A very popular spot for gravel riding – the Mulligans Flat Nature Reserve and the adjacent Goorooyarroo Nature Reserve.
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Gravel bikes: what are they?
Canberra has many gravel management trails that are not public roads. They offer good views and fresh country air. It is not surprising that these are popular for riding. What makes a gravel bike and how is it different from a mountain bike?
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Our options are getting limited. Butters Bridge and Black Mountain Peninsula are closed. Cycling must go on. Try a Arboretum and Black Mountain gravel ride instead of the LBG CBR Cycle Route.
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The top, most read articles on canberra.bike in 2020.
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It has been said there is good riding in the ACT. Namadgi National Park and behind that Brindabella National Park are close to Canberra. That makes them interesting, however, none of the rides are short. The ACT Environment website provides information about the management trails.
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There is a good gravel, publicly accessible road there, as well as a nice picnic area with facilities close by. In winter you may find snow. Paradise and bliss! It is one of the most civilised, high up places in the ACT at the top of a 600m continuous rise. What is not to like?
Admittedly, fitness may be a problem. The round trip from Stromlo Forest Park is around 73km and it’s a total climb of around 1700m. Here is a little information about getting there.
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The Namadgi National Park website of the ACT Environment, Planning and Sustainable Development Directorate, for short ACT Environment, has been updated. They have even provided a rather nice map and updated the walks page, too.
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A great dirt loop around Canberra: “Canberra Centenary Trail without the suburbs” is made up of the Bicentennial National Trail (BNT) and the Canberra Centenary Trail (CCT). The route avoids crossing the suburbs.
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“Canberra Centenary Trail without the suburbs” explains how Canberra can be circumnavigated on dirt tracks on a combination of the Bicentennial National Trail (BNT) and the Canberra Centenary Trail (CCT). The Komoot app provides navigation on the smartphone. The route passes through or by Canberra Nature Park. The links are provided below.
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The Canberra Centenary Trail is 140km long. Most people will not ride it in one go. One trick is to break it up into multiple stages and to do a different section on different days. The question now is how to get to the track head and home again at the end of the ride. Canberra.bike suggests taking the bike on a Canberra Rapid Bus. The terminus stations are a base camp for the rides.
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