Big Walk: The Train, the Chairlift and How Not to Get Lost

Switch on all five travel layers for an island-wide route, then hide the systems your group has not unlocked.

The train and chairlift still require a walk to a boarding point. They mainly save the return trip.

How to unlock the train and get on it

The Blue Tower opens the train, and it runs clockwise around the island. It does not stop at stations, so board while it is moving instead of waiting for doors to open.

Six of the seven stations have a Clock starting marker, and every Clock starting marker on the island is at a station. The north-east stop is the odd one out. The Train layer shows how the seven sit relative to each other when you are deciding whether to walk or wait.

The chairlift: two ends, a long way apart

The Green Tower opens the chairlift. Its 6 markers form two groups of three: one near the north coast on low ground and one in the south-east on high ground.

The Chairlift layer has no markers between them, and the two groups sit around three quarters of the island’s width apart. The Chairlift layer shows the two endpoints. Use it for trips between those corners rather than for a short local route.

Radio stations as meeting points

The 7 broadcast stations are spread from the north coast to the far south-east, and each overlaps a handheld Radio starting marker. Their fixed positions make them better rally points than an unnamed hill or rock.

The Radio Station locations guide links all seven stations and both extra handheld Radio starting markers. Choose one Broadcast station as a fallback point before the group splits.

The 25 trail stations

The map shows 25 trail stations. They form five runs of five, and each run sits near one of the places where a bank of gourd stands and a key are marked.

Four of the five runs gain height as they get closer to their bank. The fifth, down at the shore, stays flat. Show only Trail stations to separate the five runs from other travel markers.

Telescopes and where they stand

The Telescopes layer has 12 markers. Five form one tight high-ground cluster. The other seven stand on their own, from the shoreline to near the top of the island.

Open all 12 Telescopes before combining that layer with Challenges. The three lowest telescopes have no nearby Challenge marker, so they do not help narrow a puzzle route.

When somebody gets lost

Voice chat in Big Walk is proximity based, so a teammate who has walked far enough away simply stops being audible. The island also has a day and night cycle, and after dark somebody a short way off the path can be very hard to pick out.

The Gear layer has starting markers for 8 Walkie-talkies, 4 Flare guns and 3 Megaphones.

Before splitting up, share a filtered map link or agree on one of the named stations above. That gives the group a clear meeting point without reading coordinates aloud.

Sharing a route without coordinates

Turn on only the layers needed for the next trip, centre the map on the destination and share the resulting address. The link preserves its filters and centre point, so another player opens the same view.