Walk Features: This loop walk takes you from the Shops through streets, playgrounds and parkland.
Duration of the walk: About 1 hour and 35 minutes.
Region: Belconnen.
Information about the Suburb: Charnwood was established in 1973 and named after a homestead owned by Henry Hall in 1833 who named it after the Forest of Charnwood in England. Its streets are named NSW explorers.
Walk Directions
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To get to the start of the walk proceed west along Ginninderra Dr turn R into Tillyard Dr then L into Lhotsky St and R at the first roundabout into Charnwood Pl and park near the shops straight ahead.
Note that streets in brackets means there is no street sign at this point of the walk.
- From the end of Charnwood Pl proceed out on a path between the Shops.
- Go R on a concrete path behind houses.
- Go L on a concrete path and continue straight ahead passing parkland on your L.
- Go L onto (Covington Cr).
- Veer R up a wide a concrete path.
- Proceed on a concrete path all the way uphill through parkland.
- Pass a playground on your L and continue straight ahead on a concrete path between houses.
- Pass another playground on your L.
- Once past a playground turn sharply L on a concrete path to pass a playground on your L.
- At the end of the park, go R on a concrete path heading uphill between houses.
- Cross over (Covington Cr) and continue uphill.
- Go L onto (Tillyard Dr).
- Cross over (Bloxham St) onto a concrete path.
- Proceed through parkland and around to your L.
- Continue for quite a way through the grassy reserve between houses.
- Go L at a T junction.
- Go L onto (Bettington Cct).
- Pass North Pl and Neeld Pl on your R.
- Go R on a concrete path into a park and continue straight ahead past a playground on your L.
- At the end of the park go R on a concrete path that winds downhill.
- Before the (Bettington Cct) underpass go R onto (Bettington Cct).
- Pass Charnwood-Dunlop School on your L
- Pass Cartwright St on your L.
- Pass Jauncey Ct on your R.
- Just before a bridge, go L into parkland.
- Proceed on a concrete path around to your L.
- Pass a playground on your R.
- Go R on a concrete path.
- Take the L fork on a concrete path and go L on a concrete path again to proceed gently downhill.
- Opposite a playground on your R, go R at the light pole.
- Continue straight ahead gently uphill alongside houses on your L.
- Pass (Donnison Pl) and (Saywell Pl) on your R.
- Go R onto (Lhotsky St).
- Pass Sport Way on your L.
- Pass Pringle St on your R.
- Go L onto Townson Cr.
- Pass Waterfierld Pl, Lackey Pl and Phillimore Pl on your R.
- Pass Swallow St on your L.
- Pass Arkel Pl and Landale Pl on your R.
- Go R on a concrete path between houses.
- Go R on a concrete path.
- Pass a playground on your L.
- Go R on a concrete path and proceed for quite a way.
- At a large parkland area on your R, go L on a concrete path to leave the parkland behind you.
- Cross over Lhotsky St and continue straight ahead on a concrete path.
- Pass a playground on your L.
- Veer R on a concrete path to leave a playground behind you.
- Proceed through the (Cartwright St) underpass.
- Continue on a concrete path as it goes behind the Shops on your R.
- Go R on the path between the Shops and back to the car park.