Lake Tuggeranong Loop

Lake Tuggeranong Circuit is a 7.6km loop around Lake Tuggeranong to walk, run, bike or roll. Located just 20 minutes south of the city, this loop is estimated to take 30 minutes to cycle the route, or an hour & forty minutes to walk it without a break. With flat paths and clear signage, it is used by locals every day to exercise & make the most of this waterside location.

The route is reasonably flat the whole way, with the occasional small undulating hill to provide interest. Along the way there are little sandy beaches, BBQ areas, playgrounds, bridges, jetties & twists and turns around the back of lakeside properties. There is a Learn to Ride bike track, picnic tables & benches & takeaway coffee places with seating. Along the way, check the signage & maps and see how you are progressing, around this scenic loop.

Part of the route takes you by Tuggeranong Town Centre, as you pass the Library, Tuggeranong Arts Centre & local Lake Tuggeranong College. There are plenty of areas to sit by the lake & grab a coffee or something to eat from places at Tuggeranong Town Centre.

Along the circuit is the Tuggeranong Town Park, close to the Town Centre it features a sandy beach, birdlife, large playground, skate bowl & BBQ's along the foreshore. There are another 2 parks, Greenway Park on the opposite side of the lake (eastern side) & Lake Tuggeranong District Park.

Along the route is Lake Tuggeranong, an artificial lake, where tributaries and storm water combine in the lake & then waste is removed before rushing down into the Murrumbidgee River, clean and ready for downstream fish & wildlife. There is also the dam built in 1987 as a sediment trap to ensure the water going into the river is pollution free. There is an Aboriginal wood carved sculpture titled Gathering Place, Wellspring with Brian Carrick, positioned on the eastern side of the lake.

Accessible toilets can be found along the circuit at Tuggeranong Town Park, Village Creek, South Point, Erindale shopping Centre & Tuggeranong Homeworld.

Accessible parking can be found along the route including Cowlishaw Street, Pitman Street, Reed Street North & Homeworld.