Parkrun and Free Outdoor Fitness in Canberra: Your Guide to the Lakes and Reserves

Canberra was built for moving outdoors. The city sits between three hills, wraps around an ornamental lake, and is threaded with off-road shared paths that connect the town centres through bushland. For anyone who wants to get fit without paying for it, that planning legacy is a gift: free weekly community runs, lake loops, bush trails and hill climbs are all on your doorstep, whichever district you live in. The centrepiece of the free-fitness scene is parkrun, and Canberra is well served.