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Lake Burley Griffin West and Central Basins  
by Leon Arundell

The way points of this bicycle route:

Barrine Drive

Mr Spokes Bike Hire; Acton Ferry Terminal

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

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

National Museum

and coffee shop with water views.

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

Lady Denman Drive

Keep left for Lake Burley Griffin. Detour right for Black Mountain, Telstra Tower, National Botanic Gardens and CSIRO Discovery Centre.

Short steep climb

to Garryowen Drive and Black Mountan Peninsula

Acacia Inlet

Public toilets

Cork Oak Plantation

planted in 1916

View of Government House

across the waters of Yarramundi Reach

Scrivener Dam

Detour across Lady Denman Drive for NAtional Zoo and Aquarium

Tunnel under Lady Denman Drive

Lookout

Weston Creek Turnoff

Bear left for Lake Burley Griffin. Bear right for Stromlo Forest Park, Cotter Road and Fitz’s Hill

Tunnel under Lady Denman Drive

followed by a medium grade ascent

Entry to Government House

Warrine Inlet

wooden bridge

Yarralumla Nursery and The Oaks Brasserie

Detour left for Weston Park

cross Alexandrina Drive

Optional detour up Novar St for coffe shop and bakery at Bentham St

cross Alexandrina Drive

Blue Gum Point

Southern Cross Yacht Club

and public tiolets

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.

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.

Plaques to Australians of the Year

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.

Commonwealth Place

Water's Edge Restaurant; giant map of Australia; access to Reconciliation Place.

High Court of Australia

National Gallery of Australia

and Sculpture Garden. Fog sculpture operates 11.30am to 2pm. Detour to Queen Victoria Terrace for National Archives.

Bowen Place

Detour under King's Avenue Bridge for East Basin circuit (interrupted during 2008 by Kingston Foreshore building works).

Bowen Place crossing

King's Avenue Bridge

Carillon on Aspen Island

Recitale between 12.30pm and 1.20pm on Wednesdays and Sundays.

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.

Nerang Pool

Cross footbridge and turn left onto gravel path

Regatta Point

National Capital Exhibition and Captain Cook Water Jet

Commonwealth Avenue Bridge

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