Telok Blangah Hill Park Explained

Telok Blangah Hill Park
Alt Name:直落布兰雅山公园 (Chinese), Taman Bukit Telok Blangah (Malay)
Map:Singapore
Type:park
Location:Singapore
Area:34ha
Elevation:94m (308feet)
Owner:National Parks Board
Administrator:National Parks Board
Operator:National Parks Board
Open:24 Hours
Status:Open
Hiking Trails:Forest Trail- 1.3km Elevated Walkway
Paths:Earth Trail

Telok Blangah Hill Park is a park situated at Telok Blangah Green, off Henderson Road, in Bukit Merah. It connects to Mount Faber Park via Henderson Waves Bridge.[1] Standing at 36m (118ft) above Henderson Road, it is the tallest pedestrian bridge in Singapore. Henderson Waves is renowned for its artistic, distinctive wave-like structure consisting of a series of undulating curved 'ribs'.[2]

Telok Blangah Hill Park is also part of the Southern Ridges, which also comprises Mount Faber Park, HortPark, Kent Ridge Park and Labrador Nature Reserve.

History

In 1994, was spent on a slope in Telok Blangah Hill Park to strengthen the soil after recent landslides.[3] After heavy rain on 28 February 2023, the Forest Walk trail in the park was closed off in March 2023 due to a slope failure. The closure of the trail, as well as another trail, the Earth Trail, in park would remain closed until end July 2026 to stabilise the slope and strengthen the foundation of the elevated Forest Walk trail.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Teh . Jen Lee . 11 August 2006 . Take the bridges to the hills . 5 January 2024 . . 8 . NewspaperSG.
  2. Web site: Telok Blangah Hill Park . 2022-11-21 . National Parks Board . en.
  3. News: 23 August 1994 . Parks department stabilising hill slopes hit by landslips . 5 January 2024 . . 25 . NewspaperSG.
  4. Web site: Parts of Telok Blangah Hill Park trails closed for repairs until 2026 following slope failure . 2024-04-23 . TODAY . en.