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

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Serangoon

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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