This is a cue sheet for the Lake Burley Griffin West and Central Basins Bicycle Map. You can print it out for later use.
| Cumulative | Distance | Where | Notes | Direction | Elevation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0km | 0km | Barrine Drive | Mr Spokes Bike Hire; Acton Ferry Terminal | NW | 293° | 561m |
| 0.11km | 0.11km | Pedestrian bridge over Parkes Way | Follow the path straight ahead. If you turn right over the bridge you will reach Marcus Clarke St and Rydges Lakeside Hotel | NW | 293° | 561m |
| 0.61km | 0.5km | Bear left for National Museum | or miss the Museum and follow the main Lake Path through a tunnel, up a steep hill and across Lennox Crossing | SW | 204° | 564m |
| 1.28km | 0.67km | National Museum | and coffee shop with water views. | WSW | 234° | 561m |
| 2.68km | 1.4km | Sullivan's Creek Bridge | Follow the high path around Lake Burley Griffin. The low path detour leads up Sullivan's Creek through the Australian National University to Dickson and the Australian Cycling History Centre | NW | 300° | 561m |
| 3km | 0.32km | Lady Denman Drive | Keep left for Lake Burley Griffin. Detour right for Black Mountain, Telstra Tower, National Botanic Gardens and CSIRO Discovery Centre. | W | 255° | 554m |
| 3.54km | 0.54km | Short steep climb | to Garryowen Drive and Black Mountan Peninsula | W | 250° | 566m |
| 4.78km | 1.24km | Acacia Inlet | W | 266° | 564m | |
| 5.03km | 0.25km | Public toilets | SW | 217° | 567m | |
| 5.68km | 0.65km | Cork Oak Plantation | planted in 1916 | WSW | 240° | 566m |
| 5.83km | 0.15km | View of Government House | across the waters of Yarramundi Reach | WSW | 235° | 582m |
| 7.21km | 1.38km | Scrivener Dam | Detour across Lady Denman Drive for NAtional Zoo and Aquarium | SE | 123° | 542m |
| 7.58km | 0.37km | Tunnel under Lady Denman Drive | W | 259° | 564m | |
| 7.76km | 0.18km | Lookout | SE | 121° | 550m | |
| 8.25km | 0.5km | Weston Creek Turnoff | Bear left for Lake Burley Griffin. Bear right for Stromlo Forest Park, Cotter Road and Fitz’s Hill | S | 178° | 553m |
| 9.06km | 0.81km | Tunnel under Lady Denman Drive | followed by a medium grade ascent | ENE | 47° | 560m |
| 9.73km | 0.67km | Entry to Government House | ENE | 50° | 576m | |
| 10.06km | 0.34km | Warrine Inlet | wooden bridge | ENE | 55° | 557m |
| 11.41km | 1.35km | Yarralumla Nursery and The Oaks Brasserie | ENE | 64° | 570m | |
| 11.74km | 0.33km | Detour left for Weston Park | ESE | 110° | 571m | |
| 12.12km | 0.38km | cross Alexandrina Drive | Optional detour up Novar St for coffe shop and bakery at Bentham St | S | 172° | 564m |
| 12.82km | 0.7km | cross Alexandrina Drive | NNE | 14° | 564m | |
| 13.29km | 0.47km | Blue Gum Point | E | 79° | 564m | |
| 14.44km | 1.15km | Southern Cross Yacht Club | and public tiolets | ESE | 99° | 566m |
| 14.89km | 0.45km | Flynn Drive | Follow lake foreshore to the left around Nara Park and Lennox Gardens. View of Chinese Embassy diagonally across roundabout; Hyatt Hotel Canberra across Flynn Drive. | NNW | 324° | 560m |
| 16.01km | 1.12km | Commonwealth Avenue Bridge | Proceed under the bridge for Waterloo bridge stones. Pass up and over the bridge to return direct to the Barrine Drive starting point. | ESE | 95° | 554m |
| 16.15km | 0.14km | Plaques to Australians of the Year | ESE | 110° | 554m | |
| 16.78km | 0.63km | Parkes Place | Detour right for National Library, National Science and Technology Centre, Old Parliament House, New Parliament House and (from Dec 08) National Portrait Gallery. | SE | 127° | 556m |
| 16.95km | 0.17km | Commonwealth Place | Water's Edge Restaurant; giant map of Australia; access to Reconciliation Place. | SE | 125° | 558m |
| 17.12km | 0.16km | High Court of Australia | SE | 125° | 554m | |
| 17.28km | 0.16km | National Gallery of Australia | and Sculpture Garden. Fog sculpture operates 11.30am to 2pm. Detour to Queen Victoria Terrace for National Archives. | SSE | 152° | 554m |
| 17.56km | 0.28km | Bowen Place | Detour under King's Avenue Bridge for East Basin circuit (interrupted during 2008 by Kingston Foreshore building works). | E | 90° | 564m |
| 17.61km | 0.05km | Bowen Place crossing | SSW | 194° | 564m | |
| 18.06km | 0.45km | King's Avenue Bridge | ENE | 66° | 554m | |
| 18.72km | 0.66km | Carillon on Aspen Island | Recitale between 12.30pm and 1.20pm on Wednesdays and Sundays. | ENE | 65° | 554m |
| 19.49km | 0.77km | Blundell's Cottage (1860) | Open Saturdays 10am to 3pm. Detour via Wendouree Drive, Constitution Avenue, Anzac Parade East and Anzac Parade for National War Memorial and Mount Ainslie. | NW | 306° | 554m |
| 20.23km | 0.74km | Nerang Pool | Cross footbridge and turn left onto gravel path | WNW | 280° | 559m |
| 20.52km | 0.29km | Regatta Point | National Capital Exhibition and Captain Cook Water Jet | NW | 293° | 554m |
| 20.97km | 0.45km | Commonwealth Avenue Bridge | WNW | 279° | 554m | |
| 21.59km | 0.62km | NNW | 329° | 561m | ||