Adelaide and Apollo Hills

Map suitability

A gently sloped area with many tracks, made suitable for orienteering by the widely scattered mining point features and at times limited visibility. All control sites will be on these point features as the land form contours are too vague. Suitable for red line or simple middle distance style course setting A seasonal highlight is the Whirakee wattle blossom time in early spring. In full bloom the northern part of the map is bathed in swathes of dense yellow.

Land Manager:

Parks Victoria

Access issues:

Many previously driveable tracks in the south have deteriorated.

Assembly sites:

1 Adelaide Hills Road. Sufficient parking for a local event at the main intersection or further to the west. Please avoid blocking the entrance to the private land to the north. This paddock is used for horse agistment and on weekends multiple horse owners use the gate.

2 Eaglehawk-Neilborough Rd. Parking for a 20-30 cars at the marked intersection. Further overflow parking along tracks emanating from here.

Safety Issues:

Some deep mine shafts in the central area of the map.

Map status:

Current. Mapped by Neil Barr in 2016 using a lidar base.

Map files:

See Oeter the Great Gully to download most recent version

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