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Bukit Timah

hike | 2023-04-14
176 m altitude, 176 m prominence, 32.90 km isolation

It is a long way from London in the UK to Davao in the Philippines, but of course we had to have some fun! I had been to the top of Singapore a decade ago, but for Rob it would be the new country highpoint. So we planned a 7 hour stopover in Singapore, which was enough time for a detour to the Bukit Timah. We went through immigration and filled in the Covid form (which surprisingly still exists). A few minutes later we were at the bus terminal. After a few bus stops, we changed to the subway and travelled another 30 stops before getting off. Technically, our ascent began 15-20 metres below sea level.

The train is empty in the morning, except for a couple serious peakbaggers
One of the two bridges over the motorway
Motorway
Access to the park
Rob on the way up
Nice good city park trail
Rob (right) and me (left) at the official summit

Even at 7am there were crowds of people exercising and walking in the city park that contains the country’s highest point. So many of them were descending backwards that it looked like a local style. We passed most people, skipped the tourist peak and headed straight for the true summit, which was behind a small fence. To get to the actual summit, we had to bushwhack about fifty metres into the jungle, and the summit was apparently not marked in any way.. The park or city authorities discouraged people from going there, suggesting instead that they visit the official tourist peak nearby. On the way back, we made a detour to take some pictures for ourselves and a few more for another group, before descending back to the metro and arriving at our airport terminal just in time.

Official summit, although the true summit is a few hundred metres away in the jungle
The nearby communication mast with a stern warning hanging from the fence (left)

Rob and I arrived in Singapore an hour and a half before Petter, so we weren’t sure if he would have time to visit the country’s highpoint. We decided to go ahead without him, but later found out that he had reached the summit 20-30 minutes after us. We also discovered that there were two flights leaving Singapore for Davao at exactly the same time. Our plan to sit together on the plane didn’t work out; Rob and I were in the same row as Petter, but on a different flight. The short morning walk in Singapore was a nice start to our trip and we are looking forward to hiking Mount Apo in two days time.


Bukit Timah 176 m altitude
176 m prominence
32.90 km isolation
Ranges Southeast Asia - Malay Peninsula
Countries/regions
Distance 2.40 km up 2.20 km down
Elevation 189 m gain 189 m loss
Time
0h40 up
0h05 other
0h30 down
1h15 total
Trailhead 0 m altitude 1.3418330, 103.7754720
Route

Leaving the metro, we cross the motorway on one of two bridges, then an easy walk on tarmac to the top. The very last meatres has to be bushwhacked. The same way back, but we used a different bridge.

Difficulties

Last metres in the thick bush

Links GPX trail
  • « West Africa III 2023
  • Mount Apo »

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2023
Philippines 2023
West Africa III 2023
West Africa II 2023
Iberian Peninsula 2023
West Africa 2023
Central America 2023
2022
Andes 2022
Northwest Europe 2022
Malay Archipelago III 2022
Malay Archipelago II 2022
Anatolia Mountains 2022
Iberian Peninsula 2022
Atlas Mountains 2022
North France-West Rhine Area 2022

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1 018 km walked, 77 129 m climbed

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