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Running Trails to Explore Running trails to explore YISHUN AVENUE 2 Action Seekers trail YISHUN AVENUE 7 Upcoming Khatib This 19km trail in northern Singapore is ideal for those looking Bongsu Nature Park YISHUN AVENUE 8 for an adventure. YI SH UN • Start on Yishun Avenue 4 and pass by Yishun Park and Safra Yishun, where R YISH IN UN you can nd a bowling alley and an indoor air weapons range. Yishun G A ROA V D E Yishun MRT Pond N • On Yishun Avenue 1 along the route, you will pass by Yishun Dam, a scenic U station E lookout near Seletar Aerospace Park. 6 • Run farther and you will see Rower’s Bay Park at the intersection of Yishun YISHUN AVENUE 1 Y Yishun IS Avenue 1 and Seletar West Link. It offers great views of Seletar Reservoir. HU Park N A • The opposite end of Yishun Avenue 1 has attractions such as Katapult VENUE 3 Yishun Dam Trampoline Park and the Live Turtle & Tortoise Museum. SEMBAWANG ROADKhatib Halfway around the loop is the upcoming Khatib Bongsu Nature Park. Camp Khatib MRT Rower’s • station Bay Park • Other interesting spots on the route include Lower Seletar Reservoir Fishing Deck and Red Dynasty Paintball Park. Katapult Trampoline Yishun Pond YISHUN K YISHUN AVENUE 4 Park N RING ROAD I L YISHUN AVENUE 1 FINISH T S YISHUN AVENUE 1 E W R TA Yishun The Live Turtle & LE Orchid Bowl @ SE Park The Live Turtle & Orchid Country Tortoise Museum LENTOR Tortoise Museum Club AVENUE Lower Seletar YISHUN Reservoir AVENUE 11 START People kayaking along Sungei Khatib Bongsu, which is near the upcoming Khatib Bongsu Nature Park. Culture Shapers trail Foodies trail This 17km trail in the west will appeal to culture buffs. This 8km trail in the eastern part of Singapore is for foodies. • Start in Nanyang Drive and stop by the Chinese Heritage Centre at 46 • Set off from Pasir Ris Town Park near D’Best shing pond. Nanyang Avenue located within Nanyang Technological University. Here, • There are a handful of eateries along 1 Pasir Ris Close. The Banana Leaf you can nd out more about Chinese communities and their cultures. Apolo serves dishes from curries and sambals to seafood and vegetarian • Along the route, check out Thow Kwang Pottery Jungle at 85 Lorong fare on fresh banana leaves. Tawas. It houses the oldest surviving dragon kiln in Singapore and • Obar Livehouse, which serves Western fare such as burgers and pork chop, as conducts pottery workshops. well as Melben Seafood Restaurant – Downtown East are also in the vicinity. • Before you end your run, visit the Biodiverse Edible Garden at Jurong • Bistro Neigh, a pet-friendly cafe located in Pasir Ris Town Park and next to Central Park. Gallop Stable, offers burgers and pastas as well as vegetarian options. • Other interesting spots on the route include Jalan Bahar Clay Studios and Jurong Lake Gardens. • Dig into local favourites such as PASIR RIS ROAD bak chor mee, Pasir Ris Park chicken rice and Nanyang Ohana Beach Technological PAN ISLAND sh soup at Pasir House (Pasir Ris) University JALAN BAHAREXPRESSWAY Ris Central Hawker Pasir Ris Centre, which is Wild Wild Thow Kwang located near the Central Api Api RiverBistro Hawker Wet JALAN Pottery Jungle end point of the Neigh LOYANG Centre BESAR FINISH Pioneer MRT JURONG WEST AVENUE 2 run. PASIR RIS PASIR RIS DRIVE 3 station • Other eateries to DRIVE 8 Chinese Boon Lay BOON LAY WAY check out along Pasir Ris FINISH PASIR RIS DRIVE 6 Heritage MRT station CORPORATION ROADY Jurong Lake U this trail are Andes MRT station S A u Centre PIONEER PASIR RIS DRIVE 4 N By Astons and n ROAD C g Jurong H e Ohana Beach i I N NORTH Central START T PASIR RIS DRIVE 1 a START G Jurong m House (Pasir Ris). Park R p D O Lake i n A A D’Best O e D Gardens R BOON LAY WAY JALAN s UPPER J NG fishing pond UR O BOON LAY Bistro Neigh Chinese Heritage Centre WEST COAST HIGHWAY Explorers trail This 5km trail is located in southern Singapore. PORT Labrador Park Telok Blangah ROAD MRT station MRT station • As you start your run near the Zig-Zag Bridge in • The trail also covers the Dragon’s Teeth Labrador Nature PSA Club Reservoir Road, you will pass by Labrador Nature Gate, a replica of a tooth-shaped granite Reserve Keppel Club Reserve – a favourite haunt of nature lovers. rock that formerly stood at the gateway Labrador BUKIT CHERMIN ROAD • The reserve is part of the Southern Ridges, to Keppel Harbour. Park FINISH which also comprises Mount Faber Park, • Another scenic lookout on this route Telok Blangah Hill Park and Kent Ridge Park. is the 250m Keppel Bay Bridge. It is the • Along the route, you will see the Machine Gun longest cable-stayed bridge in Post and Labrador Battery. The latter was one of Singapore along Keppel Bay Vista and Keppel makes for stunning pictures at night Island 11 coastal artillery forts built by the British in the 19th century to defend the western passageway when it is lit. Keppel Bay into Keppel Harbour. The Machine Gun Post was START Labrador Battery Bridge also built by the British to resist invasions from the coastline. Labrador Battery Labrador Nature Reserve TEXT: AMRITA KAUR PHOTOS: LIM YAOHUI, MARK CHEONG, KEVIN LIM, CHERYL FAITH WEE, NOEL BOYD STRAITS TIMES GRAPHICS.
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