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Scrivener Dam – Mount Ainslie Nature Reserve loop from Kambah

Road cycling routes

Australian Capital Territory

Scrivener Dam – Mount Ainslie Nature Reserve loop from Kambah

Moderate

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Scrivener Dam – Mount Ainslie Nature Reserve loop from Kambah

03:33

67.3km

860m

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: August 22, 2026

Tips

Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

After 27.0 km for 97 m

After 35.7 km for 57 m

Waypoints

A

Start point

Bus stop

1

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. …

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2

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.

Tip by

3

21.0 km

Canberra National Arboretum

Highlight • Forest

Particularly nice riding at sunrise or sunset.

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4

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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27.1 km

Beach

Beach

6

28.1 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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7

32.4 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 …

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34.4 km

Mount Ainslie Nature Reserve

Nature Reserve

35.8 km

Marion Mahony Griffin Lookout

Viewpoint

10

41.6 km

Mount Pleasant Lookout

Highlight • Viewpoint

monument for the Australian Artillery Regiment

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46.2 km

Molonglo River

Lake

12

48.2 km

Jerrabomberra Wetlands Nature Reserve

Highlight • Natural Monument

Very nice area

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48.6 km

Jerrabomberra Pool

Lake

55.3 km

Red Hill Nature Reserve

Nature Reserve

B

67.3 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

34.6 km

27.6 km

2.91 km

2.23 km

< 100 m

< 100 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

49.9 km

16.0 km

1.39 km

124 m

< 100 m

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Elevation

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Highest point (830 m)

Lowest point (540 m)

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Weather

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Tuesday 10 November

29°C

8°C

39 %

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

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