Park Walker - Pearl’s Hill City Park & Pearl's Hill Reservoir

Park Walker - Pearl’s Hill City Park & Pearl's Hill Reservoir (2021 0312)

Interestingly, Pearl’s Hill (named after Lt. James Pearl, Commander of the Indiana who bought the hill in 1822) was once higher than Fort Canning. When the latter was completed in 1861, Pearl’s Hill was in the trajectory of the guns mounted at Fort Canning. A military engineer simply cut off the top of Pearl’s Hill. Today, Pearl’s Hill, also known as Mount Stamford Hill, is a tranquil oasis tucked away and largely forgotten in Outram. While spice plantations peppered the hill in the early 1800s, there are now mature Tembusu trees on its slopes and a reservoir and pond on top of this hill in this serene 9-hectare park.

Where: Along Chin Swee Road and Pearl’s Hill Road

Height: Estimated 56 metres

Getting There:

Route 1: MRT Outram Park (EW16/NE3/TE17) Exit F and walk to Outram Road/Pearl Bank Road up sloop.

Route 2: MRT Chinatown (NE3/DT19) Exit C (People’s Park Complex) and walk along Eu Tong Sen Road toward Pearl’s Hill Terrace Road

Route 3: MRT Chinatown (NE3/DT19) Exit D (People’s Park Centre) and walk along Upper Cross Road toward Pearl’s Hill Road

Pearl's Hill Care Home (Former Pearl's Hill School)