Canberra Nature Park: Black Mountain Circuit (2)

General Information

Grading:  easy

Distance:   7 kilometers

Total climb:   350 meters

Time taken:   2 hours 40 minutes

Maps:   Canberra 8727-2N 1:25 000

Start point distance by road from Canberra GPO:   3 kilometers

Start point map grid reference:  Canberra 55H FA 91816 94932

Destination map grid reference:   n/a

End point:  Same as start

Route

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Description

Another loop walk around Black Mountain. The starting point was the carpark near the electricity sub-station on Frith Road. From there I really just explored any tracks and paths that looked interesting, following the Kids Lookout Trail, climbing over Little Black Mountain and coming back around to the Black Mountain Summit Walk. Rather than go to the summit I walked around the western side of the Forest Loop Walk. From the picnic area on Black Mountain Drive I headed bush straight down a spur to the Botanic Gardens Trail which follows the fence line of the Botanic Gardens back to Frith Road.