Punggol

On Saturday, we visited a part of Singapore that is new for us and is being newly developed. Punggol is in the northeastern area, extending to the coast. We were drawn to a new 26 km multipart and multiuse trail, the "Northeastern Riverine Loop."

To begin, we traveled for about 90 minutes by bus (No 33 to Outram Park), MRT (the Northeast line, to Buangkok), and by foot to Punggol Park, where we expected to rent bicycles. However, there was no bike rental in the park (it seems they have a kiosk for that purpose, but no indication that the business is operating). Instead, we covered most of the trail by foot, walking about 19 km in all.

We did find a bicycle rental station near the end of the walk, at Punggol Point Park. It would be worthwhile to consider a future trip in which we take transit to this destination (maybe via the Punggol MRT station), rent bicycles at Punggol Point Park, and ride the full loop.

The scenery is pleasant. The trails are very nicely constructed and well signed. The whole area is rapidly being built (many new high-rise housing units are under construction). As a place to visit, it will probably become more interesting with time as development continues and as the landscaping matures.