Routes Australia Australian Capital TerritoryCanberra
Circuit around Lake burley griffin

Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Circuit around Lake burley griffin

Length17.2 mi
Elev. Gain416.6 ft
Est. Steps40000

Park

Restrooms

Drinking water

Playground

Places to sit

Stroller friendly

Kid friendly

Dog friendly

Scenic view

Lake or River

Created by bjflower
Introduction
Circuit around Lake burley griffin is a 17.2 mile (40,000-step) route located near Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia. This route has an elevation gain of about 416.6 ft and is rated as hard. Find the best walking trails near you in Pacer App.
A circuit around Lake Burley Griffin, the “jewel in the crown” of Canberra’s beautiful bush capital, passing through wooded glades with picturesque lakeside scenery with stunning views throughout. Lake burley griffin at Canberra. There is a fantastic bike road and scenic. There are lots of rest point including water. It is a perfect course of riding. I highly recommend here to riding or walking with friends and family as well as dogs.

Captain James Cook Memorial

Historical
The Captain James Cook Memorial was built by the Commonwealth Government to commemorate the Bicentenary of Captain James Cook's first sighting of the east coast of Australia. The memorial includes a water jet located in the central basin and a skeleton globe sculpture at Regatta Point of Lake Burley Griffin in Canberra, showing the paths of Cook's expeditions.

Blundells Cottage

Historical
Blundells Cottage is a six-roomed stone cottage located on the northern shore of Lake Burley Griffin, in Canberra, Australia. When it was built this was the Molonglo River floodplain. It was built by George P. Campbell in about 1858 for his ploughman William Ginn. Ginn lived there with his family until 1874 and then Flora and George Blundell moved in and remained there until about 1933.

Australian Merchant Navy Memorial

Historical
The Australian Merchant Navy Memorial is a memorial honouring the Australian Merchant Navy's involvement in World War I and World War II. It is located in Kings Park, on the northern shore of Lake Burley Griffin in Canberra, the national capital city of Australia. Its location at the shore of the lake represent's the Merchant Navy's relationship with water.

Canberra Peace Park

Park
The Canberra Peace Park is beside Lake Burley Griffin between the lake and the National Library of Australia, in Canberra, the national capital of Australia. It is not to be confused with the Canberra-Nara Peace Park nearby (see Lennox Gardens).It was built in 1986, the United Nations Year of Peace. The park has three bordered zones.

Commonwealth Place, Canberra

Park
Commonwealth Place is located on the southern shore of Lake Burley Griffin, Canberra. It lies along the ‘water axis’ running along the lake from Black Mountain. Commonwealth Place is the location of the Gallery of Australian Design, Reconciliation Place, a restaurant and Speakers Square. Walter Burley Griffin, the architect who designed Canberra, envisaged that the area would be the site of a "water gate" which would have a terrace above it, providing a "forum for the people".

Scrivener Dam

Water
Scrivener Dam, a concrete gravity dam that impounds Molonglo River, is located in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia. The dam creates Lake Burley Griffin, that was established for recreational and ornamental purposes. Named in honour of surveyor, Charles Scrivener, the dam was officially inaugurated on 20 September 1964 (1964-09-20) and the official filling of the lake commemorated on 17 October 1964 (1964-10-17), by the Prime Minister, Robert Menzies.

National Emergency Services Memorial, Canberra

Historical
The National Emergency Services Memorial is a memorial located on the northern shore of Lake Burley Griffin at the southern end of Anzac Parade in Canberra, the national capital of Australia. The overall memorial was designed by Aspect Melbourne Pty Ltd. The frieze bas relief was created by artist Charles Anderson.

National Police Memorial (Australia)

Historical
Australia's National Police Memorial is in the national capital, Canberra, in King's Park on the northern shore of Lake Burley Griffin adjacent to the National Carillon on Aspen Island. It commemorates Australian police who have died on duty.

Lennox Gardens

Park
Lennox Gardens, a park in Canberra, Australia, lying on the south side of Lake Burley Griffin, close to Commonwealth Avenue Bridge and Albert Hall in the suburb of Yarralumla. Before the construction of Lake Burley Griffin a road ran through the present garden, this road being one of two main crossing points across the Molonglo River.

National Workers Memorial (Australia)

Historical
The National Workers Memorial in the national capital, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, is Australia's place for honouring workers who have died as a result of work-related accidents, incidents and disease.
Route Details

Length

17.2 mi

Elev. Gain

416.6 ft

Est. Steps

40000
Created by
bjflower
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