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View of Cotter Dam – Scrivener Dam loop from Gungahlin Place

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Australia

Australian Capital Territory

View of Cotter Dam – Scrivener Dam loop from Gungahlin Place

Moderate

5.0

(3)

331

riders

View of Cotter Dam – Scrivener Dam loop from Gungahlin Place

04:20

90.0km

820m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: March 19, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

Please check local regulations for:

Cotter Reserve

Stony Creek Nature Reserve

Swamp Creek

Molonglo River Reserve

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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11.8 km

Lonsdale Street

Highlight • Cafe

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

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14.9 km

Canberra Peace Park is a beautiful memorial garden along Lake Burley Griffin in Canberra’s Parliamentary Triangle, near the National Library of Australia. The park was created during the United Nations …

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16.6 km

Australian Parliament House

Highlight • Monument

Low speed on surrounding roads and great views across Canberra. Lawns make a good spot to stop for a snack or picnic

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38.1 km

View of Cotter Dam

Highlight • Viewpoint

Great vantage point of the Cotter Dam as you begin the road ascent towards Uriarra Xing

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38.5 km

Cotter Dam Spillway

Highlight • Structure

44.0 km

Uriarra Village

Highlight • Settlement

51.0 km

Murrumbidgee River

Lake

64.2 km

Stephen Hodge Criterium Cycling Circuit

Highlight • Cycleway

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

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71.6 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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90.0 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

43.4 km

42.4 km

3.11 km

861 m

295 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

58.4 km

31.4 km

256 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (640 m)

Lowest point (440 m)

Weather

Monday 25 May

15°C

9°C

97 %

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Max wind speed: 13.0 km/h

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Australian Parliament House

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Scrivener Dam

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