Map suitability: Red line orienteering. Rather bland terrain away from the limited mining detail. Nearly all controls will need to be on point features.
Land Manager: Parks Victoria
Access issues:
Assembly sites:
1 Naughtons Track. Parking for up to 30 cars. Requires competitors to cross Eaglehawk-Neilborough Rd. Competitor instructions.
2. Closest to the best area of the map, but no longer suitable.
3 Neilborough Rd. Limited parking for organiser vehicles close to the dam. Competitor parking along west side of Eaglehawk-Neilborough Rd. Competitor instructions.
4 Prowse Rd. No longer suitable.
5. Raywood Channel area off Whipstick Rd. There is parking for up to 30 cars in the main area. There are two smaller clearing to the north. Competitor instructions.
Safety Issues: Mine shafts are marked on the map.
Map status: First mapped around 2000 using cadastral base. Updated 2016. Remapped in 2018 with 2010 lidar base.
Map files: Ocad 10 file V1.1 Sep 2018
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