The idea to link these parks was coined in 2002 by Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) and it took 2 years to complete and cost S$25.5 million.

[2] The park consists of such locations as the Marina Deck, Palm Plaza, Jewel Box, and Faber Point.

Due to its undisturbed habitat and abundant plant life, it is a popular venue for bird-watchers and eco-tourists.

Architect George L. Legendre is the designer of the project The bridge has a wave-form made up of seven undulating curved steel ribs that alternately rise over and under its deck.

The trail connects on one end with the Henderson Waves and the other with the Forest Walk leading to Alexandra Arch.

The Gillman Village, which was a former British military camp in the early 20th century, now houses a mixture of restaurants, pubs and art galleries.

[9] Floral Walk is a 300-metre (980 ft) trail which offers a stroll along a path lined with flowering plants.

[10] Canopy Walk is a 300-metre (980 ft) trail which links Kent Ridge Park to Reflections at Bukit Chandu – once known as Opium Hill and site of one of the last battles of Singapore in World War II and HortPark.

Elevated 16 metres (52 ft) at the centre, Canopy Walk goes through secondary forest with groves of Tembusu and dominant trees of the adinandra belukar.

It is also filled with rich wildlife that lives there, such as squirrels, sunbirds, doves, lizards and white-crested laughing thrushes.

In 2010, NParks planted around 200 trees of 38 native species of Singapore alongside a forest trail near Gillman Village in the Southern Ridges.