Red Hill

Walk Features: This loop walk takes you from the Shops up through the streets and parks.

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

Region: South Canberra.

Information about the Suburb: Red Hill was established in 1928 and named after the hill. Its streets are named after ships and explorers.

Walk Directions

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To get to the start of the walk proceed east along Hindmarsh Dr. Turn L into Dalrymple St. L into La Perouse St, L into Monaro Cr, R into Duyfken Pl and park in front of the Shops.

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

1. Facing away from the Shops go up steps.
2. Cross over Discovery St.
3. Proceed up Lady Nelson Pl.
4. Pass a playground on your L.
5. Cross over Cygnet Cr.
6. Proceed up Walter Hood Ln.
7. Continue straight ahead on a concrete path then onto an unnamed road.
8. Go L onto (Beagle St).
9. Go R onto Roebuck St.
10. Opposite Bramble St go R on a concrete path and follow it downhill beside a park on your L.
11. Go L onto Beagle St.
12. Pass Roebuck St on your L.
13. Go L onto Mermaid St.
14. Go R onto (Endeavour St).
15. Go L onto Reliance St.
16. Go R onto Mugga Way.
17. Pass La Perouse St on your R.
18. Go R onto Francis St.
19. Go L onto Scarborough St.
20. Go R onto Charlotte St.
21. Go L onto Fishburn St.
22. Go L onto Penrhyn St with a park on your R.
23. Go L onto Alexander St.
24. Pass Charlotte St on your L and Canberra Grammar School on your R.
25. Go R onto Mugga Way.
26. Pass Flinders Way on your R.
27. Go R onto Vancouver St.
28. Veer L up Wickham Cr, passing a parkland/reserve on your R and continue straight ahead.
29. Go R onto Torres St.
30. Go R onto Monaro Cr.
31. Pass Bass Gardens on your L.
32. Pass Vancouver St on your R and Hayes Cr on your L.
33. Cross over Flinders Way.
34. Go R onto Golden Grove.
35. Pass Hicks St on L and (Alexander St) on your R.
36. Go L on a concrete path uphill past a playground on your R.
37. Cross over (Quiros St) and continue straight ahead on a concrete path.
38. Go R onto (Pelsart St).
39. Go R onto (Hicks St).
40. Go L onto Nuyts St.
41. Go R onto Monaro Cr.
42. Pass a playground in (Navigators Park) on your L.
43. Cross over La Perouse St.
44. Go R onto Duyfken Pl and back to the Shops.