Trailwalker Cleaning Walk!

The Trailwalker 2012 ended with the highest rate of participants walking the entire 100-kilometre route. We were also lucky to have comparatively fine weather.

Oxfam Japan will organise a “Cleaning Walk” along the route of Trailwalker in the following programme as a way to thank the local people who helped realise the Trailwalker and to pay respect to the nature around the route.

We also welcome people considering the participatation to TW2013. It is a great opportunity for you to try out the course or just for anyone who enjoys walking in the nature!

Saturday, 2 June 2012

Route 1 Checkpoint 3 (Prefectural Onshi Hakone Park) - CP 5 (Saijo-ji, Daiyuzan)
Meeting time and place: 8:30 am at the JR Odawara Staion exit
Distance to cover:30.5 kilometres.
The route is flat until the uphill slope from the Myojin-dake

Route 2 CP 5 (Saijo-ji, Daiyuzan) - CP 6 (Yagurasawa Public Hall) - CP 7 (Fujimi Centre)
Meeting time and place: 8:30am at the JR Odawara Staion exit
Distance to cover: 25.5 kilometres from the Saijo Temple with hortensias in full
bloom to proceed towards Oyama-machi through Yagurasawa.

Sunday, 3 June

Route 3 Start (Shiroyama Stadium) - CP 1 (Amida-ji) - CP 2 (Ashinoyu Flower Centre) - CP 3 (Onshi Hakone Park)
Meeting time and place: 8:30am at the JR Odawara Staion exit
Distance to cover: 23.5 kilometres from the Shiroyama Stadium to Amida-ji also
known as a hortensia temple, then to the Lake Ashi

Sunday, 10 June

Route 4 CP 7 (Fujimi Centre) - CP 8 (Myojin Pass)
Meeting time and place: 8:30am at the JR Suruga-Oyama Staion exit
Distance to cover: 13.5 kilometres partially walking along the Fuji-Hakone Trail with
Mt Furo in view, and the course goes uphill and downhill and through beech tree
forests

Route 5 CP 8 (Myojin Pass) - Finish (Tokyo YMCA Yamanakako Centre)
Meeting time and place: 8:30am at the JR Suruga-Oyama Staion exit,
then transfer to the Myojin Pass by bus (8:45)
Distance to cover: 7 kilometres, a beautiful scenic route from which Mt Fuji can be
viewed if the sky is clear.

-The Oxfam staff will accompany cleaning walkers in all these courses. Please follow instructions of the Oxfam staff.
-Participants are responsible for their own transportation fees and lunch.
-Mountain weather is changeable. Please come with outfits suitable for the trekking in the mountains.
- All participants are requested to enroll in a volunteer insurance. For this reason, those who are interested in taking part in the Cleaning Walk are kindly requested to inform Oxfam Japan by e-mail (oxfaminfo@oxfam.jp) with necessary information by Thursday, 31 May 2012.
- Insurance fee 50 JPY (for more than 20 volunteers) / 500 yen (for less than 20) will be collected on the day.
- Pending the number of participants, courses may be altered.
- Oxfam Japan will provide participants with cotton gloves and litter bags.

How to apply:
Please inform Oxfam Japan by e-mail (oxfaminfo@oxfam.jp) indicate [Trailwalker Cleaning Walk] in the subject and all participants' full name, address, emergency contact number, gender, date of birth and mobile number.
Closing date: Thursday 31 May 2012