Map suitability: Low relief terrain with scattered reef mining detail and some vegetation complexity.
Land Manager: Parks Victoria
Access issues:
Some tracks are deteriorating.
Assembly sites:
Woodvale Recreation Reserve. Great assembly site but on the edge of the map. The site needs to be booked and paid for. Details on sign at site. Toilets, shelter, even a kitchen for hire. Competitor Instructions.
Sander picnic ground. Large clearing with no facilities. Very pleasant location on a sunny winters day. Sometimes has campers. Road access problematic in wet weather. If choosing this area, you will need to check road access from the north and south in the week before the event. Competitor instructions.
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.
Neilborough Rd. Limited parking for organiser vehicles close to the dam. Competitor parking along west side of Eaglehawk-Neilborough Rd. Competitor instructions.
Safety Issues:
There are a few mine shafts on the map. Do not use as control sites.
Map status: Southern section part of Fiddlers Green map. Northward extension into The Whipstick proper by Neil Barr in 2025 using 2010 and 2020 lidar data.
Dja Dja Wurrung:
Covered by MOU
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