Central Catchment Area – comprising a mix of nature reserves, lakes, open lands and forestlands with a core area estimated >40 km2. There are additional green lands linking the core with the northern and western coasts of the island. So, lots of walking/biking opportunities.
The history of the island’s timber/land resources during the colonial years has always been one of exploitation – extracting timber and working the land for minerals. Fortuitously, the island’s authorities had sufficient to vision – late 19th century remember – to evaluate land cover/forests and then to establish a series of nature reserves. BTNR was the first in 1883. This did not halt exploitation, but it subsequently led to further protective measures and resulted in the 28 km2 reserves island-wide available today - under the control of the National Parks Board.
Of course, none of this was clear at the time we chose to walk to the top of Bukit Timah Hill. We estimated the walk at 2.50 km one way. It took us about 45 minutes following the tar seal track – four adults and three little kids – the three-year-old with a push chair in reserve. Apart from the first 250 m which were steep, it was an easy shallow gradient for most of the way. The alternative 150 m steps that provide a shorter route to the summit were closed off.
Round the final bend and there’s this surprisingly open platform of land – no point, of course, but simply level/rounded land with a public shelter. Take a seat and look around you. There were an estimated 50 people doing just that when we were there. Perhaps, one of the most interesting features was the historical ‘Summit’ board which described the hill – in words and photos - during the 19th C. The hill was largely denuded of cover. Everything you see today >120 years later is new. There used to be a ‘rest house’ here for the selected few to escape the colony for a few days … at a cost of S$2/day in 1892. (It was not clear if this was in 1890’s or today’s money.) Whatever, it attracted limited interest by that time and, in the early 1900s, it was replaced by a telecommunication tower. Now there’s a choice.
Gorgeous, lush green foliage and endless trees envelope the trail to the summit. Eighty years of protected management? Tropic rainforests grow fast when encouraged. Of the wildlife there we saw a handful of monkeys, some distant/noisy birds; and the people - the majority were middle- to vintage-age, and there were fewer younger people/families. It was decidedly easier when descending, but the addition of more strategically spaced benches would have made the walking easier both ways. At the beginning of the trail the Visitor’s Centre was still closed.
For those interested getting to the trail is easy. Head for the Beauty World MRT station. Through the Mall behind, cross the Upper Bukit Timah Road bridge, then 400 m along Hindhede Road is the Visitor’s Centre. Make sure you get there before it closes.
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04October2023Written October 5, 2023This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews. - LovebeachyogasurfcoffeeCoffs Harbour, Australia298 contributionsCable car return tickets is not cheap.
It is adult$35 for return. Under 12 y.o is $25
So make a most of it.
I would highly recommend to buy online, and if u are planning to go to some attractions in Sentosa island, there r always very reasonable plan for adding cable car fee.
Mount Faber peak has a great view and it was only around $10 from /to Liang court / Clark keys by GRAB.
It was a bit confusing to go to universal studio from Mt Faber peak.
I thought we could directly go there but actually had to change the cable car and also had to ride an express train( MONO Rail).Written January 19, 2020This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews. - wesleywaisiuSingapore, Singapore2,129 contributionsThe dairy farm nature park is easy to go after opening of the MRT downtown line station Hillview. The entrance of the lark is just next to the MRT station exit. The path is wide and not steep, easy to reach to the end. The Singapore Quarry is at one end of the path which has beautiful view.Written December 30, 2020This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
- SOH KIEN PENGSingapore, Singapore10,069 contributionsAs Friends of the Rail Corridor, I was invited to attend the Rail Corridor Exhibition Launch 2025 at the URA Centre recently. The standee board at the center of the exhibition aptly summarizes in a few words NPARKS's mission to transform the green corridor from `Rail to Trail'. The building of community nodes along the trail was an amazing idea to connect residents to these green areas. Bukit Timah Railway Station and Buona Vista Node have revitalized the corridor and generated much vibrance and dynamism into the north-south trail.
