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Punggol parkconnector
(6.1km)
Buangkok parkconnector(2.4km)
Serangoon parkconnector(2.3km)
SungeiSerangoon
park connector(2.1km)
Riverside Walk
Lorong HalusWetland
PointWalkPunggol
Point Park
PunggolWaterway
Park
PunggolPark
SengkangRiversidePark
SengkangFloatingWetland Sengkang
Sports &RecreationCentre
CompassPoint
Farmway
Damai
Oasis
Kadaloor
Riviera
Bakau
KangkarRanggung
Renjong
Tongkang
Buangkok
TA M P I N E S E X P R E S S WAY
PUNGGOLROAD
EDGEFIELDPLAINS
SENTULCRESCENT
PUNGGOLROAD
SELETARNORTH
LINK
SENGKANGEASTAVENUE
ANCHORVALESTREET
SENGKANGEAST ROAD
BUANGKOK GREEN
Punggol
PunggolBusinterchange
PunggolDam
Punggol MarinaCountry Club
PulauSerangoon
(Coney Island)
SENGKANG EAST WAY
BUANGKOK DRIVE
UPPER
SERANGOON ROA
D
HOUGANGAVENUE 10 Sungei
Serangoon
SungeiSerangoon
SungeiPunggol
Nature W
alk
PUNGGOL EA
ST
PUNG
GOL
WAY
PUNG
GOL W
ALK
Sengkang
SENGKANG EAST DRIVE
Punggol Waterway
(8.4km both ways)
Layar
Buangkok parkBuangkok park
BUANGKOK GREENBUANGKOK GREEN
BY THEWATER’SEDGE
Legend
Carpark Toilet
Food &beverage
LRTstationMRTstation
Parkconnector
FootbridgeMoat
HIGHLIGHTS
Scenic views (Punggol Point Park) ■ A 0.6ha park that opened last year ■ Elevated viewing deck overlooking Pulau Ubin and the Straits of Johor ■ Access to Punggol Beach and Punggol Jetty■ Two lily ponds, a sand-filled playground
Moat (Riverside Walk)■ Visitors can enjoy three stretches of glowing fibre-optic lights along the river edge, best seen at night. They are meant to look like swaying lallang grass
Lorong Halus Wetland■ The size of 18 football fields, this wetland collects and treats rainwater before it reaches Serangoon Reservoir■ Visitors can enter it by the Lorong Halus Bridge
ANIMAL AND PLANT LIFE
African Fountain GrassIts long, feathery
and purple plumes grow up to 1.2m
Coral PlantIts flowers attract
butterflies and bees
Black-naped OrioleShy and tends to hide
among branches
White- throated
Kingfisher Known by its loud calls and
striking colours
ABOUT THE LOOP■ Distance: 26km ■ Cycling time: Two hours■ Walking time: 3-4 hours■ Cost: $57 million■ Connects four parks■ Made up of six stretches
■ Runs through four estates − Buangkok, Punggol, Hougang and Sengkang■ Work started in 1998, the first section being Serangoon park connector■ Bicycle kiosks along the loop and at Punggol Park by end-March
To Ang Mo Kio Town
Garden West
What’s new: Punggol Promenade Nature Walk■ A trail that overlooks Coney Island■ 2.4km of unpaved laterite track that harks back to the old kampung dirt paths
■ Three aluminium-clad rest shelters that resemble seashells (right)■ Three 200 sq m fishing platforms
Bioswale (Sungei Serangoon Park Connector)■ Shallow vegetated troughs with a range of plant life. These prevent erosion, help control flooding and also help to clean water before it reaches the river
Longest man-made waterway (Punggol Waterway)■ Opened last October■ Focal point of the 12.3ha Waterway Park
Take a walk along the coastline and waterways in the north-east of the island. With the last stretch of the Riverine Loop opening yesterday, visitors can now enjoy a seamless experience
Punggol Promenade(4.9km)
By public transport■ MRT: Punggol ■ LRT: Riviera and FarmwayBy car ■ Free parking at Sengkang Riverside Park, Punggol Waterway Park, Punggol Point Park and Lorong Halus Wetland
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GETTING THERE
SerangoonWest Dam
Source: NParks
TEXT: AMELIA TENG GRAPHICS: LIM YONG PHOTOS: KEVIN LIM, N PARKS