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View of Cotter Dam – Scrivener Dam loop from Canberra

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Road cycling routes
Australia
Australian Capital Territory

View of Cotter Dam – Scrivener Dam loop from Canberra

Hard

86

riders

View of Cotter Dam – Scrivener Dam loop from Canberra

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: November 3, 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

A

Start point

Train Station

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1

22.8 km

Murrumbidgee River at Point Hut Crossing

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40.8 km

Gibraltar Forest

Forest

3

46.2 km

Corin Hub

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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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4

79.7 km

View of Cotter Dam

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Great vantage point of the Cotter Dam as you begin the road ascent towards Uriarra Xing

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5

93.0 km

Mount Stromlo Observatory Ruins

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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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6

99.1 km

Stephen Hodge Criterium Cycling Circuit

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

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7

103 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 …

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8

107 km

Scrivener Dam

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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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9

108 km

View of Telstra Tower

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B

117 km

End point

Train Station

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

80.0 km

28.6 km

6.49 km

1.03 km

280 m

234 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

100 km

14.3 km

1.50 km

482 m

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Elevation

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Highest point (1,210 m)

Lowest point (470 m)

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Thursday 12 November

29°C

11°C

75 %

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There’s a fairly high chance of rain. Consider packing a waterproof jacket.

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