I am fascinated by the two new community nodes to be incorporated at Stagmont Ring node and Queensway Node. The former is where I once resided for almost 25 years, and the other is where my new abode resides. The excavation of areas under the viaduct to create bigger open spaces for community gathering and activities such as sports, markets, movie screenings, exhibitions and performances would be something different from the design of the present community nodes. The integration of the Stagmont Ring Node with the new DE 1 mrt station and the Sungei Kadut Eco-District, the former Yew Tee Industrial Estate would definitely add in a lot of vibrancy into this quiet and lackadaisical industrial area.
On my previous adventures along the trail, I have explored and walked on several occasions from Queensway to Stagmont Ring. It is exhausting, but the greenery provides me the incentive and what the Japanese called Shirin Yoku, a therapeutic relaxation in nature accompanied with a state of meditative calmness. Life is not just struggling for a livelihood and betraying one's inner quest for peace and calmness. Communication with humans may be artificial with agendas, but talking to trees can only be genuinely real and natural.
The Tanjong Pagar railway station always reminded me of the memorable days when my wife took the train back to her Malaysian hometown while I stood at the platform seeing her off. The Taiwanese Hokkein song `车站' (Train Station) was reminiscent of my departing feelings at those good old days:
火車已經到車站
阮的心頭漸漸重
看人歡喜來接親人
阮是傷心來相送
無情的喇叭聲音 聲聲彈
月臺邊依依難捨
It was nostalgic, and I really look forward to the new refreshing look of this historic train station, which once links the emotions of both nations.
Those who had travelled to Shifen Station in Pingxi, Taiwan and watch the sky lanterns inscribed with your blessings slowly drift into the sky know the beautiful memory of connectedness with an old train station.
After 50 years of greening efforts, Singapore is not just a city in a garden but a Biophilic city in a garden and the Rail Corridor will be a distinctive landmark on this green island.
Written January 20, 2025This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews. - NKKSingapore, Singapore103 contributionsIt was kind of hot along the narrow street, it is 2 bicycle lane widel. Of course, there were cyclist from young to old on bikes and many groups of peope walking up and down. Actually, it felt crowded. Ventilation was not very good. I came here for the novelty of it and definitely not coming back here again. It was not at all a hot day, but it just felt really hot. Bring water and umbrella, if you must come.Written October 21, 2022This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
- DorothySeahSingapore, Singapore7 contributionsIt is an excellent venue for hiking followed by a picnic. I love the fresh air and open space where I can take a break from working on my computer. Simply enjoying the lush greenery with like-minded friends helps me to relax. The fragrance of plants is refreshing especially in a dewy morning and it is a good way to kick-start the day.Written February 9, 2022This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
- NehemiahSingapore, Singapore6 contributionsreally good connector it connects well eh. so safe and happy that I could get this connection between places. normally no link eh. but this goodWritten June 3, 2022This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
- MS ChinKuala Lumpur, Malaysia290 contributionsRecently we did a 3 hours cycling trip aound this North Eastern Riverine Loop in Singapore. The whole park connector network (PCN) connects us to Punggol Point Park, Punggol Park, Sengkang Riverside Park and Punggol Waterway Park. We rented bicycle at Punggol Point Park and started our ride from here. We can detour to the Coney island (Serangoon island) fro the beautiful beaches and jungle. Continue further will lead us to the beautiful Lorong Halus Bridge. We continue cycling on paved walkway between the river and HDB flats. The river is beautifully lined and landscape to provide very pleasant recreational place for the HDB residents. When we reached intersection with Buangkok Dr, we turn to the right and we will soon see Punggol Park. After this we have to go through built up area, crossing many traffic lights before we join back to the riverside. further up the river leads us to Sengkang Riverside Park. A bit further up and detour to the inland along the tributary leads us to waterway Point, a big shopping area and then to Punggol Waterway Park. We have to turn back to the riverside and continue north to reach back Punggol Point Park, our starting point. The whole trip with the detours are more than 30km. This is a pleasant ride and we enjoy the nicely landscaped walkway between the high rise flats and the small streams.Written May 24, 2018This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
- kim buay pSingapore, Singapore13,844 contributionsNear to the Jelutong Campsite is the Butterfly Hill. It is a knoll created specially to conserve and showcase butterflies. It is possible to encounter as many as 20 species fluttering around. There is an information panel beside the shelter at the top of the knoll showing the numerous species of butterflies. Here a good view of the Pekan Quarry can also be seen, In fact a small path from here leads to the viewing point of the Pekan Quarry.
