the place is a packed family outing area

hurray for our west coastline being turned into a container port!

offering not only large picnic areas, but...

sad to see Clementi woods, a shadow of it's former self

and lizard crossings

the hort in "hortpark" stands for horticulture, which derives from the Latin hortus meaning a 'garden' space... ok....

facing the sea, the place is very airy and windy

a walk on the upper Kent Ridges of Kent Ridge, get it?

Here we have big PUB water bottles

the canopy walk is not as popular due to it being quite out of place in the connector route

our journey sees us through more mini forests

here, we get the backdoor entry to the park note its proximity to the road!

something tells me the trees here love to fall...

and poof suddenly here we are at NUS!

it's like one of the mangrove trail walks, only like wayyy much higher

once upon reaching the top of the park

you will see this the start of the tree top canopy walk

before arriving at...

thats all for that boring walk, our next stop will be Kent Ridge Park!

though I won't label it as a Bt Timah alternative

the land of signboards, carparks and decommissioned tanks!

despite it's proximity to Hort park, the place is only frequented only by regulars or people living around the area

Kent Ridge (park) itself!

few of the omg! part of the trip! (while I can hear you hillwork runners go yay!)

trees+top= need for relief meaning more uphills!

and here we are finally at West coast park!

beyond the ridges lies the "Hort" part of Hort park, thats ... just before the million dollar lawn...

there are many other nice oddities on display too...

the 1st glimpse of our steel trees

offering rather interesting but otherwise tree-obscured views

the place also spots an offroad trail for mountain bikers and trekkers

some of the various cool night lighters along the floor

though we could really appreciate the shade of a primary forest!

hi I am a sign and I tell no lies, succumb to my directions!

few of the winding meandering paths in the area

and nice touches of neat modern architecture

who knows what those evil botanists are brewing in here, killer tomatoes?

and we are off to the treetop canopies!

the height is cool, but not scary enough!

this part of the trek sees us back into some small secondary forests again

hort park also allows you to appreciate shiny stuffs sticking from the ground

the park also snakes along side contrasting industrial areas

yup depot road alrighy!

and invisible people having wine!

did I mention neat?

plants growing out of almost anything

a scarecrow with not crows to scare

a nice view from the pool side restaurant area

theres a proper rest area and snack area in the park as well

one part of the route even passes by the old Depot road colonial bungalows, 1up for privacy!