Central Basin Circuit

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Safer Bushwalks Tips on staying safe on track
Before you start any bushwalk ensure you;
• Tell someone you trust where you are going and what to do if you are overdue
• Have adequate equipment, supplies, skills & knowledge for the whole journey
• Consider the impact of weather forecasts, park/track closures & fire dangers
• Can respond to emergencies & call for help at any point
• Are healthy and fit enough for this journey
If not, change plans and stay safe. It is okay to delay and ask people for help.

Getting There Transport options and directions

Start	(-35.2971581,149.1348481)
Mode	Car
Directions	From Federal Highway, A23, Watson. Turn on to Federal Highway, A23 then drive for 8 km Keep left onto Commonwealth Avenue, A23 and drive for another 1.5 km Keep left and drive for another 45 m Keep right and drive for another 100 m Continue onto King Edward Terrace and drive for another 265 m Turn left onto Parkes Place West and drive for another 630 m

Track Notes Turn by turn instructions & maps

Turn map	Directions & comments
	Start. After 45 m pass the "Speaker’s Square" (20 m on your left).
	After another 10 m continue straight, to head along LBG. After another 75 m pass the "Waters Edge Restaurant" (15 m on your left). We-Su 12:00-15:00,18:00+ After another 25 m pass the park (25 m on your left). After another 65 m pass the toilet (9 m on your right). After another 30 m pass the water tap (15 m on your right).
	Continue straight, to head along LBG. After another 190 m pass the car park (25 m on your left). After another 25 m pass the sign (on your right). Continue straight, to head along LBG.
	After another 145 m continue straight, to head along LBG. After another 5 m pass the "Canberra Peace Park" (5 m on your left). After another 65 m continue straight, to head along LBG. After another 50 m pass the "Patrick White Lawns" (10 m on your left). After another 15 m pass the "Patrick White Terrace" (80 m on your left). After another 130 m continue straight, to head along LBG.
	After another 20 m continue straight. After another 35 m continue straight. After another 20 m head up the concrete steps (about 25 m long)
	Turn right. Then cross the bridge (about 330 m long) After another 325 m pass the "Henry Rolland Park" (40 m on your left).
	Continue straight. After another 35 m pass the picnic table (45 m on your right). After another 20 m pass the water tap (55 m on your right).
	After another 60 m continue straight. After another 9 m pass the car park (on your right). After another 30 m continue straight.
	After another 45 m turn left, to head along RG Menzies Walk. After another 35 m continue straight, to head along RG Menzies Walk. After another 145 m pass the cafe (65 m on your left). After another 45 m pass the "Walter Burley Griffin Terrazzo" (75 m on your left). After another 25 m pass the "Canberra and Region Visitors Centre" (50 m on your left). Then pass the toilet (65 m on your left). After another 35 m come to the "Regatta Point Lookout" (55 m on your left).
	After another 140 m continue straight, to head along RG Menzies Walk. After another 45 m pass the "Australian Citizenship Affirmation" (15 m on your right). After another 65 m pass a seat (55 m on your left)., has no backrest. After another 30 m pass the picnic table (50 m on your left). Continue straight, to head along RG Menzies Walk.
	After another 7 m cross the bridge (about 35 m long) Continue straight, to head along RG Menzies Walk. After another 60 m pass a seat (on your left)., has a backrest. Then pass the "Robert Menzies" (on your right). After another 6 m pass the picnic table (25 m on your left). After another 55 m pass the water tap (5 m on your left). After another 15 m pass a seat (6 m on your left). Then pass the picnic table (5 m on your left). After another 75 m pass a seat (30 m on your left). Then pass the water tap (on your left). This water tap is wheelchair accessible.
	After another 5 m (at the intersection of RG Menzies Walk & LBG) continue straight, to head along RG Menzies Walk. After another 35 m pass a "Pioneer Women of Australia" (40 m on your left)., has a backrest. After another 70 m pass the "Sybil Howy Irving" (50 m on your left). After another 20 m pass a seat (4 m on your left)., has a backrest. After another 330 m pass the picnic table (30 m on your left). After another 55 m continue straight, to head along RG Menzies Walk. After another 45 m pass a seat (5 m on your right)., has a backrest. Then pass the water tap (on your left). This water tap is wheelchair accessible. Continue straight, to head along RG Menzies Walk. Then pass a seat (5 m on your right). After another 120 m pass the car park (20 m on your left). Continue straight, to head along RG Menzies Walk. After another 50 m pass a seat (5 m on your right)., has a backrest. After another 115 m pass a seat (on your left)., has a backrest.
	After another 230 m continue straight, to head along RG Menzies Walk. After another 115 m pass the water tap (on your left). This water tap is wheelchair accessible. Then pass a seat (on your left)., has a backrest. After another 20 m pass the BBQ (55 m on your left). Then pass the "Maria's Cafe-a-Roma" (25 m on your left). After another 20 m pass the toilet (35 m on your left).
	After another 30 m continue straight, to head along RG Menzies Walk. After another 50 m pass the "Aspen Island" (75 m on your right). After another 20 m pass the car park (on your left).
	After another 110 m turn left.
	After another 65 m turn right, to head along LBG. After another 20 m continue straight, to head along LBG. Keep left. After another 40 m continue straight, to head along LBG. After another 255 m pass the "Grevillea District Park" (40 m on your left).
	Then cross the bridge (about 275 m long)
	After another 15 m turn right, to head along LBG. After another 50 m continue straight, to head along LBG. After another 210 m continue straight, to head along LBG. After another 90 m pass a seat (about 7 m ahead).
	Turn left, to head along LBG. After another 105 m pass the "Sculpture Garden" (on your left). Then pass the "Gandel Hall" (60 m on your left). W:www.thebiggroup.com.au After another 15 m pass the "Sculpture Garden Restaurant" (70 m on your left). After another 15 m pass the "Heads from the North" (55 m on your left). After another 5 m pass the "Hill Arches" (50 m on your left). After another 30 m pass the "Slit drums" (80 m on your left). After another 7 m pass the "Temple Gate" (35 m on your left). After another 6 m come to the viewpoint (10 m on your left). Then pass the "Domestic Turf" (20 m on your left). Then pass the "Fog Sculpture" (50 m on your left). Then pass the "Steel" (20 m on your left).
	Continue straight, to head along LBG. After another 9 m pass the "Pukumani tutini [funerary posts]" (40 m on your left). After another 7 m pass the "On the beach again" (70 m on your left). Then pass the "Orangutan Foot" (35 m on your left). After another 25 m pass a seat (20 m on your left). After another 15 m pass the "Cones" (55 m on your left). Continue straight, to head along LBG. After another 35 m pass a seat (10 m on your left). After another 9 m pass the "Angel of the North" (10 m on your left). After another 15 m pass the "Penelope" (65 m on your left). After another 20 m pass the "Ik ook" (75 m on your left). After another 30 m pass the "Virginia" (25 m on your left). Continue straight.
	After another 30 m continue straight. After another 75 m pass the "Number 751" (65 m on your left). Continue straight. After another 75 m continue straight. After another 55 m continue straight. After another 105 m pass the park (25 m on your left). Continue straight. Then pass the water tap (on your left). After another 10 m pass the "Ferries and Events Information" (4 m on your right). After another 25 m pass the toilet (6 m on your left). This toilet is wheelchair accessible. After another 15 m pass the "Dom’s Coffee Bar" (6 m on your left).
	After another 15 m come to the end.

