If you're fit and able, you can't claim you are a true Canberran if you haven't walked up Mt Ainslie at least once. Of course, for many of us, it's part of a daily or weekly routine.
In fact, I can almost set my watch by who I encounter on the 4.5-kilometre (return) well-trodden Summit Track (also called the Kokoda Track - Mt Ainslie) that snakes up the southern face of the 843-metre landmark from behind the war memorial.