Tuesday, 29 October 2019

Coast-to-Coast Trail: CP7 to CP10

Tue 20191029

Coast-to-Coast Trail Day 05
Start CP 07 Sengkang Hockey Stadium 0935 hrs
End CP 10 Rower's Bay 1153 hrs
Distance 7.50 km

CP10 Rower's Bay is the last Checkpoint along the Coast2Coast Trail. Oddly enough, it is not located on a route after CP9 Coney Island but instead, it branches out from CP7 Sengkang Hockey Stadium (Sengkang Floating Wetlands).

From Sengkang Hockey Stadium, via Sengkang West Way, Jalan Kayu, Picadilly Road, Seletar Aerospace Drive and West Camp Road, it took us almost two hours to walk to Rower's Bay, a distance of 7.5 km

C2C Trail CP7 to CP10: 7.50 km
0935 hrs Starting point: CP7 Sengkang Hockey Stadium

At 11:00 hrs, after walking about 5 km, we entered the final stretch of the Seletar West Park Connector. We had another 2.3 km to go before arriving at Rower's Bay.

11:23 hrs It's a hot day and we're heading towards Rower's Bay under open skies most of the time
11:33 hrs Finally, we're just a stone's throw away from our destination
11:34 hrs We are here
11:34 hrs Crossing the final traffic intersection before CP10
11:38 hrs It's Rower's Bay!
11:39 hrs Voila! Checkpoint 10
11:39 hrs A short boardwalk down below us
11:40 hrs Looking north towards Yishun Ave 1
11:41 hrs The calm waters of the Lower Seletar Reservoir
11:46 hrs Frail branches of a fragile shrub
11:50 hrs Looking south, down the park
11:53 hrs A well maintained water-fountain gave us welcome relief

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