Mount Faber, formerly Telok Blangah Hill, is a hill about 94 metres in height, located in the town of Bukit Merah in the Central Region of Singapore. It overlooks the Telok Blangah area and the western parts of the Central Area. The summit is accessible by Mount Faber Road or Mount Faber Loop via Morse Road, but there are many footpaths or trails leading up the hill. The main paths are: Marang Trail, which leads from Marang Road at the Harbourfront MRT station (Exit D), and the Southern Ridges Park Connector which connects from Telok Blangah Hill Park, Kent Ridge Park, and Henderson Waves. It is a major tourist attraction, as it provides a panoramic view of the dense central business district within the Central Area. Its slope includes a tower that is part of the Singapore cable car system that connects to HarbourFront and Sentosa. It is accessible from the HarbourFront MRT station.

History

In 1972, the government spent sgd63,910 to renovate the bunkers and turn Mount Faber into a landscaped scenic spot. Construction on the sgd2.94 million cable car system to link Mount Faber and Sentosa together also began.

Geography

The vegetation around Mount Faber is a secondary rainforest that is smaller and less dense than on Bukit Timah Hill. Mount Faber is one of the higher hills in Singapore at 106 metres, lower than Bukit Timah Hill (164 m) and Bukit Gombak (133 m) and 113 m). It is separated from the adjacent slightly lower Telok Blangah Hill Park by Henderson Road.

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