Charnwood

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.

  1. From the end of Charnwood Pl proceed out on a path between the Shops.
  2. Go R on a concrete path behind houses.
  3. Go L on a concrete path and continue straight ahead passing parkland on your L.
  4. Go L onto (Covington Cr).
  5. Veer R up a wide a concrete path.
  6. Proceed on a concrete path all the way uphill through parkland.
  7. Pass a playground on your L and continue straight ahead on a concrete path between houses.
  8. Pass another playground on your L.
  9. Once past a playground turn sharply L on a concrete path to pass a playground on your L.
  10. At the end of the park, go R on a concrete path heading uphill between houses.
  11. Cross over (Covington Cr) and continue uphill.
  12. Go L onto (Tillyard Dr).
  13. Cross over (Bloxham St) onto a concrete path.
  14. Proceed through parkland and around to your L.
  15. Continue for quite a way through the grassy reserve between houses.
  16. Go L at a T junction.
  17. Go L onto (Bettington Cct).
  18. Pass North Pl and Neeld Pl on your R.
  19. Go R on a concrete path into a park and continue straight ahead past a playground on your L.
  20. At the end of the park go R on a concrete path that winds downhill.
  21. Before the (Bettington Cct) underpass go R onto (Bettington Cct).
  22. Pass Charnwood-Dunlop School on your L
  23. Pass Cartwright St on your L.
  24. Pass Jauncey Ct on your R.
  25. Just before a bridge, go L into parkland.
  26. Proceed on a concrete path around to your L.
  27. Pass a playground on your R.
  28. Go R on a concrete path.
  29. Take the L fork on a concrete path and go L on a concrete path again to proceed gently downhill.
  30. Opposite a playground on your R, go R at the light pole.
  31. Continue straight ahead gently uphill alongside houses on your L.
  32. Pass (Donnison Pl) and (Saywell Pl) on your R.
  33. Go R onto (Lhotsky St).
  34. Pass Sport Way on your L.
  35. Pass Pringle St on your R.
  36. Go L onto Townson Cr.
  37. Pass Waterfierld Pl, Lackey Pl and Phillimore Pl on your R.
  38. Pass Swallow St on your L.
  39. Pass Arkel Pl and Landale Pl on your R.
  40. Go R on a concrete path between houses.
  41. Go R on a concrete path.
  42. Pass a playground on your L.
  43. Go R on a concrete path and proceed for quite a way.
  44. At a large parkland area on your R, go L on a concrete path to leave the parkland behind you.
  45. Cross over Lhotsky St and continue straight ahead on a concrete path.
  46. Pass a playground on your L.
  47. Veer R on a concrete path to leave a playground behind you.
  48. Proceed through the (Cartwright St) underpass.
  49. Continue on a concrete path as it goes behind the Shops on your R.
  50. Go R on the path between the Shops and back to the car park.