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Punggol Park 3. Punggol Promenade Riverside Walk 3 Punggol Promenade Riverside walk The lookout points along Punggol Promenade Riverside Walk allow visitors to get closer to the adjacent Serangoon Reservoir. Distinctive design features that make use of fibre optics light up the reservoir edge at night. 2. Sungei Serangoon Park Connector Linking Punggol Point to Punggol East, Punggol Promenade is a waterfront recreational destination for residents in this region and provides access to the rustic northeastern coastline. Consisting of Night Scene at Punggol Promenade Riverside Walk three thematic zones – Riverside Walk, Nature Walk and Punggol Point Walk – every segment of the Punggol Promenade is unique and offers a variety of 1. Serangoon Park Connector Coral Plant Purple Fountain Grass recreational experiences. There’s even a cluster of food and beverage outlets at Tebing Lane, located adjacent to the riverside walk. StaRt PoiNt 2 sungei serangoon Park Connector Cross the Sungei Pinang footbridge and take in 4 Lorong Halus wetland 1 Punggol Park via serangoon Park picturesque views of Serangoon Reservoir as you Located along the eastern bank of Serangoon Connector travel along this greenway. The landscape around Reservoir, Lorong Halus Wetland was once a landfill Begin your journey along Serangoon Park Sungei Serangoon Park Connector holds a bioswale that has now been transformed into a wetland Connector and explore Punggol Park’s serene – a natural, chemical-free filtration system for spanning an area of 18 football fields. The red and 5-hectare lake. A familiar place of recreation for cleansing rainwater. Blending beautifully into the elegant Lorong Halus Bridge resembles an old, families in Hougang, this park houses a number greenery, these shallow troughs of vegetation help 4. Lorong Halus Wetland steel railway bridge and greets visitors entering the of facilities that cater to both the young and old, control floods by slowing down surface runoff. wetland from Punggol Promenade. including play and fitness equipment and even a Look out for vibrant plant life in the bioswale Learn how the wetland collects and treats plaza for tai chi sessions. Here, a bicycle kiosk is such as the Coral Plant (Russelia equisetiformis), rainwater passing through this former dumping available where you can rent a bicycle for your which has an explosive display of scarlet flowers ground, before it reaches the adjacent reservoir. cycling adventure. growing in clusters all year round, hence its other Discover how cattails growing throughout the Adjacent to Punggol Park is Sungei Pinang, a common name Firecracker Plant. Also keep a Lorong Halus Bridge wetland are actually part of an innovative bio- tributary of the longer 8km Serangoon Reservoir lookout for a particular plant with purplish, feathery remediation system – a natural means of absorbing in northeastern Singapore. Sungei Pinang is more stalks that can reach a height of 1.2m. The distinctive harmful substances from the environment. than just a canal lined with concrete banks. Many Purple Fountain Grass (Pennisetum setaceum) is waterside birds can be seen fishing here when the used in many parts of the world as an ornamental water levels is low. plant for horticulture and landscaping. 4 6. Sunset at Punggol Promenade Punggol Point Walk 8. Sengkang Riverside Park (Photo credit: Jensen Chua) 5. Punggol Promenade Nature Walk 7. Punggol Park Connector 8. Sengkang Floating Wetland 6. Punggol Promenade Punggol Point Walk 8 sengkang Riverside Park Sengkang Riverside Park is home to a unique 5 Punggol Promenade nature walk wetland that was constructed to collect and filter Take a stroll on the Punggol Promenade Nature rainwater naturally through its aquatic plants. Walk – the middle section of Punggol Promenade. Sengkang Floating Wetland (built and maintained by This meandering trail dotted with fishing platforms PUB) is separate from Sengkang Riverside Park. and rest shelters offers respite for nature lovers Running along the perimeter of the wetland is a seeking out the area’s abundant flora and fauna. Fruit Tree Trail that features 16 types of fruit trees ranging from the familiar mangosteen, pomelo, 6 Punggol Promenade Punggol Point walk mango, lime and starfruit, to the more exotic Pond Begin your seaside stroll at Punggol Point Park. Apple, Island Lychee, Sweetsop, Java Olive and Once a popular seafood haunt, the site adjacent to Custard Apple. Punggol Jetty has now been transformed into an Common Lantana 9. Buangkok Park Connector idyllic waterfront destination. While much of the Punggol coastline used to 7 Punggol Park Connector 9 Buangkok Park Connector be inaccessible to the public, today’s Punggol Running parallel to Punggol Reservoir, the Punggol This busy park connector serves a variety of users, Promenade Punggol Point Walk allows you to enjoy Park Connector links to Punggol Waterway, passes from commuters to jogging enthusiasts. It runs the greenery and biodiversity flourishing along the by Sengkang Floating Wetland, and ends at Gerald along residential estates and connects to Punggol sea. With lookout decks, a sand-filled playground Drive. The stretch boasts of a rich blend of coastal Park via Serangoon Park Connector. You may catch and an event plaza, the park allows you to soak in and mangrove trees lining both sides of the track. a ride home from Buangkok MRT Station, which is the laidback coastal atmosphere and take in views of Butterfly-attracting plants, including the brightly just a short distance away.
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