Uriarra Forest: Mt McDonald

General Information

Distance:   6.8 kilometers

Total climb:   240 meters

Time taken:   1 hour 40 minutes

Maps:   Cotter Dam 8627-2N 1:25 000

Start point distance by road from Canberra GPO:   26 kilometers

Start point map grid reference:  55H FA 77061 90367

Destination map grid reference:   55H FA 76550 91170

End point:  Same as start

Route

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Description

This walk began at the small carpark just off Brindabella Road about 2 kilometers north of Cotter Road. From here we followed a neat walking trail uphill until it ended at the Mount McDonald Road which we followed to the Summit of Mount McDonald. From here we had some good 360-degree views, with perhaps the best being towards the Murrumbidgee River near the pumping station...



...and towards Tidbinbilla Reserve.



Leaving Mount McDonald we continued along the road in a generally northwest direction until we came to Crusher Road which we followed south, with some good views of the Cotter Reservoir starting to open up.



Continuing south on Priors Road we eventually met Lookout Road which we followed back to the carpark.