Section 1 - Emerald Lake to Baynes Park, Monbulk

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1 ction 1 - mrald a to Bayns Par onbul VT IT TI IT UUTIV IT HPIT I TI hcpoint 1 closs at 4.pm on Friday IFFIUTY TI: 3 TII T: rlativly flat sction which initially lads you through th town of mrald. ftr mrald you ar waling on singl trail along assafras and nzis r through tmprat rain forst tr frns ucalyptus trs boardwals bridgs until you rach hcpoint 1. This is on of th most tchnical sctions of th trail and can b wt vn on drir days ap f rid f umulativ Instruction m tart from asid ar Par at mrald a. ntr th lft gravl path starting from th wstrn nd of th car par. al along mrald-ocatoo ulti-us Trail towards oblius Hritag usum/ishing ll m Turn right and lft again. Follow th yllow arrows and stay on th gravl path. 1B m m m m 1F m m 1H m hn th trail tas a sharp lft follow th trail around th bnd and thn turn right immdiatly aftrwards to wal along th gravl path through oblius Hritag Par. t th nd of th path ta a lft and wal uphill on th gravl road until you hit richton oad. Turn right. t th intrsction with Princss vnu turn lft onto shard path and wal towards Baconsfild oad. ross Baconsfild oad first and thn lft ovr th train trac. Turn right on shard path running paralll to th train tracs. afly cross th train tracs and continu on th shard path on th othr sid of th train tracs. t th nd of th footpath at ilvington riv cross th road turn lft and wal along th footpath. afly cross th train tracs. ftr th trac crossing turn right. ontinu to wal paralll to th train tracs ping thm to your right and past mrald tation towards mrald mbroo oad. ross mrald mbroo oad nar th bus stop turn lft and us th footpath running paralll to th road. 1I m Turn right into Pinnocs oad. Us th foot path nar th lvl crossing. 1J m t aurl an vr lft and continu along Pinnocs oad which soon bcoms a gravl road m Turn right into Tlopa oad m t th nd of th road wal down th woodn stps to join th nzis r aling Trac m Ta th lft path and follow th cr.

2 m al through th gat and turn lft onto vard oad m Vr right and r-join nzis r aling Trac. 1P m 1Q m You hav rachd allista-mrald oad. ross th road and r-join nzis r aling Trail on lft sid of trail. ross mrald-onbul oad into ld mrald oad. Turn lft and wal through th picnic ground. ntr assafrass r Trail at th othr sid of th picnic ground m ross avid Hill oad with car and continu waling on assafrass r Trail m ross th gravl sid strt and continu waling along assafrass r Trail. 1T m ross nins oad and continu waling along assafrass r Trail. 1U m ross gravl road and continu waling along assafrass r Trail. 1V m ross mrald-onbul oad and turn lft to continu along assafrass r Trail on th othr sid of th road m ross oxhams oad and Priors oad to continu along assafrass r Trail. 1X m ross Bayns Par oad turn lft onto th footpath and ovr th littl bridg. Turn right wal past th toilt bloc and ntr hcpoint m You hav arrivd at hcpoint 1 - Bayns Par T ction 1

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4 v v UI THI P B THI P B U TPPHI P T UIT TH TI UT. IF YU HV T U TPPHI P PVIUY YU HU P TI BI FII ITH TH HTITI F TH P U I THI BT UT FUTH I T I YU VITI I BF VTUI UT TH TI. Blow is som basic advic adaptd from th oscinc ustralia ducational boolt ap ading uid: How to Us Topographic aps which is availabl from P Th maps containd in this boolt ar scald 1: unlss othrwis indicatd which mans that ach cntimtr rprsntd on th map is cntimtrs or mtrs on th ground. TU Topographical maps us contour lins which join points of qual hight to rprsnt th rlif of th trrain dpictd. If th contour lins ar clos togthr th trrain is stp. ontour lins that ar far apart indicat land with gntl slops. It is also worth bing awar of th contour intrval which