Singapore buildings view from Mt Faber
When I was staying in Singapore, there’s always the search on where to go next. I know Singapore doesn’t have much in terms of nature and hike trails aside from Pulau Ubin, but it didn’t stop me from visiting Mt Faber located near Bukit Merah. It’s the highest spot in Singapore for a measly 105meters above sea level. But I’m keeping an open mind. So I hopped a bus to Vivo City Mall where the trail starts.
Precautionary signs at Marang Trail
It’s funny thinking about it that a mall is the jump off to a mountain, but hey, this is Singapore and they make it really convenient for a lot of people. Just across the street from the mall is the start of Marang Trail. There are actually several entry points to Mount Faber but I decided to choose this one just to get a little blood rush on this short hike. One other option is to ride a bus up to the summit.
Good forest cover at Marang Trail
At the start of the trail there’s an easy to follow trail guide. I’m pretty sure it’s not easy to get lost here. Night hikers or joggers should bring their own light as the trail is not lit. There are also amusing trail signs along the way like beware of falling branches, a cartoon of refrain from feeding wild animals and a straightforward no smoking sign.
Stairway up the Marang Trail
As expected, the trail is paved with stairways elevating up to 70meters or about 24 storey of a building. It’s a good cardio workout for anyone who wants to get into stair climbing. There were actually a few people who were jogging and stair climbing at that time.
At faber walk Park
At the end of the trail is the well paved road of Faber Walk. I stayed on some benches there for a while as the Marang Trail does let up a sweat for a 30 to 45 minute climb. There’s a nice panorama of the southern part of development in Singapore. Continuing the walk, the north side has a sea of buildings as view. Yes this is Singapore alright, populated by high rises and other structures.
Neatly paved Faber Walk Road
I finally reached the center of Faber Walk which has the site marker as the highest point in Singapore. There is also one small Merlion there. There are actually only 5 recognized Merlion statues by Singapore Tourism Board and the one here at Mt Faber Point is one (the others being the two at Merlion Park, the one in Sentosa and the other at Tourism Court, Grange Road).
The small Merlion at Mt Faber Summit
Aside from the Merlion there are view points and arrow markers leading to neighboring Cities from other countries. Of course there are more views of buildings that there are marker guides for which building is which.
Mt Faber Singapore Viewpoint
I continued my walk westward down the slopes of Mt Faber. I didn’t realize I took the longer south route of the loop when I took some stairs descending from the Faber Point markers. But I don’t mind, it was a pleasant walk, dodging some joggers only a few times on the pedestrian trail. I’m now headed to the Southern Ridge.
This way to Manila
what a good place for the new hikers…
dont need much of equipment and you can hike already!
and, the nice deco up there, deserve a thumb up!
Ferdz, how many cities have you been to? How many countries? It’s quite impressive!
I will tell my sisters about Mt. Faber. This is another way of exploring Singapore. It’ll be a refreshing tour for the both of them. An alternative for malling.
mount faber, i didnt notice it from the central area because it’s quite afar from there. singapore from anywhere is clean but i like the manila sign. i even saw a street named manila.
Thanks Carmen! It is a nice place for those starting out to climb or training.
Not that many Shoshona! But thanks
Yes Lene, share with your sisters that there is more to Singapore than the malls.
Yep Dom, it’s a bit far from the CBD, about 45 minutes bus ride. I was also amused to see the Manila sign. I think I know that Manila st as well. Right beside Illuma mall
Naglakad ka pauwi ng Manila
This is what’s great about S’pore. It maximizes what little resources it has and gives its people a place to be with nature.
wow, maybe i should try visiting Mr. Faber… maybe this weekend.
i love the manila sign, kung makikita mo lang ang tinuturo ng arrow, that would be nicer. haha 
This interesting! May ganyan pala sa Singapore? Kasi nun namasyal ako puro nga malls, ang mapuno na napuntahan ko yun Singapore Zoo at yun Botanical Garden nila =) Ferdz malapit ba yan sa Vivo City? been there kasi….Madami ka alam na nature adventure dun gaganda pa ng mga pictures mo.Gusto uli bumalik dun at mapasyal yan mga lugar na yan
been here but as part of city tour (read: we did not hike)…I saw the same the manila arrow/sign – it’s cool!!!
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