Lake LeschenaultiaLake Leschenautia is a recreational lake and bushland area located 45km east of Perth. It is situated approximately 2km from Chidlow, just north of the Great Eastern Highway. Access to the Park is from Rosedale Rd in Chidlow. Parking is available at several locations but the most suitable carpark for those wishing to use the orienteering courses is east of the main entrance, as it is close to the main toilet block.

For individuals and small groups no booking is required to use any of the orienteering courses but school and larger groups should contact the Mundaring Visitor Centre on 9290 6645 to ensure there are no conflicting activities scheduled for the area.

Courses

There are 4 standard line courses available for download:

Easy: Basic navigation, all on tracks, with almost no climb (2.6 km, 5 m climb)

Long Easy: Some short cross-country shortcut options but all legs possible along tracks (4.0 km, 45 m climb)

Moderate: Some significant cross-country options (3.4 km, 20 m climb)

Long Hard: The most demanding possible on this map (5.2 km, 75 m climb)

There is also a scatter course with all 20 controls.

The start and finish for all these courses is the large shelter between the Reflections cafe and the beach. Other starts could be used by anyone prepared to design their own course using the existing control sites shown on the 'all controls' scatter course map.

The safety bearing on all courses is downhill to the lake.

Control Markers

In the Lake Leschenaultia map area all control markers are attached to trees above head height, as close as possible to the designated feature control feature and in the direction given on the control descriptions.

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The control marker is a 15cm square plate showing the number listed in the control descriptions and a 2-letter code. See photo below.

When you reach the control, write the letters in the numbered boxes on the map to show that you have visited the correct control.

Control Letter Codes, to check whether the course was completed correctly, are the final page of this document.

Guidelines for the Protection of People and the Environment (PDF) can also be downloaded.

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Lake Leschenaultia

Control Marker Numbers and Letter Codes

All controls

Control Marker Number

Letter Code

101 AE102 KF103 JL104 OP105 TW106 YV107 ZU108 GH109 Ql110 CD111 SX112 BR113 XN114 MP115 KJ116 FL117 WP118 OT119 YD120 GV

Look for the control marker numbers on your course and check that you have the right letter code.

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