Canberra Centenary Trail

Preliminary

  1. There's great new stuff on the TAMS web site at http://www.tams.act.gov.au/parks-recreation/recreational_activities/canberra_centenary_trail, particularly at http://www.tams.act.gov.au/parks-recreation/recreational_activities/canberra_centenary_trail/maps. Wish TAMS would stop changing their URLs!!! I plan to walk the Canberra Centenary Trail in 3 non-contiguous days prior to the opening. See 12 Oct 13, 19 Oct 13, 27 Oct 13.
  2. The TAMS web site for the Trail is http://www.tams.act.gov.au/live/about_our_directorate/community_engagement/recent_consultations_and_feedback/centenary_trail_consultation_summary_report. It includes links to the current proposed route as a pdf map.
  3. Fire the Proposed walk route (this route has been updated due to ongoing refinement) in Google Earth at www.tams.act.gov.au/__data/assets/file/0009/236277/Centrail_Proposed_Walk_Route_20111103_01.kmz in Google Earth or OziExplorer to get a track of the Trail
  4. Public toilets from www.toiletmap.gov.au
  5. Want a walk section (say, 4-6km) survey report including car parks, toilets, buses, nearest shops, 4 or 5 significant things.
  6. Here's a segment of the Canberra 1:25000 map showing the original proposed alignment of the Trail (in red) and the bits I've done (in blue):

     

Trail Analysis

The Proposed walk route (this route been updated due to ongoing refinement) at www.tams.act.gov.au/__data/assets/file/0009/236277/Centrail_Proposed_Walk_Route_20111103_01.kmz is a bit of a disjointed shambles. Feeding it into GPSBabel produces 109 seperate OziExplorer track files; importing it directly into OziExplorer and saving the track file produces a single but disjointed track

Section 1: Parliament House to the Federal Highway, runs from track point 9548-9765 , then 9204-9304, then 102-241, then 530-984, then 242-529, then 985-1197 in the OziExplorer track file converted directly from the kml file. 19.4km. But I picked the segments out and joined them into one sequential track. We walked a preview on 23 Jun 12.

Section 2: Federal Highway to Mulligans Flat Road, runs from track point 1197-2144. 11.46km.

Section 3: Mulligans Flat Road to Hall, runs from track point 2144-2839, 3013-3697. There's an additional track up to One Tree Hill, from track point 2840-3012. 16.61km. I made a sequential track.

Section 4: Hall to the Cork Oak Plantation, runs from track point 3697-5238, then 5346-5402, then 10481-10504, then 5239- 5345, then 5403-5700. 25.8km. But I picked the segments out and joined them into one sequential track. We walked a near preview on 4 Aug 12.

Section 5: The Cork Oak Plantation to Stromlo Forest Park (indicative only, as passes through ongoing work in Arboretum), runs from track point 5700-6064. 12.2km. We walked a near preview on 4 Aug 12.

Section 6: Stromlo Forest Park to the Tuggeranong Wall, runs from track point 6064-6549, then 49-101, then 6550-8506. 20.27km. But I picked the segments out and joined them into one sequential track. We walked a preview on 14 Jul 12.

Section 7: The Tuggeranong Wall to Isaacs Ridge, runs from 8506-8583, then 10345-10480, then 9928-10344, then 8584-8813. 13.1km. But I picked the segments out and joined them into one sequential track. We walked a preview on 18 Aug 12.

Section 8: Isaacs Ridge to Parliament House, runs from 8813-8875, then 26-48, then 9766-9857, then 9927-9858, then 8876-9105, then 9137-9203, then 9106-9136, then 9305-9548. 16.1km. But I picked the segments out and joined them into one sequential track. We walked a preview on 18 Aug 12.

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This page last updated 29Jul13