Pasir Ris Heritage Trail - Coastal Heritage

Estimated Trail Distance: 3.5 km
Pasir Ris Park 1
Places
Pasir Ris Park

Opened in 1986, the 70-hectare Pasir Ris Park was built mainly on reclaimed swampland, and stretches from Pasir Ris Beach in the west to Sungei Loyang in the east.

Mangrove Forest 2
Places
Mangrove Forest

Within Pasir Ris Park, a six-hectare plot of mangrove forest next to Sungei Tampines was preserved and a boardwalk was installed for visitors.

Between the 1950s and 1970s, Pasir Ris Beach was a popular seaside resort for recreational activities such as water skiing.
Places
Pasir Ris Beach

Pasir Ris Park includes 3.

Sungei Api Api and Sungei Tampines 1
Places
Sungei Api Api and Sungei Tampines

Sungei Api Api and Sungei Tampines are two rivers that flow through Pasir Ris Town and into the Strait of Johor.

Former Peoples Association Holiday Flats 2
Places
Former People's Association Holiday Flats

The former PA Holiday Flats marked the first time holiday residences in Pasir Ris were made available to the public.

Elephant Playground
Places
Elephant Playground

In 1975, Telecommunications Authority of Singapore, popularly known as Telecoms, built eight chalets at Pasir Ris next to the PA Holiday Flats complex, which were made available to Telecoms staff at subsidised rates.

Adventure Playground 1
Places
Adventure Playground

This is a self-guided trail.

  1. Pasir Ris Park
  2. Mangrove Forest
  3. Pasir Ris Beach
  4. Sungei Api Api and Sungei Tampines
  5. Former People's Association Holiday Flats
  6. Elephant Playground
  7. Adventure Playground

Adventure Playground 1
Elephant Playground
Former Peoples Association Holiday Flats 1
Green corridor along Sungei Api Api
Mangrove Forest 1
Between the 1950s and 1970s, Pasir Ris Beach was a popular seaside resort for recreational activities such as water skiing.
Pasir Ris Park 1
Sungei Api Api and Sungei Tampines 1

Duration: 1 hour on foot; 0.5 hours on bicycle

Estimated Trail Distance: 3.5km

Developed in the 1980s, Pasir Ris Town retains characteristics of the area’s past, including its resort feel and its fishing and coastal heritage. A mangrove forest within Pasir Ris Park also maintains a living connection to the past, when mangrove timber served as an important resource for villagers. This route brings you to sites of heritage significance along Pasir Ris’ coast and beachfront.

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