Walking Around Canberra
Explore Canberra on Foot
In the language of our first people, ‘Canberra’ means ‘meeting place’. Welcome and let us show you around.
Connection
Around every bend you’ll find interesting places waiting to be explored. As you wander through the landscape, we want you to feel connected to your surroundings.
Make the most of your Canberra walking adventure
Connection begins with knowledge and understanding, so we’ve put together a range of articles about some of the places you’ll be walking through during the Aussie Peace Walk.
When you register to walk in any of the AussiePeaceWalk walking events over 10km, you’ll receive a personalised event passport. Volunteers will stamp your passport as you pass each checkpoint. To be eligible for the finisher’s medal or Marathon pin, MoseyMingle, MultiMingle, and MegaMingle participants must collect the correct stamp at every checkpoint.
You will see QR codes throughout your passport that link to articles about the places you are walking through. We have set up this page so you can readily find all the ‘place’ articles to read before you do the event.
You will find more articles about great places to walk around Canberra below.
We have included QR codes in your AussiePeaceWalk passport to help you access articles about the areas you’re walking through.
Explore Canberra
Walking
First Look at the new 2026 Marathon Route
We are busy preparing all new routes for the 2026 AussiePeaceWalk, and the king of the events will be a new 42.2-kilometre trail walk.Get ready for the new Mingle Marathon For the last five years, the AussiePeaceWalk Marathon has been held on flat and mostly hard...
National Arboretum Canberra
Spanning over 250 hectares, the National Arboretum in Canberra is one of the world’s largest living collections of rare, endangered and significant trees.The National Arboretum Canberra is a vibrant mix of forests and gardens, home to over 44,000 rare and endangered...
National Bonsai and Pénjǐng Collection
The Bonsai and Pénjīng collection at the National Arboretum in Canberra is well worth a visit on your way past the second checkpoint on the 24km Bush Capital walk. The art of bonsai believed to have originated from the Chinese practice of pénjǐng (盆景), which dates...
WW1 Trench Walk
These trenches were designed for attack and defence, and for the movement, housing, safety and support of troops. After 21km and 42km walkers pass the Carillon checkpoint, you will continue along beside Lake Burley Griffin and then beside the Molonglo River that was...
Anzac Parade Memorials
Walkers will approach Anzac Parade from the West, having come through the tunnel under Parkes Way and past The Griffin apartments on to Constitution Avenue.11km, '21km East' and 42km walkers will proceed along the western side of Anzac Parade towards the Australian...
Guru Bung Dhaura, Stirling Park and Westlake
Stirling Ridge, Ngunnawal scar tree, remains of the Westlake settlement and Lotus Bay.Despite starting and finishing a stone’s throw from the city centre, all the Sunday walks include some bush tracks. The walk with the most bushland walking is the 24 km which takes...
Jerrabomberra Wetlands
Have your camera ready as you wander through this area.Did you know that there is a wetland nature reserve right near the Kingston Foreshore? This is one of the areas our regular 42km and 21km Aussie Peace Walk participants will be familiar with. It’s called...