Officially, there are 64 publicly accessible trigs within the ACT’s nature parks and reserves – and just over 100 if you include trig stations located on private land.
- The Parks ACT Trig-pointing site is the official government Web site listing the 64 publicly accessible trigs.
- Download trig stations from the ACT Government Geospatial Data Catalogue or view them in a map at ACTmapi (click on “Layers” at the bottom left, and then select the “Survey Control Marks” layer
- Prior to the trig station data being online, the 1985 Act Trig Booklet lists all of the trig stations and their grid references
- Johnny Boy’s Walkabout Blog has an ACT Trigs page listing 105 trigs (and structures regarded as trigs) in the ACT.
Grace Trig is an unofficial trig point on top of Grace Hill in Mitchell, within the Grace Grasslands Nature Reserve
- National Park: Grace Grasslands Nature Reserve
- Serial number: N/A - Not an official trig station
- Elevation: 622m
- Nirta Place, Mitchell
- 35°13'41.0"S 149°08'07.6"E
Gungahlin Trig, which is on top of a small hill in the Gungaderra Grasslands Reserve in the new-ish suburb of Crace, has an unusual design. It's reached via a very short bushwalk.
- National Park: Gungaderra Grasslands
- Serial number: TS2371
- Elevation: 652m
- Trail on Cocoparra Crescent, Crace
- 35°12'32.5"S 149°06'47.0"E
The Quartz Trig in the Jerrabomberra West Grasslands Nature Reserve near Canberra consists of a concrete post, and offers some sweeping grasslands views.
- National Park: Jerrabomberra West Grasslands Nature Reserve
- Serial number: TS10836
- Elevation: 600m
- Locked gate near Model Aircraft Club
- 35°21'49.1"S 149°09'34.1"E
Taylor Trig is on top of the 856m-high Mount Taylor, the highest point and most prominent landmark in Canberra's south. There's a choice of popular walking tracks to the trig point.
- National Park: Mount Taylor Nature Reserve
- Serial number: TS4301
- Elevation: 856m
- Trails from Sulwood Drive, Parkhill Street and end of Waldock Road)
- 35°22'19.0"S 149°04'32.0"E
The Tennent Trig Station is on top of Mount Tennent (1,385m) in Namadgi National Park, and reached by a 14.7km return bushwalk from the Namadgi Visitor Centre.
- National Park: Namadgi National Park
- Serial number: TS4311
- Elevation: 1385m
- Trail from Namadgi Visitor Centre (access via Tharwa)
- 35°32'59.9"S 149°02'40.7"E
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