[Trailwalker] Inverloch “Night training” weekend

Sat 31st Mar – Sun 1st Apr 2012
Information Updated: 01-April-2012
Page made public: 02-April-2012

Information for our Inverloch “Night training” weekend on Saturday 31st Mar – Sun 1st April, 2012. We will be based in Inverloch and walking the Great Southern Rail Trail. To get the most out of the head torch session on Saturday night we will be starting just before sunset. Sunday morning’s session will be to test the lack of sleep and back on the trail fun of a second day’s walking (♫ oh what joy, oh what fun! ♫).

At this stage the support crews will be required for drop off, pickup, and one ‘check point’ on each day to test the check point strategy (you guys are in training too).

The schedule is as follows;

SATURDAY: Foster to Stony Ck (29.3km)

We had initially planned on walking from Hoddle to Stony Ck (21.7km), but due to popular (?) demand this section has been lengthened to include the entire Rail Trail and we start from Foster.

Day 1 - Foster to Stony Creek (Explore Australia Map – Great Southern Rail Trail)

WALKERS
Leave Inverloch at 4:45PM transported to Foster.

Walk Start: 5:30PM (Sunset 7:15PM)
Walk Finish: c.11 PM

Travelling East to West;
Hoddle -> Fish Ck = 4.9km [CP1]
Fish Ck -> Buffalo Station = 7.8km
Buffalo Station -> Former Station = 5.7 km
Former Station -> Stony Ck = 2.3km

SUPPORT TEAM

Leave Inverloch at 4:45PM to transport walkers

DROP OFF: Station Road, Foster.
Inverloch to Foster (via South Gippsland Hwy/A440),
Car Travel = 52.8 km, 42 mins

[CP1] CHECK POINT
Fish Ck Station playground (12.5km) c.8PM

PICKUP: Stony Creek
Stony Creek to Inverloch
Car Travel = 33.4 km, 28 mins

SUNDAY: Stony Creek to Leongatha (20.2km)

Day 2 - Stony Creek to Leongatha (Explore Australia Map – Great Southern Rail Trail)

WALKERS
Leave Inverloch 5:30AM transported to Stony Creek

Walk Start: 6AM (Sunrise 6:34AM)
Walk Finish: c.10AM

Travelling South to North;
Stony Ck -> Meeniyan Station = 3.2km
Meeniyan Station -> information = 4.4km
Information -> Tarwin = 2.4km **
Tarwin -> Koonwarra = 2.1km **
Koonwarra -> Leongatha = 8.1km

** NOTE: Minns Rd to Koonwarra (3 km) – section not open : Route via South Gippsland Hwy

SUPPORT TEAM
Leave Inverloch 5:30AM to transport walkers

DROP OFF: Stony Creek
Inverloch to Stony Creek (Bass Hwy/B460)
Car Travel = 33.4 km, 29 mins

[CP2] Check Point @ Minns Rd (or back at the Information) in case this section is too dangerous and a car shuttle to Koonwarra is required **. (I will ground check this on the Saturday morning.)

PICKUP:
Nerrena Rd/St Gippsland Hwy, Leongatha
Inverloch to Leongatha
Car Travel = 26.6 km, 21 mins