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Canberra National Arboretum – Scrivener Dam loop from Gungahlin Place

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Road cycling routes
Australia
Australian Capital Territory

Canberra National Arboretum – Scrivener Dam loop from Gungahlin Place

Moderate

36

riders

Canberra National Arboretum – Scrivener Dam loop from Gungahlin Place

02:30

57.0km

350m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Some segments of this route may be unpaved and difficult to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: June 25, 2026

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After 27.7 km for 186 m

Waypoints

A

Start point

Train Station

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1

11.8 km

Lonsdale Street

Highlight • Cafe

Great cafes all along Lonsdale Street (and a bike shop).

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14.3 km

Sullivans Creek

Lake

3

14.7 km

Willow Tree by the Lake

Highlight • Lake

Start east, the go west and avoid morning sun in your eyes. Far more enjoyable.

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4

18.7 km

Canberra National Arboretum

Highlight • Forest

Particularly nice riding at sunrise or sunset.

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5

19.8 km

View of Scrivener Dam

Highlight • Viewpoint

6

20.5 km

Scrivener Dam

Highlight • Monument

Scrivener Dam is a concrete gravity dam on the Molonglo River, completed in 1963, and is responsible for creating Lake Burley Griffin as a recreational and ornamental body of water. …

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7

24.1 km

The National Arboretum in Canberra has beautiful cycling tracks that run across the whole place. It’s perfect for mountain or gravel bikes. The natural scenery combined with the zen of …

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8

27.8 km

Get warmed up for a chilly April start and +80km loop to Black Mountain and back. Be able to peel off the layers when its warmer and you are climbing Mt Ainslie and Black Mountain

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9

28.2 km

Canberra's very own criterium circuit at the base of Mt Stromlo

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B

57.0 km

End point

Train Station

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

47.2 km

7.00 km

1.90 km

605 m

225 m

125 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

46.9 km

9.83 km

172 m

112 m

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Elevation

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Highest point (630 m)

Lowest point (540 m)

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Sunday 19 July

15°C

-4°C

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