Saturday hike near Bukit Timah

Altogether, we have stayed in Singapore for more than 6 months. Since we go on outings almost every weekend day and since the island isn't too big, we've now visited almost all of the major sites, especially those involving hiking. A few weeks ago, one of the nicer spots — the Bukit Timah nature reserve — was closed for about six months, for major renovation work. Saturday's hiking outing involved a combination of smaller parks and some more obscure parts of Singapore that are near Bukit Timah.

To start, we took a bus about 30 min to Bukit Batok, west of Bukit Timah. There, we began a 12 mile meander that mixed urban streets, city parks, and nature trails. We ended at the Dairy Farm nature reserve, which adjoins Bukit Timah to the north. The return trip involved three buses and two MRT trains, but only an hour of travel.

The photos: (1) and (8) Wallace Trail at the Dairy Farm Nature Park (2) and (3) Bukit Batok Town Park (Little Guilin); (4) and (5) Bukit Batok Nature Park; (6) and (7) Hindhede Nature Park;