is th vrtical distanc btwn adjacnt contour lins. This information allows th usr to dtrmin altitud at any point on th map. YB U TH P HIH Y I TH? To assist in maing corrct dirctional dcisions th us of a magntic compass is highly rcommndd for anyon who vnturs into th bush. compass wors on th principl that th pivoting magntisd ndl or th north point of th swinging dial always points to th north magntic pol. n icon is includd on topographical maps indicating th dirction of grid north so th bginnr map usr can us thir compass to orint thir map to th north bfor confidntly navigating thir way along thir intndd rout. P IT I F Topographical maps show coordinats in two ways: gographical coordinats givn as latitud and longitud; or as grid coordinats givn as asting and northing valus. Ths coordinats ar usful to ithr find or xprss a location on th map. For simplicity grid coordinats will b usd in this map boo to rfrnc points of dirctional significanc and for you to communicat your position in an mrgncy. rid lins ar th qually spacd vrtical and horizontal intrscting lins suprimposd ovr th maps. Th vrtical grid lins that run north-south ar nown as astings and th horizontals running ast-wst ar nown as northings. ach grid lin is numbrd at th dg of th map and th distanc btwn th adjacnt grid lins rprsnts on ilomtr. To rfrnc a point on th map a six-figur grid rfrnc will spcify th position to an accuracy of on-tnth of th grid intrval or to within 1 mtrs. To crat a six-figur grid rfrnc you nd to: 1. ocat th asting or vrtical grid lin to th lft of th point of intrst and rad th two figur asting valu from th dg of th map. This numbr bcoms th first two digits in th six figur rfrnc. 2. Visually divid th grid squar that contains th point of intrst by 1 incrmnts. stimat th numbr of incrmnts from th vrtical grid lin to th point. This numbr to 9 bcoms th third digit in th six-figur rfrnc. 3. ocat th northing or horizontal grid lin blow th point of intrst and add th two figur northing digits to th rfrnc. For thr-digit northing numbrs rmov th first digit. 4. stimat th numbr of incrmnts up from th horizontal grid lin to th point. This digit complts th six-figur grid rfrnc. IFFIUTY TI Th difficulty ratings in this map boo hav bn dvlopd using th ustralian aling Trac rading ystm which forms part of th national industry standard to assist walrs in judging th suitability of trails to thir waling ability. ach sction is gradd from its hardst componnt; it may hav som asir componnts than th ultimat grad. For furthr dtails about th grading systm mployd sarch ustralian aling Trac rading ystm onlin. Built up ara... Frway rout marr highway bridg... condary road: sald unsald... 1 Building post offic plac of worship public hall. chool polic station fir station ambulanc... hospital... ighbourhood safr plac mrgncy marr.. P # 1 P PH ^ F ivr cr crossing... quduct channl drain... a: prnnial intrmittnt... am or wir dam carrying road... rain TPT ocal road: sald unsald... Vhicular trac: aling trac or bicycl trac... Privat accss proposd road... rat ividing Trail... urf oast al Bicntnnial ational Trail. ustralian lps aling Trac... V H oad strictions... V anagmnt Vhicls nly ubjct to asonal losur U P H ubjct to Hight or ight imits P oad Prmanntly losd. U oad Unmaintaind ry athr nly Iconic Four hl riv... at or cattlgrid lv ban... mbanmnt cutting... ailway tramway... ailway station railway siding... ailway/tramway: disusd dismantld... isusd ailway bridg railway tunnl... # # # # ismantld IF VTTI FTU Piplin disapparing undrground... Powr transmission lin... Trigonomtric station spot lvation... andmar ara: quarry... andmar objct: tan or wll tans to scal... in hlipad... andmar ara rcration ara... Tr covr: scattrd or mdium and dns... # # I # rchard or vinyard... # I # I # # I # I # I # I # I # I # I I # I # I I # I I ontours rocy outcrop hill shading... prssion contours... liff... and... and duns ilo il 6 as/atr Transmission lin Ì H HYPHY IITTI Falls rapids... apids in larg rivr... oc... atrhols swimming pool... atr wll or bor spring... and subjct to inundation... wamp or marsh... horlin with mud or sand flats mangrovs. oc: bar or awash rocy ldg or rf... xposd wrc lighthous... Brawatr pir or jtty boat ramp... avigation bacon wharf... Pars undr ational Pars ct... rown land rstrictd ara... ocal ovrnmnt ra boundary... tat boundary... 1:5 doubl format indx... Falls ] º oc Bor z PI HI ððððððððð apids

5 TI TI TH IFTI B TI Y PIT T B H YU UT TH TI. ITI FTY IFTI I PVI I TH TII PPTI UI TH BIT. TI TIQUTT You shar th waling trails usd for th vnt with th gnral public. B considrat of othr usrs at all tims. lways rspct th rqusts of landownrs and land managrs. In ational Pars you must abid by th conditions of par ntry. hn on th arburton Trail btwn arburton and t vlyn giv way to bicycls and horss. BI PTI obil phon rcption varis along th trail and thr ar som aras of th trail whr mobil phons may not hav any rcption. Tlstra currntly has th bst covrag. To improv your tam s chancs of having mobil rcption during training and th vnt w rcommnd all tams carry phons connctd to at last two diffrnt ntwor providrs. IHT I aling at night rquirs spcial vigilanc on th part of all tam mmbrs to rduc th ris of injury. ll tam mmbrs should carry a torch with xtra battris. nsur that your tam includs night waling in your training. FH FI rtain sctions of th trail may b subjct to flash flooding. You should xrcis xtrm caution whn crossing crs as watr lvls can ris rapidly. You should not attmpt to cross any swolln or rapidly flowing watrways. I Th trail crosss numrous roads throughout th rout and car should always b tan whn crossing or waling alongsid roads during training and th vnt. lways us pdstrian lights whr availabl. uring th vnt th instructions providd by our marshals and th signag at ach crossing must b followd to nsur your safty. FIT I ach tam is rquird to carry a first aid it including a thrmal blant for ach tam mmbr and prssur bandags to trat injuris such as sprains blistrs cuts and sna or spidr bits. nas ar a ral dangr on th vnt trail during th summr months whn you ar training. ft alon and unprovod snas prsnt littl dangr howvr should somon b bittn you must b awar of th corrct tratmnt. Tam mmbrs ar ncouragd to larn basic first aid tchniqus and b awar of ach othr s pr-xisting halth concrns or injuris. HYTI Propr hydration is critical. You can plac your body in srious dangr by not drining nough watr and bcoming dhydratd or by drining too much watr causing hyponatrmia. You nd to find th prfct balanc btwn th two. Insufficint consumption of fluids can caus dhydration. ymptoms ar only apparnt whn you ar alrady dhydratd and can includ tirdnss irritability tight or havy-fling muscls hadach and dry mouth and lips. n th othr hand hyponatrmia also nown as watr intoxication is an xtrmly dangrous condition that can rapidly lad to coma and may rsult in dath. It occurs whn too much watr has bn consumd causing rducd salt lvls in th blood and body tissus. ymptoms includ fatigu nausa hadachs and lac of coordination. To maintain th corrct hydration lvls and avoid dhydration or hyponatrmia drin a combination of lctrolyts and watr and continually monitor your fluid inta. rin nough so you don t fl thirsty and ar urinating at normal priods. If you ar not urinating or your urin is dar in colour you may b dhydratd. If urination bcoms frqunt and clar colourd you may b drining too much. HYPTHI Th tmpratur can drop dramatically during th vnt and a lac of sufficint clothing or gtting wt can caus hypothrmia. ymptoms