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View of Cotter Dam – Scrivener Dam loop from Canberra Station

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View of Cotter Dam – Scrivener Dam loop from Canberra Station

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View of Cotter Dam – Scrivener Dam loop from Canberra Station

06:13

117km

1,690m

Road cycling

Hard road ride. Very 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 11, 2026

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The surface along some of this route may not be suitable

Some segments of your route comprise a surface that may not be suitable for your chosen sport.

After 46.1 km for 255 m

After 98.3 km for 204 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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22.8 km

Murrumbidgee River at Point Hut Crossing

Highlight • River

40.8 km

Gibraltar Forest

Forest

46.2 km

Corin Hub

Highlight • Viewpoint

Here there is a gravel lot with room for several vehicles and trailheads for Square Rock Track and Smoker's South Trail. Keep your eye out for Kangaroos here!

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79.7 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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93.0 km

Mount Stromlo Observatory Ruins

Highlight • Monument

Views aren't spectacular, but it's a great climb nonetheless. Don't forget to check out the criterium circuit at the base of the climb, either!

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99.1 km

Stephen Hodge Criterium Cycling Circuit

Highlight • Cycleway

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

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103 km

Mount Stromlo, Dairy Farmers Hill, and Black Mountain Peaks

Highlight • Summit

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 flowing tracks and changes in elevation means you could ride forever.

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107 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. 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.

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108 km

View of Telstra Tower

Highlight • Viewpoint

117 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

79.4 km

28.9 km

6.59 km

1.03 km

361 m

348 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

99.8 km

14.6 km

1.58 km

734 m

Elevation

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Highest point (1,210 m)

Lowest point (470 m)

Weather

Today

Monday 13 July

13°C

4°C

97 %

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Corin Hub

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