Terrain Know the Hills, grading & facilities

Central Basin Circuit

Grading

	Class 2/6 Easy track
Length	5 km
Time	1 h 15 min to 2 h

Quality of track	Smooth and hardened path (1/6)
Gradient	Gentle hills with occasional steps (2/6)
Signage	Clearly signposted (2/6)
Infrastructure	Generally useful facilities (such as fenced cliffs and seats) (1/6)
Experience Required	No experience required (1/6)
Weather	Weather generally has little impact on safety (2/6)

Some facilities on route

Shelter: There is one 2.2 km from the start.

Toilet: There are 4 on route, on average they are 990 m apart with the largest gap of 1.7 km.

Seat: There are 14 on route, on average they are 330 m apart with the largest gap of 1.9 km.

Order of key facilities on route

Item	From Start	Name & link to notes
Toilet	220 m	[toilet]
Toilet	1.6 km	[toilet]
Seat	1.9 km	[seat]
Seat	2 km	[seat]
Seat	2.1 km	[seat]
Seat	2.1 km	[seat]
Seat	2.2 km	Pioneer Women of Australia
Shelter	2.2 km	Sybil Howy Irving
Seat	2.2 km	[seat]
Seat	2.7 km	[seat]
Seat	2.7 km	[seat]
Seat	2.8 km	[seat]
Seat	2.9 km	[seat]
Seat	3.3 km	[seat]
Toilet	3.3 km	[toilet]
Seat	4.4 km	[seat]
Seat	4.5 km	[seat]
Seat	4.6 km	[seat]
Toilet	4.9 km	[toilet]

Weather & Alerts Check forecasts & closures
Weather Forecast
- Canberra Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri
  
  Saturday 27 July
  
  14°C
  Morning frost. Partly cloudy.
  20% chance of rain
  
  Partly cloudy. High chance of showers, most likely in the morning and afternoon. The chance of a thunderstorm in the morning. Light winds.
  
  Fire Danger Rating: No Rating
  
  UV Alert: Sun protection not recommended, UV Index predicted to reach 2 [Low]
  
  Sunday 28 July
  
  0°C → 11°C
  Partly cloudy.
  30% chance of rain
  0 → 1mm
  
  Mostly sunny. Slight chance of a shower. Winds westerly 20 to 30 km/h turning southwesterly 15 to 25 km/h during the afternoon and evening.
  
  Monday 29 July
  
  -3°C → 12°C
  Morning frost. Partly cloudy.
  10% chance of rain
  
  Mostly sunny. Slight chance of a shower. Winds southwesterly 25 to 35 km/h.
  
  Alert: Large and powerful surf conditions are expected to be hazardous for coastal activities such as rock fishing, swimming and surfing.
  
  Tuesday 30 July
  
  -3°C → 12°C
  Morning frost. Partly cloudy.
  10% chance of rain
  
  Partly cloudy. Slight chance of a shower, with possible small hail along the coastal fringe. Winds southwesterly 25 to 35 km/h.
  
  Wednesday 31 July
  
  -1°C → 12°C
  Morning frost. Partly cloudy.
  10% chance of rain
  
  Partly cloudy. Slight chance of a shower. Winds southwesterly 25 to 35 km/h.
  
  Thursday 1 August
  
  -1°C → 13°C
  Morning frost. Partly cloudy.
  10% chance of rain
  
  Partly cloudy. Medium chance of showers. Winds south to southwesterly 20 to 30 km/h.
  
  Friday 2 August
  
  -1°C → 14°C
  Morning frost. Cloudy.
  10% chance of rain
  
  Partly cloudy. Medium chance of showers. Winds southwesterly 15 to 20 km/h turning south to southeasterly 15 to 25 km/h during the day.
  
  Forecast data thanks to © Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Alerts
- ACT Parks alerts
  When planning and before starting your trip please check ACT Parks Website for anything that may impact on your plans. It is also worth checking the Parks Facebook page for more timely information.

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