Excursion Itinerary

 

Excursion Itinerary Broad Detail Party Communications Emergency plan Equipment for vehicle(s) Excursion detail History River crossings Food  Water  Shelter  Phase of moon Maps Elevation Profile Authorities Web resources Suggested gear list Personal First Aid Kit Group equipment Personal equipment for end vehicle Menu Post Walk report Photograph archives

 

Broad Detail

 

Destination: Welshpool Outstation

Departure date: 23/4/21

Departure time: tba

Estimated cycle distance: 65km each way

Cost per person: TBA

Permit required: nil

Vehicle Depart from: tba

Cycle Depart from: Koonwarra Rail Head

Cycle to: Welshpool

 

Vehicle Return Date: 25/4/21

Vehicle Return Time: 1500

Home Return Date: 25/4/21

Home Return Time: 1800

Vehicle(s) details:

Make	Model	Rego	Colour	Parked location	Owner
Mitsubishi	Triton	1eb7an	white		Stringer
Toyota	Prado		silver		Johnson
Mitsubishi	Challenger	1EK6KD	Brown		Platt

 

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Party

 

• Please edit the page with the relevant details 

 

Name
1. anthony kost
2. Platt
3. Stringer
4. Johnson
5. Rennie
6.
7.
8.

 

Communications

• Mobile. Keep your phone turned on whilst on the track.
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Emergency plan

• nil

 

Equipment for vehicle(s)

• Water
• Towel 
• change of clothes
• Swags, tents, tarps
• trangia for morning coffee 

 

Excursion detail

 

 

 

 

History

 

 

 

River crossings

Not this time baby. If it has been raining (as if!) expect wet bits, puddles, slosh, wet tree slaps when we ride from Welshpool along unmade section to Salmon Road.

 

Food

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• sat breakfast BYO nose bag, followed by Cooked late breaky at the Fish creek
• Sat Lunch BYO ( best be a snack)
• Sat night communal - Slow cooked Pulled pork with slaw
• Sun breakfast cooked. Cold cuts for sun lunch

 
Water

 

Some water on rail trail. Have some on board

 
Shelter

 

Welshpool Outstation

 
Phase of moon

Waxing Gibbous (90%) Rising at 4.15pm 

 

Maps

 

 

 

 

 

 

Elevation Profile

 

 

 

 

Avenza maps for iPhone and Android 

 

 

 

Authorities

 

Web resources

 

https://www.gsrt.com.au/

https://www.railtrails.org.au/trail-descriptions/victoria/gippsland?view=trail&id=144

Rail Trail Brochure PDF

 

 

Suggested gear list

• Bike spares and Tools
• Helmet 
• Waterproof jacket - 
• Trousers Loose fitting wool/wool-blend, no jeans
• Thermal underwear Top and long johns. 
• Light Camp runners/sandals/thongs
• Sleeping bag inner sheet –
• Pillow slip 
• Sunglasses
• Mobile Phone
• Spectacles - spare set
• Pocket knife
• Personal treats - Chocolate, barley sugar, muesli bars etc for on the track snacks
• Ear plugs for snorers
• Manscaping kit 

 

Personal First Aid Kit

 

MUST ALWAYS BE CARRIED in a clip lock bag ''

• 1 triangular bandage and safety pin
• 1 medium wound dressing
• 1 X 10 cm elastic bandage
• 6 assorted bandaids
• Antiseptic liquid/cream
• Moleskin and/or blister kit
• 12 soluble Panadol
• Sunscreen (15+)
• Personal medication items - placed in a small plastic bag.
• Personal medication should be clearly marked and the leader notified of its use.

 

Group equipment

 

• First Aid Kit - Johnson 
• Gypo 

 

Personal equipment for end vehicle

Bagged

• Change of clothes/footwear
• Towel
• Deodorant

 

Menu

• Day 1 
• Pub meal or not 
• Day 2 
• BYO Early morning snack at Koonwarra, Cooked breaky @fish creek cafe
• Cheese and crackers, crisps Happy hour with beer and wine
• Pulled pork brioche buns with slaw
• Sweet 
• Day 3
• Big Outstation breakfast. Eggs, haloumi, grilled tomatoes, Smoked salmon and coffee
• BYO lunch on the track 

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Post Walk report

 

 

 

 

Photograph archives