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Scrivener Dam – View of Telstra Tower loop from Duffy

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Australian Capital Territory

Scrivener Dam – View of Telstra Tower loop from Duffy

Moderate

5.0

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Scrivener Dam – View of Telstra Tower loop from Duffy

02:05

47.5km

300m

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

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5.95 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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14.8 km

Commonwealth Avenue Bridge

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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.

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Sculpture Garden, National Gallery of Australia

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34.4 km

Commonwealth Place

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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!

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34.8 km

Canberra Peace Park

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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 International Year of Peace in 1986 and formally dedicated in 1990 as a place for reflection and commitment to peace. Its central monument features the word “Peace” inscribed in the official languages of the United Nations and the Ngunnawal language, set within formal gardens overlooking the lake formed by the Molonglo River.

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40.8 km

Warrina Inlet Bridge

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41.4 km

View of Telstra Tower

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45.2 km

Mount Stromlo, Dairy Farmers Hill, and Black Mountain Peaks

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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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47.5 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

28.6 km

17.2 km

1.24 km

267 m

151 m

126 m

Surfaces

40.2 km

6.81 km

295 m

267 m

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Highest point (640 m)

Lowest point (540 m)

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Scrivener Dam

Commonwealth Avenue Bridge

Sculpture Garden, National Gallery of Australia

Commonwealth Place

Canberra Peace Park

Warrina Inlet Bridge

View of Telstra Tower

Mount Stromlo, Dairy Farmers Hill, and Black Mountain Peaks

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