Googong Foreshores walking tracks

Explore the various walking tracks throughout the Googong Foreshores area.

Please keep to the tracks and protect this special environment.

London Bridge Walk (South Googong)

Distance: 3.4 km return

Difficulty: easy

This circuit starts at London Bridge car park, crossing Burra Creek via the London Bridge Arch then taking you to the historic London Bridge Homestead. Please view the Homestead from outside the fence - this is in place to protect fragile structures from damage. Return along the management trail. Do not climb on the Arch or enter the caves as they are fragile and both culturally and geomorphologically significant. Both the Arch and the Homestead are on the Register of the National Estate and are protected for their heritage values.

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London Bridge at Googong Foreshores.

Black Wallaby Loop Track (North Googong)

Distance: 2.6 km return

Difficulty: easy

Start at the Downstream Picnic Area and walk upstream parallel to the Queanbeyan River to the dam wall. This walk provides lovely views of the river gorge known as the Cascades. The track climbs gently through thick patches of tea-tree and wattle, crossing a number of moist gullies before emerging into open grassland above the reservoir. It's a short walk back along the bitumen track to the car park.

Cascades Walk (North Googong)

Distance: 200m return

Difficulty: easy

This short river walk takes you down into the Cascades gorge where there are a number of large waterholes. The Cascades Lookout and the Dam Wall Lookout are 2 scenic vantage points. These are both reached by walks shorter than 100 metres from the car park.

Shoreline Walk (North Googong)

Distance: 4 km return

Difficulty: easy

This walk takes you along one of the most popular and accessible stretches of shoreline at Googong. It runs close to the high water mark between the foreshores car park and Shannons Inlet. On still days you may see trout and Golden Perch swimming close to the bank in search of food, or find waterbirds roosting and sunning themselves. The walk can be extended by returning via the Western Foreshores Walk.

Dhurrawarri Buranya Walk (South Googong)

Distance: 4 km return

Difficulty: easy

This walk starts and ends at London Bridge Arch. Start on the Queanbeyan River Walk turning off towards Washpen Crossing then walk north along the Queanbeyan River. Climb a rocky, wooded ridge then descend to the confluence of the Queanbeyan River and Burra Creek. The return track follows the remains of an old boundary and 'vermin-proof' fence along the ridge. If the river is low, you may be able to cross over the nearby Drawdown Crossing and return along the management trail.

Queanbeyan River Walk (South Googong)

Distance: 18 km return

Difficulty: moderate

This walk starts at the London Bridge car park, crosses London Bridge Arch then joins management trails, finishing at Flynns Crossing. It passes through dry forest roughly following the Queanbeyan River, with 3 access points to the river: Washpen Crossing, Gelignite Crossing and Flynns Crossing. Return via the same route. Swimming is not permitted.

Western Foreshores Walk/Ride

Distance: 19.7 km return

Difficulty: moderate

This walk joins the northern and southern ends of Googong Foreshores and can be begun from either. The northern end of the track is near the Upper Foreshores car park and the southern end at Tin Hut car park. The track follows management trails through grassland and open woodland providing many scenic vantage points of the reservoir and the Queanbeyan escarpment to the east.

Cyclists are welcome to ride on management trails.

Bradleys Creek Walk (North Googong)

Distance: 14.2 km return

Difficulty: moderate

Starting at the Downstream Picnic Area, this walk initially follows a route marked by directional posts. It then follows management trails, skirting the northern shore to the reservoir before climbing steeply up the Queanbeyan escarpment to Gormans Trig. From here it is a relatively easy walk to Bradleys Creek which is typical of the steep-sided creeks bisecting the escarpment. A short detour to Googong Lookout on the way provides panoramas of the northern part of the reserve and reservoir.

Queanbeyan River Loop Ride (South Googong)

Distance: 19.7 km return

Difficulty: difficult

This bicycle ride starts at the London Bridge car park and follows the management trail towards London Bridge Homestead. Before reaching Burra Creek, follow the management trail branching eastwards and travel past Gelignite Crossing to Flynns Crossing. Follow the trail to loop back to Gelignite Crossing and then London Bridge car park. Track markers define the route. The loop involves some steep grades plus 2 crossings of the Queanbeyan River. See Queanbeyan River Walk for more details.

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