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Scrivener Dam – Canberra National Arboretum loop from Kambah

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Scrivener Dam – Canberra National Arboretum loop from Kambah

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Scrivener Dam – Canberra National Arboretum loop from Kambah

03:31

67.0km

870m

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: May 27, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 35.5 km for 58 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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12.6 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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16.2 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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18.5 km

Winding Descent from the Summit

Highlight • Trail

Great spot for hill training with fun climbs and descents both sides of the summit.

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21.0 km

Canberra National Arboretum

Highlight • Forest

Particularly nice riding at sunrise or sunset.

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25.9 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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32.0 km

Mount Ainslie Nature Reserve

Highlight • Forest

Mount Ainslie Nature Reserve covers 637 hectares of native bushland on Canberra's northeast edge, adjacent to Mount Majura Nature Reserve. There is a network of shared trails that wind through eucalypt forest, leading to beautiful views of Lake Burley Griffin and the city from the summit. Aside from the popular trails, the reserve also protects critically endangered grassy woodlands and diverse habitats that support threatened birds, rare plants, and native wildlife.

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34.1 km

Mount Ainslie Nature Reserve

Nature Reserve

35.5 km

Marion Mahony Griffin Lookout

Viewpoint

41.3 km

Mount Pleasant Lookout

Highlight • Viewpoint

monument for the Australian Artillery Regiment

Tip by

45.9 km

Molonglo River

Lake

47.9 km

Jerrabomberra Wetlands Nature Reserve

Highlight • Natural Monument

In 1964, the Molonglo River was dammed, creating this wetland. Today, these 260 hectares of land, forest, and waterways are protected. Within this park are the Kells Swamp Loop, Woodland Walk, and Billabong Walk. Keep your eyes peeled for platypuses, rakali, and micro-bats, and from the bird blind, you may see a few of the 200 bird species that visit this wetland every year.

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48.4 km

Jerrabomberra Pool

Lake

55.0 km

Red Hill Nature Reserve

Nature Reserve

67.0 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

33.7 km

28.3 km

2.57 km

2.42 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

50.3 km

15.3 km

1.37 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (830 m)

Lowest point (540 m)

Weather

Today

Sunday 12 July

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7°C

83 %

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Scrivener Dam – Canberra National Arboretum loop from Kambah

Mount Stromlo, Dairy Farmers Hill, and Black Mountain Peaks

Scrivener Dam

Winding Descent from the Summit

Canberra National Arboretum

Willow Tree by the Lake

Mount Ainslie Nature Reserve

Mount Pleasant Lookout

Jerrabomberra Wetlands Nature Reserve

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