Braddon to Dickson Shops (at night)
April 2025
Overview
Distance: ~3.2km
- Start on Torrens St, Braddon (across from Canberra Centre)
- Follow bike path on Torrens St, curving around to Ijong St
- Turn left at driveway onto Ijong Street, and then turn right onto Lowanna St
- Follow Lowanna St along, passing through a left bend, then turn right onto Dooring St
- Follow Dooring St, passing through the traffic lights and a right bend
- Turn left onto Moncrieff St
- Turn left onto Morphett St, and then right onto Challis St
- Negotiate traffic/find a way to turn right to end at Dickson Shops
1. Start
The route starts across from the Canberra Centre, and follows along the Torrens St end of the Garden City Cycleway.
2. Follow bike path along until get to the Ijong St bend
There are zebra crossings at each intersection along the path until Limestone Avenue. This is also a well-lit bike path at night.
3. Turn left onto Ijong St
To continue along on quiet roads, double back a little by turning left onto Ijong St, and then right onto Lowanna St.
4. Turn right onto Lowanna St
5. Turn right onto Dooring St, and cross traffic lights
6. Follow right bend around Dooring St and take first left onto Moncrieff St
7. Left onto Morphett St and right onto Challis St
An option here is to have switched to the footpath while on Moncrieff St, and gotten off the road. Depending on traffic, it can be hard to do if you are on the road at the Morphett St/Moncrieff St intersection, since going straight through onto the grass/footpath at a T-intersection isn't what other traffic would expect you to do.
8. Find the safest way off Challis St to get to Dickson Shops
Ultimately you want to turn right at the zebra crossing at Challis St. However, turning right when approaching this direction from Challis St itself may not be predictable to cars. You can turn left into the driveway after the crossing, and then use that to approach the crossing from the footpath. You could also continue riding down Challis St, and turn right onto Cape St to reach the Dickson Shops.
Where next?
From Dickson Shops, you could:
- Follow this route in reverse, and go to Ainslie Shops (~3.7 km)
- Go to Lyneham/Watson (~4.7 km)