Plant species that attracts butterflies are planted here. Some of these are 'nectaring' plants whose flowers provide energy-rich nectar for adult butterflies, while others are 'host' plants caterpillars feed on.
The rare Dwarf Crow butterfly can only be found in Pulau Ubin. Butterfly species commonly seen at Butterfly Hill include Blue Glassy Tiger, Plain Tiger, Common Mime and Cycad Blue.
The nectaring plants are generally placed near the edge of footpaths, shielding the host plants whose leaves feed many voracious caterpillars. I also learn the names of many flowering plants and trees as the names of these are shown on the numerous information panels.Written January 11, 2021This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews. - SOH KIEN PENGSingapore, Singapore10,069 contributionsSingapore is a very walkable city. Like the arteries and capillaries in our circulatory system connecting the various organs, almost every town in Singapore is interconnected by park connectors or the rail corridor. I had achieved several successful hikes from Queenstown to Chua Chu Kang or from Marsiling to Yew Tee over the past few years.
This morning, I decided to walk from Queenstown to Jurong East to attend the NUHS Caregivers Day at Ng Teng Fong Hospital. The distance is about 9 km, and google Maps estimated it would take me about 2 hours to complete the walk. The last time I achieved the same route via the rail corridor and the Ulu Pandan Park Connector.
But today, I decided not to ply along the rail corridor but instead to walk along the main road of Commonwealth Ave right to Ghim Moh before cutting into the Ulu Pandan Park Connector I was amazed by the presence of many brisk walkers and joggers along the canal. 2 years ago, when I was here, this connector appeared desolate and abandoned.
To me, the walk to the hospital appeared to be challengingly long as it was not my usual routine. But when you hear the sacrifices and relentless efforts made by the many caregivers in taking care of their loved ones, the superficial leg muscle sore is just comparatively insignificant.
The 365 Cancer Prevention Society also made a marvellous presence among the few exhibition booths. The number of early onset cancer cases (those that occurs in adults below 50) seem to be on the rise, and an analysis of global data predicts a 30% jump in early onset cancer by 2030.
Is it due to our diet consuming too many sugary foods or a sedentary lifestyle or the highly processed foods we consume or the cancerous inducing additives, preservatives, or pesticides in our foods that alter our DNA? I have no answers and hope to embark on my exploration with the Society.
Nevertheless, the staff shared that a more active lifestyle should be advocated.Written February 15, 2025This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews. - kim buay pSingapore, Singapore13,844 contributionsAfter reading about the Tampines Heritage Trail- Green Space Trail, we started our exploration of this quarry along Tampines Industrial Ave 1. There are a few easy paths leading immediately to the calm water of the quarry. Rainwater had collected in the old, disused sand quarry and transformed it into a lake. This lake is about one-third the size of Bedok Reservoir and is a favourite with anglers.
Sand quarrying started in Tampines since 1912 and the boom period began in 1960s when vast urban redevelopment resulted in a high demand for sand.
By 1991, all quarries in Tampines ceased operations. One former quarry was converted into Bedok Reservoir while Tampines quarry remains disused.
After enjoying the view of the lake, we took the trail to the right. There are in fact many trails and we just used our instinct to walk the trail away from the water. After some distance. we decided to climb up a slope instead of continuing on the easy trail. We were happy to see another easy trail after the short climb so that we did not need to climb down the slope. Finally we saw the two funnel-shaped towers of Tampines NEWater Service Reservoir.
