Singapore being a small island republic without any mountains to call its own. The tallest natural peak is Bukit Timah Hill which is 163.63 meters tall and it took me, an inexperienced climber, about 1 hour to reach the summit. It was a very leisurely climb through the concrete path but there are moments where the path is very steep. On the way down, we took the forest track and it was quite tiring on my knees as I had to jump from step to step. Overall, it was certainly a good exercise and there is certainly a sense of achievement having climb the tallest peak in Singapore even if it is short in comparison to the others. If you want to climb Bukit Timah Hill, it would be best to do so in the morning when it is cooler. I did it in the afternoon and the humid weather of Singapore did not really help the situation. That is probably why I do not see many people on the hill at the time.
The typical way of getting to Bukit Timah Hill would be through Hindhede Road, we went through the jungle track through Rifle Range Road instead.
Rifle Range Road with the Bukit Timah Railway Crossing in the Background
Our track beings here through the Rifle Range Trail
Remnants of someone’s house
Jackfruit on a tree.
500 meters to the Bukit Timah Hill Visitor’s Center
Inching closer to the entrance
Our welcoming committee
We are there at the entrance
In the past, the forest around Bukit Timah Hill was infested with tigers in the 19th century. The last of which was shot in 1924.
After a steep climb up
A Rest Stop after the steep climb
Woo Hoo! We reached the submit at 163.63m
The Telecom tower on the left of the Summit Hut. This is our rest area before the climb down
There is nothing much to see from the top as much of the surrounding are forested and there wasn’t any view of the city from here. Coming down, we took the Diary Farm Nature Trail which would take us to Diary Farm Nature Park.
The climb down took us through several difficult paths
Abandoned Water Tank
Abandoned House at the Diary Farm Nature Park
The Wallace Education Centre named after Sir Alfred Wallace who visited Singapore in 1854
Road to Civilisation
