Summary

Starting at the historic Kambah Woolshed, this walk climbs to the higher parts of Kambah, crossing the ‘golden bridge’ above busy Drakeford Drive. In its higher section it provides glimpses of pleasant back-yard gardens. It then descends past playing fields. It is all on bike path or concrete path; if you prefer to walk on mown grass, you can walk beside the paths for most of the route.

A good walk to start with, if you are not comfortable with reading a map, since for this walk (only), we have provided turn-by-turn photographs.

  • 3 km; 1 hour 10 minutes to 1 hour 20 minutes
  • Views across parklands to Mt Tennent
  • An uphill section for fitness

A pleasant view to Mt Tennent on the Kambah Circuit

Route

The starting point is the carpark for the Kambah Woolshed, Springbett St, Kambah. For those not used to map-reading, this route is described below as a series of photos. There is a map as well, as well as downloadable files for loading to a GPS, at the foot of this page.

1. Head downhill on the path (gravel then bitumen) keeping the left of the Community Gardens on your right

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2. Turn right

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3. Cross Laidlaw Place

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4. Turn left onto the concrete path

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5. At the T junction, turn left

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6. Take the ramp or stairs onto the golden bridge

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7. At the end of the bridge, continue straight

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8. Curve left through the underpass

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9. Turn left (the second of the two paths that go left)

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10. Head up the Hill

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11. Continue up, past the playground, to the crest

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12. Over the crest, take the right-hand fork

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13. At the two posts, turn left and start downhill

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14. Continue downhill through underpass

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15. Past the logs, turn left

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16. Turn right, and pass the blue and black athletics facility

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17. Continue straight

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18. Continue under Drakeford Drive

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19. Continue on the bike path, which curves left

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20. Continue, under O’Halloran Circuit

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21. Turn right, following the sign to the Kambah Woolshed

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Map of the route

Kambah Circuit map

Downloadable files

Download the route in KML format here. Open Google Earth on your computer and drag the KML file on to it.  Or download the route in GPX format to load to your GPS.