Tours · free
Duration
2 hours
The take
A self-guided trail through the first town planned and built entirely by HDB, from the Y-shaped blocks on Lorong 5 to the dragon playground and the lookout tower in Toa Payoh Town Park. There are three routes, from a 30-minute walk to a two-hour route.
Good to know
Self-guided, with routes of 0.5 hours (1.5 km), 1.5 hours (4.5 km) on foot and 2 hours with public transport (6 km)
The dragon playground along Lorong 1 was built in 1985
Toa Payoh Town Park has a 25-metre-tall Look-Out Tower
Finding it: Toa Payoh. Routes start at Block 53 on Lorong 5, Toa Payoh Sports Complex and Lian Shan Shuang Lin Monastery; maps are on the NHB's Roots site
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