Gowrie - Walk Canberra

Walk Features: This loop walk takes you from the Shops through the streets, playgrounds and parkland.

Duration of the walk: About 1 hour and 35 minutes.

Region: Tuggeranong.

Information about the Suburb: Gowrie was established in 1981. It is the former site of the Athlon Homestead. It was named after Brigadier-General Alexander Gore Arkwright Hore-Ruthven, 1st Earl of Gowrie (1872–1955), Governor-General of Australia from 1936–1944. Its streets are named after members of the Australian Defence Force who won decorations, including the Victoria Cross.

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Walk Features: This loop walk takes you from the Shops through the streets, playgrounds and parkland.

Duration of the walk: About 1 hour and 35 minutes.

Region: Tuggeranong.

Walk Directions

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To get to the start of the walk proceed south down Ashley Drive turn L into Bugden Ave, L into Castleton Cr, and then R into Jeffries St and park at the Shops.

Note that streets in brackets means there is no street sign at this point of the walk.

Facing away from the Shops proceed L onto (Jeffries St) and follow it around.
Pass a playground over to your R.
Go R onto (Castleton Cr).
Go L into McGlinn Pl.
Proceed out from its end on a concrete path.
Go L on a concrete path.
Take the R fork to pass a playground on your L.
Pass (Howell Pl) on your R.
Proceed straight ahead down (Brill Pl).
Go L onto Currey St.
Go R onto Bugden Av.
Go L onto Herington St and pass Corey Pl and Neville Pl on your L.
Go L onto Bugden Av.
Go R onto Mullins Pl.
Proceed out from its end on a concrete path.
Go R on a concrete path and proceed all the way between houses.
Pass a playground on your L.
Go R on a concrete path.
Proceed through the Bugden Av underpass.
Go L on a bitumen path and proceed quite a way with a storm water drain on your R.
Before the Kellett St underpass go L on a concrete path.
Proceed through the Bugden Av underpass.
Just after crossing a concrete path, veer R up a grassy bank to overlook wetlands.
Go L along the grassy bank with the wetlands on your R.
At the end of the bank go L back down to the concrete path.
Go R on the concrete path with a playing field on your L.
Go L on a concrete path.
Pass a Scout Hall on your L and proceed to an information board about the Athlon Homestead.
Proceed up (Finlay Pl) and cross (Castleton Cr).
Go R on (Castleton Cr).
Pass Mackey Pl on your L.
At the underpass go L on a concrete path.
Pass (Holy Family Parish Primary School) and then a playing field on your R.
Pass a playground on your L.
Take the L fork on a concrete path.
Go L onto (Weathers St) to pass a playground on your L.
Go R onto Badcoe St.
Pass Weathers St on your R.
Go L onto Partridge St.
Go R onto Castleton Cr and pass Verney Pl on your R, a bus stop/shelter and Peeler Pl on your R.
Go L into Wray Pl and proceed all the way around it with a playground up to your L.
Proceed back to (Castleton Cr) and go L.
Go R into Towner Pl and proceed out from its end on a concrete path.
Go L on a bitumen path.
Proceed around to your L and downhill.
Proceed through the (Sternberg Cr) underpass and continue straight ahead.
Cross over a junction of concrete paths and continue straight ahead gently uphill.
Cross over (Middleton Cct and pass a playground on your R.
Go L onto Middleton Cct and proceed uphill.
Go R onto Castleton Cr.
Go L onto Wheatley St and pass Ruthven St on your R.
Go L into Burnage Pl and proceed out from its end.
Go R on a concrete path to continue all the way downhill.
Pass a playground on your L.
Pass (Gowrie Primary School) on your L.
Go L on a concrete path back to the Shops.