Tampines Heritage Trail - Green Spaces Trail

Estimated Trail Distance: 6.5 km
Former Quarries of Tampines
Places
Former Quarries of Tampines

Although sand quarrying started in Tampines as early as 1912, the quarry boom began in the 1960s when the construction of public housing estates and other urban redevelopment resulted in a high demand for sand.

Temple Cluster at Tampines Link and the former Hun Yeang Village
Places
Temple Cluster at Tampines Link and the former Hun Yeang Village

This cluster of religious institutions includes temples previously located in Tampines during the kampong era (1800s-1980s) as well as temples from other parts of Singapore.

Tampines NEWater Service Reservoir
Places
Tampines NEWater Service Reservoir

These two funnel-shaped towers hold up to 8,448 cubic metres of NEWater each, and are maintained by PUB, Singapore’s National Water Agency.

Lorong Halus Wetland
Places
Lorong Halus Wetland

Before Lorong Halus Wetland was built in 2011, this area was known for its sewage disposal centre and landfill facilities.

This is a self-guided trail.

  1. Former Quarries of Tampines
  2. Temple Cluster at Tampines Link and the former Hun Yeang Village
  3. Tampines NEWater Service Reservoir
  4. Lorong Halus Wetland
Hun Yeang Village
Lorong Halus 01
Tampines NEWater 1
Tampines NEWater 2
Tampines Quarry 01
Tampines Quarry 1
Temple Cluster 1
Temple Cluster 2
Temple Cluster 3
Temple Cluster 4

Estimated Trail Distance: 6.5 km
Duration: 1 hour on bicycle

Download Tampines Heritage Trail Booklet

Download Tampines Heritage Trail Map (English)

Download Tampines Heritage Trail Map (Chinese)

Download Tampines Heritage Trail Map (Malay)

Download Tampines Heritage Trail Map(Tamil)

Tampines is home to a number of parks and green spaces, including some of which were former industrial sites. This cycling trail takes you through a few scenic locales including a disused quarry, sites where some of Tampines’ former kampongs were once located, as well as Lorong Halus, a former landfi ll turned wetland.

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