The best bike rides in Canberra

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Distance: 28km if you go the whole way around, but depending on your family you cheap Air max shoes might prefer to do one of the shorter stretches.

Central Loopis the easiest route at 3.7km from Kings Avenue Bridge to Commonwealth cheap jordans in china Avenue Bridge. Ride past the Parliamentary Triangle sights, including Old Parliament house, the National Gallery, and Questacon.

Eastern Loop is a 9km route through the Kingston Foreshore towards Fyshwick and Jerrabomberra Wetlands Nature Reserve. Mostly flat, and with the added benefit of some excellent refuelling stops at Kingston’s cafes.

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Not overly confident about riding a bike? I recommend you take a skills course to reacquaint yourself with the basics.

Distance: likely somewhere between 1km and 5km

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I myself cheap jordans online am not a very experienced rider, so I consulted someone whose job title is pretty cheap jordans china much Very Experienced Bike Rider: John Armstrong, CEO of Pedal Power ACT.

John’s suggestions went on for quite some time. Turns out Canberra is quite a good place for serious bike riders who’d cheap jordan sneakers have guessed?

Between Stromlo reps, Black Mountain and Mount Ainslie for the punishing climbs, the Cotter Uriarra Loop and the ultimate Canberra riding event Fitz’s Challenge, John was hard pressed to pick a favourite.

He did seem particularly enthusiastic about the Federal Highway to Lake George ride depending on where in Canberra you leave from, it’s around 100km all up.