Start - Parliament House
Starting and finishing point - as good as any landmark I guess...
Right onto Cotter Rd Exit
Take this exit to get onto Cotter Rd.
Exit is marked 'Tuggeranong'
Right into Lady Denman Drive
This is an optional part of the loop - if you choose not to take in the Uriarra area you can just proceed along Cotter Rd and continue the loop.
Scrivener Dam
The dam that created Lake Burley-Griffin.
There is also the National Zoo and Aquarium if you're looking for tourist attractions ;-)
Right onto Tuggeranong Parkway
Follow the Parkway back towards Civic...
Left onto Belconnen Exit
...until you get to the Belconnen exit.
Left onto Coppens Crossing Rd
Left turn here
Right onto Uriarra Rd
Right turn here to head into the forests.
Uriarra Crossing
Nice shady spot to take a quick break
Left onto Brindabella Rd
Left turn here.
Or optionally you can continue on ahead - Uriarra Rd (turns into Bullock Paddock Rd) eventually turns to dirt and continues to Tumut via Brindabella.
It's an interesting side trip until the black-top runs out. Then you can double back to this point and continue on down Brindabella Rd.
Brindabella Rd
Some groovy little twisties - but surface is a bit bumpy on some corners.
And watch for 4WDs and WRXs playing Rally Drivers.
Right onto Cotter Rd
Turn right here to continue along COtter Rd.
Cotter Dam Area
Shady spot to take a break. To check out Cotter Dam you hang a right turn just after the bridge and head to the carpark at the end - after that its a short walk thru the river valley.
Optional Detour - Left into Tidbinbilla Satellite Tracking Station
Deep Space Centre - has a coffee shop and a groovy little museum.
Tidbinbilla Satellite Tracking Station
End of Detour
Left onto Paddy's River Rd
Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve
Turnoff on the right here if you want to get back to nature (another tourist attraction)
Optional Detour -Right onto Corin Forest Rd
Right turn here to Corin Forest and Corin Dam.
Corin Forest
Private park which sometimes has snow making and other attractions.
Corin Dam
Probably almost empty.
End of Detour - Right onto Tidbinbilla Rd
Right hander to continue south towards Tharwa.
Optional Extension- Naas Valley
Either turn Left here to go back to Canberra via Tuggeranong, or continue south into the Naas valley, with side trips to the old satellite tracking station sites at Honeysuckle Ck and Orroral Valley
Tharwa
Small township - has a general store and fuel.
Optional Sidetrip - Right onto Apollo Rd
Road up to the site of the old Honeysuckle Ck Satellite Tracking Station.
Site of Former Honeysuckle Ck Satellite Tracking Station
Right onto Naas Valley Rd
Optional Side Trip - Right onto Orroral Valley Rd
Road up to the site of the former Orroral Valley Satellite Tracking Station
Site of Former Orroral Valley Satellite Tracking Station
Right onto Naas Valley Rd
End of the black-top.
You can continue from here to Adaminaby, but it's mostly dirt from here-on in.
Turn right when the bridge is open
Back to Canberra via Tuggeranong Parkway - if the bridge is open (later in 2007 after repairs) then its a straightforward run.
Otherwise we backtrack to Point Hut Crossing.
Right Turn onto Point Hut Rd
Left Hander into Woodcock Dr
Left Onto Drakeford Dr
Right turn at Cotter Rd Exit
Finish - Parliament House
Starting and finishing point - as good as any landmark I guess...