MKZ Day 3 │ MELAKA River Walk

Starting the Morning Right

After breakfast at Mei Sin Café, we made our way to Kampung Morten to begin our river walk. It was a quiet morning with hardly anyone around — the calm that often comes during the holy month of Ramadan.

We had planned to start at the Ruins of Ermida de Rosario (Rosary Chapel), but the wooden walkway along The Shore was closed, likely due to erosion. So we adjusted our route and crossed the first bridge of the day: the Kampung Morten Bridge.

Bridge by Bridge

From the bridge, we walked due north along Jalan Kampung Morten until we reached Lorong Tun Mamat 1, where the second bridge — Jambatan Datuk Mohd Zin — awaited. We continued onto Jalan Tun Mamat, then Jalan Tun Ali, forming an upside down U shaped loop.

Next came the third bridge, the Old Bus Station Bridge, where we rejoined the river and continued our walk.

We passed the fourth bridge, Jambatan Hang Tuah, and continued southeast. Soon after, we reached the fifth bridge, Jambatan Pasar, and walked south along Jalan Baru until we arrived at Jalan Kampung Jawa.

The “Gates to Hell”

Here stood perhaps the most famous — or infamous — bridge of all: the sixth bridge, Jambatan Kampung Jawa, nicknamed the “Gates to Hell.” Local stories claim that people were beheaded here during the Japanese Occupation in the 1940s. Whether myth or memory, the bridge remains one of Melaka’s most talked about landmarks.

We continued south to the very end of the river walkway, passing the seventh bridge, the Bridge of Chan Koon Cheng, before walking past the Church of St. Francis Xavier. Before long, we reached The Stadthuys.

The Final Bridge

We ended our river walk — which could easily be called our bridge spotting walkabout — at the eighth and final bridge, the Tan Kim Seng Bridge.

What’s Next

Be sure to read our previous blog on our morning walk through the fascinating streets of Melaka — and stay tuned for more of our Melaka adventures.

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📍 Location:

Mahkota Hotel Melaka - https://goo.gl/maps/6rkHt4jVim3mKtMs9

Mei Sin Cafe - https://goo.gl/maps/UpZNacgAMGbwdT3F8

Ruins of Ermida de Rosario (Rosary Chapel)

- https://goo.gl/maps/jApdrjbr4JAgoWuo9

Kampung Morten Bridge - https://goo.gl/maps/2nu3tXNRtjYiq6M67

Jambatan Datuk Mohd Zin - https://goo.gl/maps/VoUT29eoGLD3yEdd8

Old Bus Station Bridge - https://goo.gl/maps/AV7kmf4MueSY9ztQ9

Jambatan Hang Tuah - https://goo.gl/maps/8QaMxrXxPp1usiry6

Jambatan Pasar - https://goo.gl/maps/2BTccStqKrDhbiae7

Jambatan Kg Jawa - https://goo.gl/maps/4gJjhhwgskFFGu2R8

Bridge of Chan Koon Cheng - https://goo.gl/maps/33maLnWNCsPWyeoA7

Church of St. Francis Xavier - https://goo.gl/maps/w6G1qcAQSFUSMeiB9

Tan Kim Seng Bridge - https://goo.gl/maps/EKPYz3TVeBGZT7Uo9

Malacca River Walk - https://goo.gl/maps/3Wf1q3HhWkzKbCvm7

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