Canberra Nature Park: Mt Ainslie Base Circuit

General Information

Grading:  easy

Distance:   9 kilometers

Total climb:   222 meters

Time taken:   1 hour 55 minutes
Moving time: 1 hour 50 minutes

Maps:   Canberra 8727-3N 1:25 000

Start point distance by road from Canberra GPO:   5.6 kilometers

Start point map grid reference: 55H FA 96596 96439

Destination map grid reference:  none

Dates walked: 27 February 2026

 

Route

 

Description

The walk started at the Kellaway Street car park in Hackett. From there we followed tracks and trails in a counter-clockwise direction around the base of Mt Ainslie. A nice enough walk, but not much noteworthy around the route. Hence no pictures.

 

Namadgi National Park: Honeysuckle Creek Campground to Booroomba Rocks

General Information

Grading : medium

Distance:  11.5 kilometers 

Total climb:  375 meters

Time taken:  3 hours 30 minutes

Moving Time:  2 hours 35 minutes

Map:  Corin Dam 8626-1N, 1:25 000 

Start point distance by road from Canberra GPO:  53 kilometers 

Start point map grid reference:  55H FA 79143 60486

Destination map grid reference:  55H FA 81967 62279

End point:  same as start

Dates walked: 21 April 2022, 13 February 2026 

Route

 

Description

This walk was almost identical to one I completed back in 2022. Details can be viewed through the link here.