Grade: S-X
Distance: 7km, one way
Road Conditions: Mainly cycle paths
Route:
From Woden Town Centre library via Hindmarsh Drive, Chifley, Waramanga, Tuggeranong Parkway, Namatjira Dr to Chapman.
Map: Location Map (Ride No 18) and detailed Map 12 of ride
Starting Point: Woden Town Centre library, cnr Corinna and Furzer St
Description: This short ride is an alternative route for cyclists wanting to come in to Weston Creek at its southern end. Most of the ride duplicates Commuter Ride 17 from the Woden Town Centre until the bike path crosses Sulwood Dr., Kambah, at the Tuggeranong Parkway intersection, a little over 5 km from the start point.
Turn right at a sign pointing to Weston Creek and ride up Sulwood Dr., crossing Kambah Pool Rd and then climbing up the left-hand edge of Namatjira Dr. The cycleway ends about 1.7 km from the Sulwood Dr./Tuggeranong Parkway intersection at an entrance gate taking walkers up to Mt Arawang, part of Canberra Nature Park.
The suburb of Chapman is on the left and that of Fisher on the right and you can ride down on a footpath for 0.5 km to where Namatjira Dr. intersects with Perry Dr., Chapman, the latter road leading on to shops and schools.
Pedal Power is grateful to Graeme Barrow for agreeing to allow this material and
maps to be reproduced here from his book "Riding Canberra's Bike Paths: A
commuter/tourist cycling guide". Other titles by Graeme Barrow include:
