Mount Tennent
Namadgi National Park
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A 30min drive from Canberra, Mount Tennent is a great half-day walk that incorporates part of the Australian Alps Walking Track and offers expansive views from the summit. Parts of its are fairly steep, as you are climbing about 800m to the summit (elevation 1,375m asl).
Getting there
Start at Namadgi National Park Visitors Centre (access via Tharwa).
Maps
- Namadgi National Park topographical map (available from Namadgi Visitor Information Centre)
- Namadgi – ACT South Activities Map 1:50K
Route/Trail notes
The first section of the track also forms part of the short “Woodland Discovery Trail” and is relatively flat as it heads towards the hills in the distance. After about 600m the track crosses Boboyan Road, with the Walk Register located on the opposite side of the road (you can also start and end the walk here). After another kilometre the track starts climbing, although not too steeply, with the The Cypress Pine Lookout being reached about 1.6km from the road (2.2km from the Namadgi Visitor Information Centre). The track now climbs fairly consistently; at the 4.8km mark there’s an intersection with the Australian Alpine Walking Track continuing to the right anf the track to Mount Tennent to the left. The next 1.4km is fairly flat, and is very pleasant walking through tall snow gums before reaching a large grassy plain, From here a fire trail covers the final 1.2km to the top.
Permits/Costs
Nil
Other References
Track notes and photos: https://hikingtheworld.blog/2018/08/30/mount-tennent-namadgi-np/
GPS Tracks
- No GPS available for this walk yet.
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