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Lakes Walter and George - 120km Canberra Ride

Cycling Route

Details
119.5 km
1,358 m
If you feel like seeing some of Canberra's scenic landmarks and then burying your head for for the next 70kms this route is made for you.

Start with a pleasant spin around Lake Burley Griffin, check off the National Gallery, High Court, Governor Generals residence etc and then power down as you ride uninterrupted all the way out to Lake George. We've limited the route to 120km but it is very easy to continue past our point of return. Its flat, its safe, and its very very beautiful riding along the mysterious 'Lake' George (where did all the water go).
Created By
Peter B

Route and Elevation

Segments

NameDistanceElev. Diff.Avg. Grade
City Hill0.92 km-16 m-0.6%
Pistol Club Driveway to Kangaroo Sign Interval1.05 km57 m5.4%
Mt Ainslie Dr Climb0.54 km80 m14.6%
Mountain Bikers Black Top Finish0.47 km48 m10.2%
Mt Ainslie Descent2.56 km-212 m-8.2%
Petit col de molonglo0.14 km5 m3.0%
To kill a Swamp Hen 0.83 km9 m0.4%
Dairy Rd South0.96 km-7 m-0.2%
Jerrabomberra Wetlands0.53 km-2 m-0.1%
Döttinger Höhe0.47 km-4 m-0.6%
New Newcastle St Sprint0.69 km-4 m-0.2%
Hug the Coast2.11 km-11 m-0.2%
Bowen Dr root rats (dirt not bike path)0.39 km1 m0.2%
DCT Lake Effort2.65 km21 m0.1%
Sailing By0.48 km8 m0.7%
Govt House Semi-Punch0.27 km17 m6.3%
Gov House Full0.48 km15 m3.0%
up and over0.72 km-31 m-3.0%
Scaramouche, Scaramouche, will you do the fandango0.23 km11 m3.0%
Golf Course Descent - Stromlo Turn-Off0.90 km-31 m-3.2%
Yarralumla Rise Reverse0.42 km-16 m-3.4%
Scrivener Up and Over1.96 km19 m0.3%
Scrivener Dam to Lady Denman-Parkes Way crossing3.35 km39 m0.4%
Dam Sprint West0.26 km0 m0.0%
Lions and tigers and bears0.42 km-13 m-0.2%
Dirt Drifting Cork Trees0.22 km-8 m-1.4%
Barrenjoey Rise0.52 km4 m0.4%
Black Mtn Sprint2.06 km-8 m-0.3%
Flat Out0.65 km-7 m-0.4%
Sullivan's Peninsula Sprint1.86 km-13 m-0.6%
Back to the Museum0.87 km-2 m-0.2%
Museum detour.1.08 km7 m0.1%
Macarthur Ave to Mouat St1.27 km2 m0.2%
North on Northbourne to the Fed2.04 km16 m0.6%
Federal Highway from Barton Highway to peak past Over Pass5.61 km117 m2.1%
Majura Over Pass Climb2.58 km82 m3.2%
Federal Hill1.17 km44 m3.7%
GaS 10km ITT10.00 km-66 m-0.1%
Eagle hawke to Sutton Road4.46 km-36 m-0.8%
Onya Friday KOM3.36 km113 m3.3%
Sutton Bridge to Bridge5.27 km42 m0.4%
EagleHawk Bridge to Green Sign0.82 km21 m2.5%
Homeward run3.62 km-93 m-2.6%
Horse Park Drive to Antill2.28 km-74 m-3.2%
Exit Sprint0.33 km-5 m-1.4%
Northbourne Ave Climb0.61 km-2 m-0.3%
northbourne to braddon4.63 km-15 m-0.3%
Canberra Commuter Cup - Straight Line Speed1.28 km5 m0.2%
Pavilion Hotel Pimple0.69 km10 m0.5%
South on Northbourne0.50 km-3 m-0.4%