Urban Canberra: Spence, Melba and Mt Rogers

General Information

Grading:  easy

Distance:   7.4 kilometers

Total climb:   214 meters

Time taken:   1 hour 40 minutes

Maps:   Canberra 8727-3N 1:25 000

Start point distance by road from Canberra GPO:   15 kilometers

Start point map grid reference:  55H FA 87698 03424

Destination map grid reference:   55H FA 87224 02903 (Mt Rogers)

End point:  Same as start

Route

Description

This walk began at the Spence Shops off Clarey Crescent. We first walked down a long, straight pathway through the suburbs of Spence and Melba until we came to Ginninderra Creek. We then turned around and climbed back up the hill through Melba until we reached the Mount Rogers Reserve and walked around to the summit

There were views, mostly towards the south and the west, from here.

We walked back down from the summit and the short distance back to our starting point.