can includ fatigu shivring muscl spasms clammy sin stammring and hallucinations. If you bcom hypothrmic chang out of wt cloths immdiatly covr your had fac nc and body with warm clothing consum hot drins and high-calori food to maintain body tmpratur and s mdical hlp. ppropriat clothing should b carrid at all tims. HT XHUTI HTT uring strnuous activity th body s tmpratur can ris and rsult in hat xhaustion and potntially hatstro. ymptoms of hat xhaustion includ svr thirst muscl wanss nausa and hadach. ymptoms of hatstro can includ svr hadach confusion irritability difficultis brathing lvation of body tmpratur and flushd hot sin. Hatstro can b fatal. If a tam mmbr xhibits ths symptoms find a shady ara administr frqunt sips of watr rmov xcss clothing and s mdical hlp. To prvnt hat xhaustion always maintain adquat fluid inta. VU F PI I Ta car if using mdications during th vnt and/or training. vrus of pain illrs can lad to srious halth complications and hospitalisation. If you intnd using mdications of any ind during th vnt s profssional mdical advic. U VIT av nothing but footprints on th trail. as that you ma xfam Trailwalr a low-impact vnt by rcycling whrvr possibl and discarding your wast during training and th vnt in sustainabl ways. arry out all rubbish and bury your human wast and toilt papr. ltrnativly carry out usd toilt papr in a snap-loc bag. small gardn trowl wighs th sam as a musli bar. To hlp xfam ustralia rduc th vnt s nvironmntal impact plas ma vry ffort to catch public transport whr availabl or carpool to and from th trail whn training. Photo: ichal yrs/xfamu

6 Y PU UI TII Training for xfam Trailwalr is a ncssary commitmnt. If you choos to train on th vnt trail you nd to nsur that you and your fllow tam mats rmain saf at all tims. mmbr you r rsponsibl for your safty during training so follow ths tips to stay saf and njoy yourslf. Bfor you go: hc th Burau of torology wbsit for wathr conditions forcasts and warnings. hc th Pars Victoria wbsit at for th latst information on trail conditions and trac closurs. Ta som frinds with you. vr wal alon. lways carry your vnt ap Boo and a compass. av dtails of your plannd rout stimatd compltion tim vhicls and fllow walrs with a frind rlativ or othr rliabl prson in cas you gt lost. This prson is rsponsibl for contacting th polic if you ar ovrdu. nsur you pac a torch just in cas you don t rach your intndd dstination bfor night fall and that you ar carrying fully chargd mobil phons. uring your wal: lways carry a first aid it including on thrmal blant pr prson and wt wathr gar. ar a hat and sunscrn to avoid sunburn. tour around any snas. vr provo thm. tay on th trac. ad all signs carfully. hr th trail travrss alongsid a road don t wal on th road. al singl fil on th vrg. lways ta mor watr than you thin you ll nd and drin frquntly. on t drin cr or tan watr. vn apparntly pur watr can b contaminatd. If you bcom lost or rquir mrgncy assistanc rmain calm consrv nrgy s shltr and wait for assistanc onc you hav mad contact with mrgncy srvics. o not split up as doing so may rsult in rscurs having to loo for two lost partis. vr lav an injurd prson alon. UI TH VT uring th vnt thr will b trail marrs along th ntir trail rout with uniqu numbrs that rlat to spcific locations on th mastr vnt map at th vnt ontrol ntr. If you ar lost injurd or rquir mrgncy assistanc during th vnt provid th numbr of th narst trail marr to hlp rscu crws locat you. o not rmov trail marrs undr any circumstancs. Y TT UI TII In an mrgncy If you can t rach call 112 which conncts to all carrirs in mrgncy situations. UI TH VT In an mrgncy For any othr assistanc call th vnt mrgncy numbr T: Th vnt mrgncy numbr is only availabl on th vnt wnd. Photo: ichard ndall/xfamu Photo: ichal yrs/xfamu