The best road cycling routes in Kinlyside Nature Reserve

This large waterfront park has a lot to see. From the large car park there is a restaurants, like the Water's Edge Canberra and Portrait Cafe, and a huge mowed lawn and public restrooms. There is history to read up on like the Women's Reconciliation Place Artwork, and Commonwealth Place. There is a waterfront jetty and paved path and so much more!

The Captain James Cook Memorial commemorates Captain James Cook's first sighting of the East Coast of Australia. Aside from the globe sculpture, the giant water jet is part of the memorial. This jet shoots about six tons of water 152 metres at random times.

On the north shore of Kings Park sits the Australian Merchant Navy Memorial, honouring the Australian Merchant Navy's deployment in World War I and World War II. The monument was created by Daryl Jackson Alastair Swayn.

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. Named after surveyor Charles Scrivener, the dam is about 33 metres high and 319 metres long, with hydraulically operated fish‑belly flap gates that precisely control the lake levels and provide flood management capability. The dam also carries a roadway and the walking/cycling path, and helps form the backdrop to one of Canberra’s key engineering landmarks.

The Commonwealth Bridge is the major road crossing over Lake Burley Griffin, carrying six lanes of traffic plus a shared foot and cycle path between Canberra’s city centre and the Parliamentary Zone. It is an integral element of the lake’s heritage landscape, with beautiful views across the Molonglo River. The river runs roughly 115 kilometres from the Great Dividing Range through New South Wales into the Australian Capital Territory, where the Scrivener Dam impounds its waters to form Lake Burley Griffin. Historically rich in native fish and culturally important to local Aboriginal peoples, the river continues beyond Canberra to join the Murrumbidgee River as part of the larger Murray–Darling basin.

Yarralumla Bay District Park sits on the southern foreshore of Lake Burley Griffin, between Orana Bay and Blue Gum Point, with a sandy beach and designated areas for swimming, paddling, boating, and other water sports. The park includes shaded picnic areas right along the lake’s cycleway/walkway and has launching ramps, piers, and clubhouses for sailing and rowing activities. It is a popular spot for year-round lakeside walking and water‑based recreation.

Emu Bank Bridge is a dedicated pedestrian and cycling bridge that crosses Lake Ginninderra, connecting the Belconnen Town Centre waterfront with parkland and walking paths on the opposite shore. As part of the lake’s shared path network, there are fantastic panoramic views across the water toward the surrounding suburbs and skyline of Belconnen.

Lake Ginninderra is a beautiful artificial lake, created in 1974 by damming Ginninderra Creek. There are several parklands, walking and cycling paths, and popular recreation areas near the Belconnen Town Centre and the University of Canberra that surround the lake. Its open shoreline and wetlands attract a variety of waterbirds, making it a well-known spot for walking, picnicking, and enjoying the lakeside views.