Location

Nearest town: Macclesfield

• Grid Ref: SJ916747
• Postcode: SK10 2EE
• Latitude: 53.26835
• Longitude: -2.13021
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Directions / Parking

Signed from A538 at south of Tytherington. Parking at Tytherington School. Registration and toilets in the Riverside Park car park (600m walk from parking)

Registration & Start Times

Register 10.15 to 11.15, Starts 10.45 to 11.30. Fee £3/1.50.
Free SI-dibber hire (but £30 if not returned)

Course Information

White, Yellow, Orange, Light Green within the park, plus Long Light Green course using surrounding urban area for those wanting a longer run (over 16s only)

Explanation of colour courses

• White are very easy with all controls on paths. They are mainly used by 6-10 year olds and family groups.
• Yellow use simple linear features like paths, walls and streams. They are mainly used by under 12’s and family groups.
• Orange progress to basic use of the compass and route choice. They are ideal for novice adults or experienced youngsters.
• Light Green are ideal for improvers as the navigational difficulty begins to increase and uses simple contours and point features.
• Green are used mostly by experienced under 18’s and adults wanting a short but challenging course with a very hard navigational difficulty.
• Blue are a longer, more physically demanding course in comparison to the green. The distances are more varied between controls and the course attracts experienced orienteers.
• Brown & Black are very physically demanding and have a very hard navigational difficulty. They are for experienced orienteers only.
• Score means visiting as many controls as possible in any order in a specific time, like 45mins.

Contacts / Officials

Series Co-ordinator: Alison Doyle

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