Pre Event Info

Location

Nearest town: Bramhall

• Grid Ref: SJ889862
• Postcode: SK7 3NX
• Latitude: 53.37406
• Longitude: -2.16661
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Directions / Parking

What3words: engage.appear.fresh

Entrance on Hall Road, off Bramhall Park Road. Brown Tourist signs from Bramhall and Cheadle Hulme.  Pay and Display car park.

Registration & Start Times

Everyone should Pre-register using the Racesignup Registration System when available https://racesignup.co.uk/ 

This will guarantee a map is available.

Limited EOD, subject to map availability.

Registration open 10:00 to 12:15.

Starts between 10:30 and 12:30. Courses close: 13:15

Course Information

White, Yellow, Orange and Light Green courses, suitable for everybody, newcomers, improvers and regulars, with advice and instruction available.

Long Light Green, combining park and urban orienteering. This course is especially for those wanting a decent length run on a Saturday morning, around 7 to 8 km.

Competitors under the age of 16 on the Long Light Green must be accompanied by an adult.

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

Fee: Adults: £6, Juniors £3.

MDOC member Fee: £5/£2

SI card hire free

Facilities

Toilets and cafe in the grounds.

Contacts / Officials

Series Co-ordinator: Chris Rostron

Enquiries to 

Safety and Risk

A comprehensive risk assessment will have been carried out by the organiser, but participants take part at their own risk and are responsible for their own safety during the event.

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