Walk Summary

Start point: Singapore Changi Airport Terminal 4 Arrival area
End point: Changi North Crescent Road
Distance: 105 kms
Duration: Four days

Walk Route

Day 1 – Changi Airport to Kent Ridge MRT Station
Day 2 – Kent Ridge MRT Station to Woodlands Road
Day 3 – Woodlands Road to Punggol MRT Station
Day 4 – Punggol MRT Station to Changi North Crescent Road (1.5 kms shy of the starting point)

Verdict

  1. Successful in the achieving 100 kms around Singapore on foot
  2. Do it again to go beyond the roadblock and complete a full 360 circumnavigation via the longer 140-km route

Chronology of events (From most recent)

Day 4

Day Summary
Start point: Punggol MRT Station
End point: Changi North Crescent Road
Distance: 16 kms
Duration: 4.5 hours

4:16 pm – Arrived at the Changi Airport Terminal 4 departure level. Washed up, checked in and flew back to Manila via Cebu Pacific

3:30 pm – Completed the 105-km walk at Changi North Crescent Road, having faced a roadblock that prevent the completion of a full 360-degree circumnavigation

9:30 am – Singaporean host-friend Hang Chong sent off Lito at Marsiling MRT Station for a trip back to Punggol MRT Station to resume the walk on this final day.

Day 3

Day Summary
Start point: Woodlands Road
End point: Punggol MRT Station
Distance: 27 kms
Duration: 7 hours

5:45 pm – Completed Day 3 at Waterway Point, shopping mall located next to Punggol MRT station.

Mid-afternoon – Crossed Yushin Dam

2:36 pm – A double-decker bus with a traffic light that actually works

2: 20 pm – Walking along a walkway right under the MRT line

12:49 pm – Nearing Marsiling MRT Station, having resumed walk for the day at Woodlands Road

Day 2

Day Summary
Start point: Kent Ridge MRT Station
End point: Woodlands Road
Distance: 29 kms
Duration: 9 hours

After dinner – Walked along Green Spine underneath MRT line in Chua Cho Kang/ Yew Tee area.

5:41 pm – Singapore has adequate signages to ensure pedestrian safety, especially in areas where construction is in progress

5:40 pm – Cruising along the deserted Old Chua Chu Kang Road. It was scary because the area is remote with zero to limited human activities, and it was nearing night fall.

5:16 pm – At the corner of Lim Chu Kang Road and Old Choa Chu Kang Road. This was a decision point: Go straight to Lim Chu Kang Road or turn right at Old Choa Chu Kang Road.

5:03 pm – A quick, sit-down rest at the Masjid Pusara Aman

Morning – The plant-lined and covered sidewalks

Day 1

Day Summary
Start point: Changi Terminal 4 Arrival area
End point: Kent Ridge MRT Station
Distance: 32 kms
Duration: 9 hours

7:45 pm – Capped Day 1 with dinner and drinks with Singaporean host-friends Chee Hwa and Hang Chong in Keat Hong.

6:17 pm – Ended Day 1 at Kent Ridge MRT Station.

5:09 pm – Environment awareness signages provide guidance

1:41 pm – Downtown

12:47 pm – Crossing the East Coast Parkway bridge towards downtown

11:50 am – Properly marked walkway ensures pedestrian safety

11:26 – Cruising along the well-maintained East Coast Park

8:30 am – Commenced walk at the information desk, with a photo opp outside the arrival area

2:00 am – Arrived at Changi Airport Terminal 4 following a four-hour flight from Manila. Slept at the arrival area. Recharged cellphone, had breakfast.

Up next: Repeat to complete a full 360 circumnavigation via a longer 150-km route