Located near Gaya street, Signal Hill Observatory Tower is the highest point in Kota Kinabalu. It is a place visitors like to stop by during the evening to observe the sunset. One can drive straight to the observatory tower, or take a flight of stairs from the bottom to the top.
Signal Hill Trail 1
This is the first and original entrance of the trail (more precisely, the stairs). There are limited parking lots here but you can park further down South after the traffic police station, below the Atkinson Clock Tower.
It was really just a continuous flight of stairs. You could probably call it a trail because it felt foresty. We encountered quite a number of squirrels. Rubber tree seeds fall down occasionally, giving out loud cracking sounds across the forest.
Watch your steps! There were two broken wooden planks along the stairs. It is tempting to look around the canopy but it is better to stop while doing so. Make sure you know where you are going to step, especially when going down.
In less than 10 minutes, to our surprise, we reached the end of the trail.
Upon exiting the trail, continue to walk up the road for about 87 meters.
Signal Hill Observatory Tower View
The Signal Hill Observatory Tower is free to enter.
Signal Hill Observatory Tower’s panorama view. It used to have an unobstructed view of the coast, until more tall buildings were built around the area.
Signal Hill Trail 2
There is also a new trail to go up to the observatory tower. It is located at the back of Backpacker Lodge. The stairs here, which is made of concrete, are in better condition than the first wooden stairs. The exit point, however, is 300 meters away from the observatory tower.
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*Captain Planet passing by* Remember, please take care of our environment, and please don’t destroy the Nature. Leave no trash behind and take back only photos and memories (and also some trash if you can). Walk on the designated path and stay in the middle as much as you can, so that the exposed soil doesn’t spread/corrode further. BE ONE WITH NATURE *flies away*
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