Bcos our weekend mornings are packed with lessons, I drooled at the idea of a morning hike on the National Day morning. Among the hikes/ trails that we had done, the treetop walk is my favourite so far. I would go back anytime but Daddy Lim wanted to explore something new.
After some Mr Google, Daddy Lim suggested the Hort Park and the Southern Ridges. There is even a brochure on it.
It says that it is a 3 to 5 hours walk of about 10km, starting from Haborfront and ending at Kent Ridge. We weren't sure if the kids could take such a long trail but it would be a good training for the future hikes overseas. Moreover, this is Singapore, I was sure that if the little legs couldn't move anymore, we could find an Uber somewhere.
We met Aunty H and the 2 kids at 8.15am to start the trail. Of course a we-fie to mark the start.
The trail started with a long flight of stairs to Mount Faber. I was surprised at how popular the trail was. It was crowded! The climb wasn't so bad except for Pop with her little tiny legs. When she was almost at the top, she was wailing and pleading to sit in her stroller. Fortunately, while crying, she understood that she didnt have much of a choice and was climbing at the same time. It was actually a very cute sight. Lol.
It was great view at the top. A short walk led us to the Faber Peak.
I have never been to the top of Mount Faber and though the view on top was fabulous, the "Mount" was so much shorter than I imagined it to be. Cable car!
Guessed what? We saw cabs at Mount Faber and also car parks. If we had parked at Mount Faber, it would have spared us the climb. Haha.
More cable car!
Finally, the kids were willing to move on. Aunty H told them that there would be a playground at the end and that was what the kids were keeping their eyes on.
What greeted us next were the waves. It was a huge length of overhead bridges with wave lookalike structure. I was awed by the view.
The kids were more interested about climbing the wave structure.
They were rushed to move on or we would probably never reach the end.
We came to an exercise corner and the kids insisted on a workout.
Next was a series of "treetop walks". It was beautiful.
Ever since the climb to Mount Faber, it had been largely a descend. I couldn't help but wonder how bad it would be on the return trip.
The kids were asking about the playground the whole way; that was what kept them moving. We finally found a playground in the Hort Park. It was like finding gold for the kids even though it was a mini playground.
While the kids were happily playing in the playground, the adults were deciding if we should go find a nearby lunch place and take taxi back to the car or walk back to the start point. Seriously, it wasn't that bad. Accordingly to me beloved fitbit, it was nowhere near the 10km mark.
The final choice... We walked back. The kids were voting for Uber. Lol. They were eventually willing to walk back at the promise that we would go to Aunty H's place after that. So easy to bluff.
The walk back was much easier and seems shorter probably bcos we were all very focus on completing the return trip. There was barely much distractions.
Finally, after almost 4 hours, we completed our walk to Hort Park and back. A victory picture!
Overall, it was a great walk. The weather had been fabulous too. It was cloudy and drizzling at times but that would be much preferred than the hot burning sun. I still think that the kids had more things to see at the treetop walk. However, this was definitely easier.
Mummy Lim
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