42.38km
01/08/22
💁💁
★★★★★
I disagree with the route NPark provides. Ending at Coney Island? Nah I't not gonna walk back to civilisation from there. And starting at Jurong Lake Gardens without going in? Nah. So I did my own, with a few detours along the way. The route starts at Bukit Batok and West Mall, then go west to Le Quest, then go to Hillview to see HillV2 and Rail Mall, then go down the Rail Corridor to Beauty World, then saw the old railway station near KAP. Walk a bit further to Grandstand Mall, then Adam Food Centre. Go up to Lornie Road and MacRitchie Reservoir, then to BAMK park. AMK Linear Park, Sengkang Riverside Park and finally Northshore.
We bought ILT at the Toast Box in the Rail Mall, and a quick 15-minute lunch at Subway at Bukit Timah Plaza. It was raining when we were reaching Botanic Gardens, so we stopped by at Adam Food Centre to have a drink for like an hour. We also had quite a few rest stops at the railway station, a bus stop at Lornie Road, beside the water cooler at AMK Linear Park, and a bus stop in Sumang. Finally having dinner at Northshore Plaza (A&W). Of course, you can always have a meal at AMK, or Thomson.
I think this was the most rewarding walk. It was one of my earliest ones, and one of the longest as well. We saw so many different parts of Singapore, different challenges, different views. One notable moment was the AMK Linear Park, which was nearing the end of the journey. As we were entering the park, we ran out of water. And guess what? The water cooler was all the way on the other side of the park. It was a quest to get that water! Other notable portions of the walk was the Rail Corridor, where it started to get cloudy really quickly. As such, we had to quicken the pace to get to Beauty World before the rain came. The final stretch of the journey was also quite memorable, seeing the new Punggol development, including the Northshore Plaza. At this point, our speed was pretty much a tortoise's pace, not more than 4kmph. But we made it at 7pm exactly, and it was a great feeling.
Lots of uphill sections, especially near the MacRitchie side. But other than that, the main difficulty was the long walk, and the AMK Linear Park problem I've mentioned earlier. GET WATER AT AMK, DON'T BE LIKE US.
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