IML Walking Association Event: Canberra Two Day Medal Walk

Place: Australia, Canberra
Date: end March / beginning April.

Registration
- By internet http://www.aussiewalk.com.au
- Complete the entry form and return it to: Canberra Two Day Walk Inc., PO Box 3114, Weston Creek Act, Australia 2611.
Or by email to aussiewalk@aussiewalk.com.au , Or by fax to xx 61 2 6288 6401
- At the Control Centre from 2.00 pm to 4.00 pm on Friday.
Overseas walkers who have entered by mail or e-mail can also pay at this time. Australian walkers should send the payment with their entry form.

Fees
Pre-inscription (until two weeks before the event)
18 years and younger 15,00 $Aus, Older than 18 20,00 $Aus
Australian Seniors 15,00 $Aus, Family (2 adults, 2 children) 45,00 $Aus
Later inscription
18 years and younger 20,00 $Aus, Older than 18 25,00 $Aus
Australian Seniors 20,00 $Aus, Family (2 adults, 2 children) 55,00 $Aus

Routes	KM	Start time	Place start	Finish time	Finish place
	± 5 / 10 km	10.00 am	Control Centre	05.00 pm	Control Centre
	± 20 km	09.00 am	Control Centre	05.00 pm	Control Centre
	± 30 km	08.00 am	Control Centre	05.00 pm	Control Centre
	Marathon (Sat only)	07.30 am	Control Centre	05.00 pm	Control Centre

Control Centre is at Australian Centre for Christianity and Culture, Blackall St, Barton, ACT. The Control Centre is about 3 km from the City Centre and is served by public buses. See www.action.act.gov.au for bus routes and timetables.

Track and weather conditions
Description of the tracks (road, landscape)
Canberra, the capital of Australia, is a relatively young city, planned from its inception in 1908 to be the capital city. Because of its youth, the city is a showcase of modern architecture and landscaping. Being the capital, it is also the home of many national centres and monuments such as Parliament House, the National Library, the National Art Gallery, the National Museum, the Australian National Botanic Gardens and the War Memorial. The many hills in and around the main city area have also been maintained as nature parks, providing the city with its famous "bush" setting. There are superb vistas. Each day's routes take walkers on the extensive network of recreation paths through some of those many nature parks, where walkers may see a variety of Canberra's birds and even the occasional kangaroo. The routes also take walkers past some of the various national centres, institutions and monuments. Although routes are changed slightly each year to showcase different aspects of Canberra, each year's routes pass two of Canberra's most famous landmarks. These are the foreshore of Lake Burley Griffin - the centre piece of Canberra, named after the Chicago architect who won the international competition for the design of Canberra in 1913 - and Parliament House, one of the great examples of modern architecture, which is open for walkers to visit. In addition to the IML Walking Association qualifying 20km and 30km routes, which include some hilly sections, there are flatter 10 and 5 km routes for the frailer and/or less adventurous. For information on tourist attractions see www.visitcanberra.com.au
Care along the road
Water and cordial is provided at all checkpoints (about every 5 km) and some routes also pass adjacent to shops.
A first aid officer (and transport) will be in attendance at the Control Centre. A scout troop operates a canteen at the Control Centre.
Entertainment
A (free) welcome party for overseas walkers and invited Australian walkers is held on the Friday evening.
A Walkers' Dinner (cost applies) is held on Saturday evening.
Weather
The weather will be sunny and may still be quite warm. Daytime average temperatures are generally around 20 deg C, but may be as high as 28 deg C. Night-time temperatures may be as low as 4 deg C.

Souvenir - award
All walkers completing any route are given a personalised certificate. The Canberra Two Day Walk Medal award may also be gained if the walker successfully completes the specified "medal" route distance for his or her age on both days. The event is sanctioned by the IMLWA and the IVV.

Transport
- by air: Canberra is a 45 min flight from Sydney. Canberra airport is about 8 kms from the City Centre.
- by train: See www.countrylink.com.au for details.
- by car: Canberra is 3 hours drive by freeway and toll road from Sydney Airport.
- By Coach -3 hours from Sydney airport. See www.murrays.com.au
Who are our walkers? About 600 Australians and between 50 and 150 overseas walkers join us each year. Nearly all entrants walk on both days. About half the walkers walk the IML distances and about half walk the shorter distances. The age range of walkers is from 5 to 90. Our visitors come mainly from Netherlands, Japan, Norway and Germany.

Accommodation:
- See www.canberratourism.com.au for full details.
- Hotel: budget to 5 star available
- Camping available
- others: youth hostel, backpackers' hostel available
See our website or contact us for suggestions of accommodation near the Control Centre

Information and reservations
The Canberra Visitor Information Centre, Northbourne Avenue, Canberra, ACT 2602
website www.visitcanberra.com.au, e-mail crvc@act.gov.au
Phone ++ 61 2 6205 0044
Fax ++ 61 2 6205 0776

General information
- the language: English
- the money (currency): Australian dollar

Contact
Canberra Two Day Medal Walk
PO Box 3114
Weston Creek ACT 2611
Australia

tel.: +61 2 6288 6401
fax: +61 2 6288 6401
e-mail: aussiewalk@aussiewalk.com.au
internet: http://www.aussiewalk.com.au/