There are two coffee shops among the row of shophouses in the former Hun Yeang village just next to our exit point. This row of shophouses faces the Tampines Road/Tampines Link. The only bus which passes this road is bus no.72. We walked along the temple clusters to the bus stop opposite Tampines Dormitory along Tampines Ave 10 to take either bus no. 27 or 168 to our next destination, Tampines Eco-Green. We took about 1 hour and 15 mins for our walk at Tampines Quarry.. Some parts were muddy due to the downpour the previous day. Do bring along mosquito repellent for this walk.Written December 17, 2020This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews. - kim buay pSingapore, Singapore13,844 contributionsBuilt in the early 1850s, Sembawang Road is the oldest road in Yishun and Sembawang area. My walk covered a small section of Sembawang with its rich heritage. After alighting at the fairly new Canberra MRT station, I walked out immediately into a park connector with delightful yellow leaves trees and other flowering plants along the nature way. I turned into Canberra Lane and reached a green space-the Sendudok Park. Exiting the park and walking along Jln Malu-Malu, I turned right at Jln Jeruju to see the beautiful Sembawang Presbyterian Church with its blue facade. Its outstanding feature is the bell tower. The bells were imported from France and are sound at noon everyday. This church is built on land donated by Mr Ang Oon Hue who was known to be generous to the needy. Sembawang Shopping Centre was also developed by Mr Ang. Besides Sembawang Shopping Centre, many of the nearby shophouses and terrace houses were also built by Mr Ang.
The road names around here are centred along the theme of story telling in Malay culture such as Jln Salang (the action of driving a keris from the collarbone to the hear), Jln Shaer (a quatrain of four lines with a rhyme), Jln Cherpen (a short story), Jln Hikayat (a legend), and Jln Sajak (a poem).
Walking along Jln Salang and turning into Jln Shaer, I reached another neighborhood park, Kemuning Park. From the park, there is a small rustic path which leads to Jln Sajak and Jln Cherpen. It is a very short walk along Jln Hikayat to main Sembawang Road. Sembawang Hotspring Park is nearby within a short walking distance. There are many coffee shops and restaurants along Jln Legendi for refreshment stop.Written January 10, 2021This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews. - SOH KIEN PENGSingapore, Singapore10,069 contributionsThis park connector seems to be off the beaten path. I hiked from Woodlands Ave 3 cut through Treehaus Park and the few condominums - Rosewood, Woodgrove and Casablanca and then into Woodlands Ave 2 and realised that the directional signage was a bit of misleading. The signage only indicated `Lower Pierce Reservoir' and is pointing the opposite direction. The park connector run parallel to the perimeter of the Singapore Sports School and this park connector is not Ulu Sembawang Park connector. This park connector is Woodlands (SLE) Park Connector which runs along Woodlands Ave 12 and the SLE.
I do not like this stretch of park connector due to the proximity with SLE and the sir pollution generated from the heavy traffic is rather toxic. I noticed MOH is building a healing garden and a health campus along this park connector. It definitely will add more greenery to counter balance the toxicity from the vehicular pollutants.
The Ulu Sembawang Park connector only commenced after I had crossed the SLE at Woodlands Ave 12. It was here that the first such signboard appeared to tell people that this is Ulu Sembawang Park connector. The Ulu Sembawang Park Connector stretched from this starting point to Jalan Ulu Sembawang. As I walked along Jalan Ulu Sembawang, the deafening heavy traffic noise from the expressway suddenly subsided and the buzzing cicada noise and the chirping of the birds became louder in my ears. There was a waste treatment plant on my left and on my right is the dense forest studded with Protected Place signages to warn passer-by not to trespass into military training ground. After the waste treatment plant was behind me, I realised the natural forestation was on both sides of the path. In terms of forest bathing, this is the best site to feel the effect of Shirin yoku. There was not a single soul on the path and I was a bit of worried not of wild animals but of illegal immigrants which might be surviving in the forested areas and they may come out and rob or kill me. Before I can reach Mandai Park connector, I decided to u-turn and walked back to where I came from.
The whole journey took me about an hour plus. The Ulu Sembawang Park Connector literally brought me from a rather noisy and polluted environment to a quiet and peaceful forested bathing site of greenery.Written May 5, 2023This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews. - kim buay pSingapore, Singapore13,844 contributionsThe circular overhead bridge across Braddell Road linking the Kallang Park Connector on either side of Braddell Road is now opened. It allows cyclists to cycle across it except for the ramp stretch where they need to push their bicycles.
It is so convenient now for joggers from Potong Pasir area to jog along the Park Connector all the way to Bishan Park along the kallang River.
It enhances the connectivity to Bishan Park. At night or early morning before seven, the lights on the bridge was striking.Written January 25, 2021This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
