November 24, 2010

Along Lower Seletar Reservoir

The Route
  • From Yishun Station walk south along Ave 2 to Bottle Tree Park
  • Walk eastward along Yishun Ave 1 past Orchid Country Club to the dam across Lower Seletar Reservoir to Seletar Club Road.
  • Return along the same way on Yishun Ave 1 turn right at Yishun Ave 6 then left at Yishun Ave 11
  • Through Yishun Park and past the Khoo Teck Puat Hospital to Yishun Station

Bottle Tree Park Yishun
Bottle Tree Park
This was established after the success of Bottle Tree Village in Sembawang. The owners idea was a concept village with sports, recreation facilities, conference rooms, eateries and enjoying nature. The company was named after the bottle tree from Australia. This and other exotic and rare trees were imported at a cost of $100,000.

At Bottle Tree Park, enthusiasts can rent a rod for $25 and fish for several hours for fish and prawns at the fishing ponds. The eateries include BBQ, seafood and halal restaurants and a pub.

Yishun Ave 1
Lower Seletar Reservoir
Along this road is the Lower Seletar Reservoir Park where there is a pier and canoeing facilities. One can see the MRT line curving from Lentor Ave.

Further down the road is the union-run Orchid Country Club where Peach Garden Restaurant offers wedding packages.

Solar-powered lights along the reservoir
Yishun Ave 1 ends just after the dam that forms the reservoir. At the end of the dam the road turns to the right to the entrance of the Selectar Golf Club.Just next to this is a small park with solar powered street lights.

See Also:
From Seletar to Punggol via Pulau Punggol Barat and Timor
Mandai Road and Sungei Seletar
Yishun to Woodlands along the Mandai and SLE Park Connector

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