蓮(lian)花山公(gong)(gong)園(yuan)(yuan)在城(cheng)市(shi)綠地(di)系統(tong)中(zhong)的(de)地(di)位是一個綠心(xin)中(zhong)的(de)主(zhu)體，其作(zuo)為(wei)龍巖市(shi)中(zhong)心(xin)城(cheng)區(qu)最大的(de)一個全市(shi)性(xing)綜合公(gong)(gong)園(yuan)(yuan)，規劃(hua)將與公(gong)(gong)園(yuan)(yuan)北側的(de)市(shi)級綜合公(gong)(gong)園(yuan)(yuan)登高公(gong)(gong)園(yuan)(yuan)、西側西湖(hu)巖公(gong)(gong)園(yuan)(yuan)共同構(gou)成龍巖中(zhong)心(xin)城(cheng)區(qu)聯系緊密(mi)、彼此呼應的(de)主(zhu)要綠色(se)版塊。規劃(hua)后(hou)的(de)蓮(lian)花山公(gong)(gong)園(yuan)(yuan)是城(cheng)市(shi)生態圈的(de)重(zhong)要環節(jie)，是以山林景觀(guan)、寺廟(miao)人文景觀(guan)為(wei)特色(se)的(de)集登高攬勝、休(xiu)閑健身、文化科普、旅游觀(guan)光于一體的(de)市(shi)級綜合性(xing)公(gong)(gong)園(yuan)(yuan)。

蓮花山(shan)(shan)(shan)底(di)南環路地面標高為(wei)(wei)330米(mi)(mi)(mi)，山(shan)(shan)(shan)頂標高為(wei)(wei)490.606米(mi)(mi)(mi)，山(shan)(shan)(shan)高160米(mi)(mi)(mi)左右，山(shan)(shan)(shan)頂已開(kai)發(fa)為(wei)(wei)休(xiu)(xiu)閑(xian)(xian)場(chang)所，并建(jian)(jian)有世紀(ji)鐘樓(lou)，山(shan)(shan)(shan)腳可(ke)挖掘(jue)的(de)景點不多，因此(ci)決定在半山(shan)(shan)(shan)腰開(kai)辟一條市民休(xiu)(xiu)閑(xian)(xian)的(de)木棧(zhan)道(dao)(dao)，將公園增加一個休(xiu)(xiu)閑(xian)(xian)觀(guan)光的(de)好場(chang)所，并可(ke)成為(wei)(wei)蓮花山(shan)(shan)(shan)一道(dao)(dao)亮麗的(de)風景線。因此(ci)在半山(shan)(shan)(shan)腰422米(mi)(mi)(mi)高程(cheng)建(jian)(jian)設一條環山(shan)(shan)(shan)的(de)木棧(zhan)道(dao)(dao)。為(wei)(wei)盡量少破壞山(shan)(shan)(shan)體植被，木棧(zhan)道(dao)(dao)采用棧(zhan)道(dao)(dao)橋(qiao)形式，全長3781.88米(mi)(mi)(mi)，全寬(kuan)3.5米(mi)(mi)(mi)（包括(kuo)欄桿寬(kuan)度），凈寬(kuan)3.0米(mi)(mi)(mi)，蓮花山(shan)(shan)(shan)棧(zhan)道(dao)(dao)橋(qiao)工程(cheng)總投資(zi)7610萬元。