Mount Tennent from Namadgi Visitor Centre

Photo: Bidgee · CC BY-SA 3.0 au · Wikimedia Commons

7.0 km
Total Distance
785 m
Elevation Gain

Trail description

This walk starts at the Namadgi Visitor Centre on Naas Road near Tharwa, follows the Woodland Walk and then the Mt Tennent Track up to Cypress Pine Lookout. A steep track continues to the 1375 m summit, climbing 785 m over 7 km, with magnificent views. ACT Parks grades it 4. The mountain is named after the bushranger John Tennant, who had a hideout on its slopes in 1827.

Route Map

Difficulty

4/5 · Difficult
  • Experience with long mountain hikes