Walk Features: This loop walk takes you from the Shops along the streets and through playgrounds and reserves.
Duration of the walk: About 1 hour and 30 minutes.
Region: Belconnen.
Information about the Suburb: Higgins was established in 1969 and named after politician and judge Henry Bournes Higgins (1851–1929). Its streets are named after judges.
Walk Directions
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To get to the start of the walk proceed north along Kingsford Smith Drive, L into Findlay St, R into Fullagar Cr and park in front of the Shops on your L.
Note that streets in brackets means there is no street sign at this point of the walk.
- Facing away from the Shops proceed out to (Fullagar Cr) at a bus shelter and go L.
- Pass Pennefather St and Castieau St on your R and Morris St on your L.
- Just after a pedestrian crossing go R on a concrete path.
- Pass a playground on your R.
- Go R onto (Hudson St) and follow it around the edge of parkland on your R.
- Go R onto Northmore Cr.
- Pass Weir Pl, Clyne Pl and Kelly Pl on your L and Dethridge St on your R.
- Go R onto Castieau St.
- Go L onto Hodges St.
- Go R onto Pennefather St.
- Pass Westhoven St on your L.
- Go L onto Cantor Cr.
- Go L onto Westhoven St.
- At the end of the park go R on a concrete path and follow it all the way around with houses on your L and a playground over to your R.
- Go R onto (Edwards St).
- Go R onto Pennefather St.
- Pass an unnamed cul de sac on your L.
- Go L onto Crisp St.
- Cross over Findlay St.
- Proceed up the R hand concrete path through a park.
- Go L onto (Nicholas St).
- Pass Bevan St on your L.
- Go R onto Kinsella St and past a bus stop.
- Go L onto Schutt St.
- Go L onto Davidson St.
- Pass Millhouse Cr and Draper Cr on your R.
- Go R onto De Baun Cr.
- Go L onto Wearing Cr.
- Go R onto Davidson St.
- Go R onto Cussen St and past a bus stop.
- Go L onto Bundey St.
- Go L onto (Ashburner St).
- Pass Ewing St and Bundey St on your R.
- Go R onto Rich St.
- Pass Rich Pl on your L.
- Pass a playground on your R.
- At the end of the park go R on a concrete path.
- Go L onto Fullagar Cr at the bus stop and seat.
- Go R onto Nicholls Pl.
- Proceed out from the end of the cul de sac and cross over a reserve and a storm water drain to a concrete path running behind houses.
- Go R on a concrete path.
- Where the path begins to go out away from playing fields (Higgins Oval), go R at a telegraph pole on a concrete path.
- Take the R fork onto a dirt track and follow it along with an oval on your R.
- Go L onto Fullagar Cr.
- Pass Findlay St on your R and proceed back to the Shops.