This walk was organised and led by me as a mickey-mouse walk:

Recce the Walk for Uganda proposed route from the Cotter Road to the elbow Heysen St/Devonport St in Lyons.

Walk

Max had family responsibilities so he handed the Tuesday walk to The Onion over to me, which I promptly cancelled (good decision for privately reasons, as it turned out). But took the opportunity on the way home to suss out the second last bit of the Ugandathon route.

Parked at the Heysen St/Devonport St corner in Lyons. Stepped through the walkers gate (not down the road into the Illoura Horse Paddocks), down the paddock. Took a detour up the hill, as I couldn't figure the way through. Saw an easement heading towards Curtin. Back down the hill to a gate which comes out onto an easement to the Pound. Onto the road and along to the Illoura Horse Paddocks parking area. A nice lady with a horse told me it's public access through the easement, which starts by going through the horse holding yard. Followed the easement to the open area behind Curtin. Turned left down the fence line, eventually angled off to the very visible concrete bike path running close to the backs of the houses. Down it to within a few tens of metres of the Cotter Road, where there is a walk-through, posted break in the fence opposite the drive down to the Yarralumla Horse Paddocks. Returned. So:

(VERY CAREFULLY) cross the Cotter Road and go directly through a posted walk-through in the fence line. Join the concrete strip bike path which curves up the hill behind the backs of houses in Curtin. Opposite the well-kept concrete block house with a flat roof, veer right up past the south end of the oak plantation to the fence line. At the easement with the sign 'Cyclists Beware Horses' turn right and follow the easement down, through the Illoura Horse Paddocks holding yard, to the car park. Turn left along the access road and follow it (or left along the easement to the Pound then right through the gates and paddock) to the elbowed corner of Heysen St and Devonport St in Lyons.

4.4km, including 2.0km of the Walk for Uganda route.

Distance: 4.4km  Climb: 50m.  Time: 7.50 - 8.50am
Grading: S/E; VE(3)

KMZ file for Google Earth/Maps: Walk for Uganda Recce - Cotter Road to Lyons