Woodlands Water Front Loop

I have traveled a few areas in Singapore. Woodlands Water Front Loop is one that I do not favor. You will know the reason after reading through the post.

The loop starts right next to Republic Poly. The entrance is on the right of the picture.

This is a relative small, narrow and short park. A few areas are currently closed for repairs. Took a few pictures of plants and flowers along the way.

Sakura Buffet Restaurant is actually situated in the park but the entrance is on Riverside Rd.

The path seems to end behind the restaurant. You need to walk around the structure below to continue on the path.

The north entrance to the park is actually a car park.

After the car park, Admiralty West PC leads you right to the Water Front. The sad part is that you have to cross the road at two points. The two points are perfectly normal. One have traffic light and the other is a zebra crossing. However, the motorcyclists coming in from Malaysia are not that friendly. Perhaps due to their rush to get to work, they ignore the traffic rules. I find them moving towards me despite I am already on the crossing. Some even speed pass right in front of me.

Please be aware that there are monkeys in the park. If you are careless, you might be chasing your belongings after them.

The water front pier is just in the back ground of the picture above. A close look is as below.

There is a eatery at the turning point. The last time I passed by at around 9am, it was still closed.

You can catch a view of our neighbor country here.

At this point, there is another crossing where you cross path with motorcyclists rushing to work.

Before you cross the road, turn back a bit and you will notice a cement book telling you about the history. Sorry, you can't turn the pages.

You will be on Marsiling PC once you cross the road.

It is a narrow up hill path. Near the road crossing point, the path is less than a meter wide. If you cycle, please be careful.

The PC leads you right to Woodlands Centre Rd. You need to take the spiral slope or the stair case to reach the road. The picture show the over head crossing at level point.

Walking along the road you will come across a junction where you need to do a "L" crossing. It is not a pleasant crossing as there are three pedestrian crossing where you need to press a button in order to cross. The amount of waiting for the light is frustrating. However, I can't blame LTA. This road is a very busy road.

Actually one elderly person on bicycle was trying to cross at the junction between Admiralty Rd and Woodlands Central Rd while the Red Man Light is on. He stopped near the road island then quickly cross it as the traffic is super heavy in the morning rush hour. I guess he is also in the rush too.

Woodlands Gardens is on the right hand side once you cross the "L" crossing. As the PCN does not go into the park, I just pass it by.

Further down the PC, you need to cross the road and turn right.

You will be taking Woodlands St 13 PC. To the right is Woodlands East Park and to the left is the Woodlands Sports Complex. In between you need to cross the road to walk on the other side.

Please be real careful when crossing Woodlands St 11. There is no pedestrian crossing on the 4 lane road.

The sign board above is huge. However, there is not a single entrance to the park near here. Odd.

At the end of Woodlands St 13 PC, you will cross the Woodlands St 13 to the Woodlands Ave 5 PC. Again there is no pedestrian crossing here. Walk carefully.

Woodlands Ave 5 PC and Woodlands Ave 2 PC together make a half crescent around Causeway Point. There is only one park near Woodlands Ave 5 PC (N Hood PK). The loop ends at the end of Woodlands Ave 2 PC. One stretch of Woodlands Ave 2 PC is worthy mention. At around 5PM, Republic Poly students will swarm all over the PC. It is almost impossible to cycle on the PC especially if you are going along their direction towards Causeway Point. They will certainly not aware of your presence even when you ring your bell.

By now you would have noticed a few mentions about unpleasant encounters while cruising on the route. That is the reason why I would not rate the route as good. As a Woodland people, It is sad to have such nice route that gives an unpleasant taste after the walk.

More pictures are available here. https://picasaweb.google.com/106611639464075912591/WoodlandsWaterFrontLoop

MapOmeter route information is here http://sg.mapometer.com/walking/route_2851854.html