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Scrivener Dam – Majura Parkway Cycle Path loop from Viking Park

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Australia

Australian Capital Territory

Scrivener Dam – Majura Parkway Cycle Path loop from Viking Park

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Scrivener Dam – Majura Parkway Cycle Path loop from Viking Park

05:15

122km

870m

Road cycling

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

Last updated: May 27, 2026

Waypoints

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13.3 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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18.7 km

Sullivans Creek

Lake

19.1 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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19.2 km

West Lake is the western section of Lake Burley Griffin and is the lake’s largest water expanse, popular for boating, sailing, rowing, and other recreational water activities. The tree‑lined foreshores …

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21.4 km

James Cook Memorial

Highlight • Monument

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 …

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23.2 km

Australian Merchant Navy Memorial

Highlight • Monument

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.

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26.2 km

Molonglo River

Lake

34.7 km

Majura Pines

Forest

78.1 km

Little Sutton Bakehouse

Highlight • Cafe

Excellent coffees, milkshakes and baked goods.

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93.4 km

Majura Parkway Cycle Path

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

Best enjoyed downhill towards Majura Park - unless you like a long gradual climb.

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107 km

Commonwealth Avenue Bridge

Highlight • Bridge

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 …

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122 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

83.8 km

35.1 km

1.04 km

708 m

645 m

444 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

105 km

16.4 km

326 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (760 m)

Lowest point (550 m)

Weather

Thursday 9 July

12°C

-1°C

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Scrivener Dam – Majura Parkway Cycle Path loop from Viking Park

Scrivener Dam

Willow Tree by the Lake

West Lake

James Cook Memorial

Australian Merchant Navy Memorial

Little Sutton Bakehouse

Majura Parkway Cycle Path

Commonwealth Avenue Bridge

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