Bushwalk Australia

They're at it again!!
I did the castle on the weekend and not only are the rocks carved somebody has tagged it in orange tape.

STOP IT!!!

Even knowing what it's for you remove it? Absolutely despicable. It's attitudes like that which lead on to cut tracks for MTBs, then tracks for quad bikes, then for 4WDs. Then wholesale trashing of the bush for private gain. Sorry Lith, but the overwhelming concensus is hard against you. So is NPWS...

Came across a some serious trail marking today.... Every 5m... Most 30cm long... Filled a waterbottle pocket.

... http://bushwalk.com/forum/search.php?keywords=marker+tape+removal , I asked about one possible cause for their existence: "A ...

wildwanderer wrote:Same with Mt Dawson near Newnes. tape every 5 metres.. Utterly disgraceful. Luckily not crepe paper but still..
If any are in the area please remove. I wish I had.

I removed a bunch of stuff from there 2 years ago. I assume it's back! Who carries this stuff?

Anyone who advocates the existence of tape on a permanent basis only shows their ignorance.
If you put tape out you are obligated to remove it.
Who give you the right to navigate a path, mark it and deny others the chance to navigate it themselves?

Do you guys go around taking down parks track markers too ? In poor weather with low visibility those tapes can help people get home safely, why would you remove them ? I wouldn't encourage people to tape tracks either, but there are plenty of places those tapes have been ...

There is a rotted off signpost at the creek/junction in Monolith Valley, Budawangs Heritage Area. I didn't pay much attention to it but turning from there back towards The Castle isn't super obvious.
(go east from the little foot bridge, just up from the 'Revegetation cave')

Do you guys go around taking down parks track markers too ? In poor weather with low visibility those tapes can help people get home safely, why would you remove them ? I wouldn't encourage people to tape tracks either, but there are plenty of places those tapes have been ...

Can't trust tape.
Sometimes it's where you are walking anyway.
Often it appears random.
Rarely consistently placed!

... about actual issues like people actually littering as you are about tape markers maybe we'd get something done. We destroy the land and deface it with everything in ...

... about actual issues like people actually littering as you are about tape markers maybe we'd get something done. We destroy the land and deface it with everything in ...

... the Budawangs has recently been marked with large pieces of thick fluro tape. Looks terrible. I injured my knee and was keen on getting back out ... actual issues like people actually littering as you are about tape markers maybe we'd get something done. We destroy the land and deface it ...

Same with Mt Dawson near Newnes. tape every 5 metres.. Utterly disgraceful. Luckily not crepe paper but still..
If any are in the area please remove. I wish I had.

For the anti-markers Bonnum pic track has recently had the living hell tagged out of it. With, of all things, that flimsy crate paper stuff (or however you spell it?). Not sure if this is a good or bad thing, looks like it would break down relatively quickly BUT it's going to tear away from the tree...

Access to Mt Owen in the Budawangs has recently been marked with large pieces of thick fluro tape. Looks terrible. I injured my knee and was keen on getting back out by a certain time so I refrained from removing them. It's not even discrete placement or size. Hope the ...

Access to Mt Owen in the Budawangs has recently been marked with large pieces of thick fluro tape. Looks terrible. I injured my knee and was keen on getting back out by a certain time so I refrained from removing them. It's not even discrete placement or size. Hope the ...

Access to Mt Owen in the Budawangs has recently been marked with large pieces of thick fluro tape. Looks terrible. I injured my knee and was keen on getting back out by a certain time so I refrained from removing them. It's not even discrete placement or size. Hope the ...

... metre max visibility fog in under 10 minutes.If things are organised properly in sharing the waypoints etc there should be very little need to use tape and if it is used then it is up to the person who placed it to remove it.

Printed tape should be cheap as chips to organise for 1080, Landcare etc.

Can't trust a cairn, or tape, as stated above.

A Parks Vic employee told me that plastic tape was used to mark locations where bait (foxes, dogs) had been laid. In some situations, it needed to be visible on the side of a track by other staff when driving. Perhaps others can confirm or deny ...

Lith everyone can learn to navigate. Yes people are everywhere, that's why you can buy a map. Agree. Its actually more unsafe to rely on tape for the route. Who knows who put it there and for what purpose.... Its quiet conceivable that the pink tape you think is marking the route is actually ...

Lith everyone can learn to navigate. Yes people are everywhere, that's why you can buy a map.

For everyone who removes tape and especially cairns, know that you're severely hindering those who are not as experienced. It's a big jump to go from well graded tracks with signs to your typical overnight hike trail and while now if ...

... us to split into two or three groups, travel off track through riparian scrub then reconvene later, so more than a single GPS would be needed. Tape is a simple and effective solution in practice. It is used minimally and just needs to be removed when finished, which we do. I don't think the ...

A little update regarding flagging tape.

Queensland State Emergency Service is now issuing degradable flagging tape, normal tape collection conditions still apply
(remove the flagging tape from the area once search is complete)

Is not using a GPS a viable alternative for those such as land managers who need to mark locations? I can think of a few advantage over taping such as the the additional information that can be associated with a waypoint and the fact it won't degrade with time or be removed by someone who's 'cleanin...

Realistically, for the cost of making custom tapes, order, supply, distribution, it's probably not worth it unless the department has an excess of disposable funds. At the end of the day, there'll remain to be walkers who put up tapes and others will remove. The world will go on...

I wouldn't remove tape unless obviously old and weathered. Because someone may be out currently and relying on it for their return. Agree. As a volunteer bush regenerator we largely rely on tape to mark points of entry and exit to ...

And more of them... Here at Fantail Falls in Mt Aspiring NP, Sth Island, NZ. Some just love them. Knocking these over would get a lot of people quite upset.