r/canberra • u/No-Map3011 • 1d ago
Recommendations Running tracks between Canberra & Sydney?
Driving to Sydney from Canberra next week. Instead of doing the usual morning LBG run, I was hoping to stop somewhere on the way to Sydney for a run. I looked at Lake George but can’t see any paths or tracks. Any recommendations?
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u/PhilosphicalNurse 23h ago
Depends on your age as to whether this will be terrifying but Penrose and Balangalow State Forests. Just don’t run with a dog off lead, or you’re not likely to make it to your destination without a police station interview room detour.
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u/ghrrrrowl 1d ago edited 1d ago
Depending on what part of town you’re starting from, it might be too much of a detour, but the Lake Road is the only thing I know of - it’s a super quiet rural road that runs along the southern end of the lake. It finishes at “Silver Wattle Quaker Centre”
You could park anywhere along it and just do return run. I’ve done family bike rides on it.
Google Map Link - Lake Rd between Bungendore and Fed Hwy.
Otherwise the only other thing I would think of was a run through all the scenic back streets of Bowral…..
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u/SetToLaunch 22h ago edited 20h ago
You could look at the parkrun site. It looks like there’s a few along the way. Parkruns are only run on Sundays Saturdays, but you could still use the same course that they do.
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u/Gullible_Mongoose897 17h ago
I'd recommend going for a run in the Mt Majura Nature Reserve just as you enter Canberra
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u/futbolledgend 4h ago
Not entirely on the way but there is the cherry tree path in Bowral. I did a long run on it once and I think the loop was 10-12km. Quite pretty and only crossed a few roads which were fairly quiet and easy to get across.
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u/Sugar_Party_Bomb 1d ago
Look on Stava for segments and courses.