Sentosa Heritage Trail

Sentosa Heritage Trail is a self-guided heritage trail on Sentosa Island, Singapore, developed to showcase the island's history from its origins as Pulau Blakang Mati to its military past and modern resort development. The trail features marked heritage sites and interpretive signage across the island, including former military installations, historic buildings and natural areas. It highlights Sentosa's transformation and is notable for connecting key historical landmarks in an accessible outdoor route.

Visitors can expect a self-guided outdoor walking trail across Sentosa Island with interpretive markers and information boards at designated heritage sites. The route passes former military barracks, coastal fortifications including Fort Siloso, historic piers, and natural areas such as Imbiah and coastal forests. Paths are mostly paved with signage explaining each site's history. Visitors can explore at their own pace, view preserved structures, photographs and maps, and experience both historical and natural landscapes of the island.

Sentosa was historically known as Pulau Blakang Mati and served as a British military base from the late 19th century with coastal forts including Fort Siloso, Fort Serapong and Fort Connaught. The island played a role in coastal defence and during World War II. After the war it housed military installations before being redeveloped from the 1970s as a leisure and tourism island. The trail documents this transformation through preserved sites and markers.

The trail presents Sentosa's layered cultural and community history, including its early Malay fishing village origins, colonial military heritage, and evolution into a modern recreational island, reflecting Singapore's broader urban and heritage conservation narrative for visitors.