You will use a detailed A3 waterproof map to navigate your way as fast as you wish from one Spunchpoint to another.  Each Spunchpoint will be at a well-defined feature on your map - a path junction, a significant tree or similar. 

At each Spunchpoint you will receive GPS verification that you are in the right place on your Smartphone/Garmin/AppleWatch. “Beep Beep!”

Venue: Sandbar, 120 Grosvenor Street, Manchester, M1 7HL

Location

Nearest town: Brunswick, Manchester

• Grid Ref:
• Postcode: M1 7HL
• Latitude: 53.47063
• Longitude: -2.23612
• Google Map
• Streetmap (OS 50k)
• Bing Map (OS 50k)
• OpenStreetMap

Registration & Start Times

Rolling start - anytime between 1830 & 1930.  Check in on the day from 1800.

Course Information

Choice of 60 min Score Course or measured 10k (optimum route) Line Course.

1.  Spunchbag 60 - A 60 minute time-limited "score" course typically with 40-50 Spunchpoints which can be visited in any order.

• Visit (or “bag”) as many Spunchpoints as you can within the 60min time limit.  Get back on time to avoid penalty points!
• Especially good for Spunch-newbies
• Good for those who prefer a shorter (time-limited) outing visiting more points, but also good for those who want to max-out (15k and 50 Spunchpoints may be doable!)
• For this course the map with pre-marked Spunchpoints is available to participants BEFORE the start - allowing some time for pre-planning

2.  SpunchLine 10 - A measured 10k line course typically with 30ish Spunchpoints that must be visited in strict numerical order.

• Not for the faint-hearted!  Most suitable for those with previous MapSport experience (as missing one or more controls means no result)
• A more competitive race - the winner having the fastest time.  Estimated winning time around 45mins
• In this case the map with pre-marked course is only revealed on the start line as the clock starts ticking! 

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.

Entry Details

Entries now open on SiEntries.

Terrain Description

New urban area.  New professionally produced international standard quality map (1:4000).

Facilities

Food and drink available.

Contacts / Officials

Enquiries to: Andy Thornton