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Looking at Canberra Heritage Trail
Highlights
- Explore hilltop views along the Looking at Canberra Heritage Trail, revealing the city’s unique planning features.
- Discover Canberra's layout that harmonises with the landscape, offering a refreshing alternative to traditional grid structures.
- Connect with the evolving story of Australia’s capital city, experiencing its ongoing development and charm.
- Enjoy a customised sightseeing tour that highlights Canberra’s rich heritage and scenic beauty, perfect for all explorers.
Connect great hilltop views on the Looking at Canberra Heritage Trail. Read about Canberra’s most important planning feature. Discover how the city, suburbs and towns are placed within the landscape rather than enforcing a grid structure. Tour Australia’s purpose-built capital city, still in the making.
Itinerary highlights
Black Mountain Tower
Tour details
- On demand
This business does not currently offer accessible facilities.
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Canberra Tracks – Self Drive Heritage Trails
Canberra Tracks are eight self-drive heritage trails that will enhance your appreciation of the ACT. Canberra isn’t all new and planned. The region had a long, diverse history prior to its development as the nation’s capital. Discover it yourself with interpretive route signs bringing Canberra’s heritage to life. Alternately you can download their free App from the App or Play stores.
Track 1: Ngunnawal Country
Track 2: Limestone Plains
Track 3: Looking at Canberra
Track 4: ACT Pioneers Cemetery Trail
Track 5: Gungahlin
Track 6: The Belconnen Heritage Trail
Track 7: Woden
Track 8: Tuggeranong Heritage Trail
Canberra Tracks signs appear along the lakeside cycle ways and many other sites of interest.
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