HIGHLIGHTS Take a walk along ANIMAL AND PLANT LIFE What’s new: Punggol Promenade Nature Walk the coastline and ■ A trail that overlooks BY THE waterways in the Coney Island north-east of the ■ 2.4km of unpaved island. With the last laterite track that harks back to the WATER’S stretch of the old kampung dirt Riverine Loop paths opening yesterday, ■ Three aluminium-clad visitors can now Black-naped Oriole rest shelters that enjoy a seamless Shy and tends to hide resemble seashells (right) experience among branches ■ Three 200 sq m fishing platforms EDGE Point Scenic views (Punggol Point Park) Lorong Halus Wetland Punggol Walk ■ A 0.6ha park that opened last year ■ The size of 18 football fields, this Point Park ■ Elevated viewing deck overlooking Pulau wetland collects and treats rainwater White- Ubin and the Straits of Johor before it reaches Serangoon Reservoir Punggol Marina throated Country Club Kingfisher Access to Punggol Beach and Punggol Jetty ■ Visitors can enter it by the Lorong PUNGGOL ■ Halus Bridge ROAD Known by its ■ Two lily ponds, a sand-filled playground Punggol loud calls and Dam SELETAR Serangoon striking colours Moat (Riverside Walk) NORTH West Dam LINK Punggol ■ Visitors can enjoy three stretches of glowing fibre-optic lights along the river Waterway edge, best seen at night. They are meant to look like swaying lallang grass Park N Pulau a PUNGGOL t Serangoon African Fountain Grass 1 Punggol park SENTUL u ROAD re (Coney Island) Its long, feathery connector CRESCENT W a and purple plumes (6.1km) EDGEFIELD lk Y K grow up to 1.2m A L PLAINS Sungei W A 2 Damai Punggol Punggol L W Punggol O L 3 P Promenade G O u G G n (4.9km) N G ( g U N 8 go P l U Bus .4 W Sengkang P k a Punggol m t interchange bo e Riverside th r w Park Oasis w ay ay s) TA M P I ANCHORVALE N E S Kadaloor STREET E X Bioswale P R E S (Sungei Serangoon Sengkang S W Lorong Halus Farmway AY Park Connector) Floating Riviera Wetland ■ Shallow vegetated troughs Wetland Sengkang SE Coral Plant with a range of plant life. These NGKA Sports & NG prevent erosion, help control Layar EAS Its flowers attract Recreation T T Compass WA S Riverside Walk butterflies and bees flooding and also help to clean Y A Centre Point E Sengkang L water before it reaches the river O G G Tongkang N Sungei PU Longest man-made waterway SENGKANG Bakau Serangoon EAST (Punggol Waterway) IVE AVENUE Renjong DR Opened last October AST ■ G E Focal point of the 12.3ha Waterway Park KAN ■ NG Legend SE Ranggung Kangkar Park Food & LRT Foot SENGKANG Buangkok EAST ROAD 4 Sungei connector beverage station bridge Serangoon To Ang Mo Carpark Toilet MRT Moat 6 Buangkok park park connector station Kio Town connector Garden (2.1km) (2.4km) BUAN West GKOK VE DRI ABOUT THE LOOP BUANGKOK GREEN 5 Serangoon park ■ Distance: 26km ■ Runs through four estates − Buangkok, connector Punggol D A Punggol, Hougang and Sengkang O Cycling time: Two hours (2.3km) Park R R ■ E GETTING THERE HOUGANG P N Work started in 1998, the first P O Sungei ■ Walking time: 3-4 hours ■ AVENUE 10 U O section being Serangoon park By public transport NG Serangoon Cost: $57 million RA ■ connector MRT: Punggol LRT: Riviera and Farmway SE Connects four parks ■ ■ ■ ■ Bicycle kiosks along the loop and at By car ■ Made up of six stretches 1 - 6 Punggol Park by end-March ■ Free parking at Sengkang Riverside Park, Punggol Waterway Park, Punggol Point Park and Lorong Halus Wetland Source: NParks TEXT: AMELIA TENG GRAPHICS: LIM YONG PHOTOS: KEVIN LIM, N PARKS.