Important Notes of Oxfam Trailwalker

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Important Notes of Oxfam Trailwalker
Brenda Wong Fundraising Manager - Events
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20-22 November 2009
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Oxfam Trailwalkereveryone safe happy

• Tents
• Electricity
• Telephones
• Computers
• Water / Food
• Toilets
• Furniture /
• Resources
• First aid

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Start
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• 4,400 Walkers
• 3,000 Volunteers
• 4,000 Support members
• 11,400 People
• 100 KM
• 48 Hours

Finish
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New Finish Point
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• Start Point
• Pak Tam Chung (Sai Kung)
• NEW Finish Point
• Po Leung Kuk Jockey Club Tai Tong Holiday Camp
  (Yuen Long)
• Checkpoints and other parts of the trail will
  remain unchanged
• It will be more challenging (uphill soiled paths)
  and is 2km longer than old route
• Every walker MUST practice on the new section of
  trail to the New Finish Point

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Final 6km to New Finish
In total, about 2km longer than the old route
Speed record will be re-set from OTW 2009
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• After departing CP9, follow the MacLehose Trail
  along the Tai Lam Chung Reservoir until you reach
  the end of the soiled path (about 200m after
  passing Distance Post M185)

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• Then turn right towards the Yuen Long Tai Tong
  (Wong Nai Tun Reservoir) direction

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• New Distance Posts from OTW186 are set up along
  the new route every 500m

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• Arrive at New Route Control Point at the end of
  cement road. All teams must register at this
  Control Point. Teams failing to do so will be
  disqualified. Then head towards Tai Tong direction

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Dirt trail and dizzying steps along the coming
1.5km route. Be careful!

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• Continue your walk towards Tai Tong when you see
  another junction
• Do NOT go to MacLehose Trail direction

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• Dirt trail and dizzying steps again. Watch your
  steps!

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• Turn right when you finish a section of steps
  (with cemented railing).

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• Follow the Tai Lam Forrest Track Pak Kung Au
  Section. Beware of traffic!

Then cross a stone bridge
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• Change your route to the direction of Wong Nai
  Tun Village Tai Tong Bus Stop when you see
  another junction

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• After about 500m walk, continue on the road to
  the direction of Wong Nai Tun Village Tai Tong
  Bus Stop

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• Continue to the direction of Wong Nai Tun
  Village Tai Tong Bus Stop

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• Arrive at the AFCD barrier. Continue your walk
  along pedestrian road

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• Walk down along pedestrian road after passing by
  the AFCD nursery.

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• Get into Tai Tong Barbeque Area

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• Turn right to Tai Tong Nature Trail

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• Walk along Tai Tong Nature Trail.
• Watch your steps!

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• Keep left when you see another junction. Then
  arrive at a green gate (the back gate of PLK
  Jockey Club Tai Tong Holiday Camp). This gate
  will be opened ONLY during the event days.

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• Walk/run for about 1km inside the Camp and Cross
  the Finish Line, TOGETHER!

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Finish Point
Finish Arch
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Entrance of Finish Hall
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Finish Hall
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Rules and Regulations

• 4 people 1 goal
• Finish 100km within 48 hours
• Finish as a
• team
• Raise fund

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Change of Team Member

• Before 30 Oct
• Online
• Fax / Post

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Change of Team Member

• Leader of each team in the Open Team Category
  cannot be changed
• Event day - fill in the Change of Team Member
  Form and pay a fee of 200 in cash on site

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Withdrawal
 
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Start time and Registration (20 Nov)
All teams MUST start at designated times and
register at least 30-45 minutes before starting.
Late teams might be assigned to the next start
time.
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24-hour Team NEW!

• Quota 50 teams (numbers 5001-5050)
• Criteria 3 members finishing within 24 hrs in
  past 3 years
• Placed right behind the 30 Super Trailwalker
  teams