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Orienteering Club

MDOC Night Event - Teggs Nose

Part of the North West Night League 2025/26

Pre-entry at Racesignup to guarantee a map. Limited EOD (card or correct cash). Back-up lamp and whistle compulsory. Mobile phone strongly recommended Start and Finish within 100m of car park.

Sat 31st Jan 2026

Type of event: Local, Night
Type of terrain: Parkland
Info updated: 26th Jan

Pre Event Info

Final Details

Safety

This is a night event in Winter and the weather may be changeable. Therefore, you may be required to carry or wear a hooded waterproof jacket.

A backup lamp and whistle are compulsory.

Carrying a mobile phone is strongly recommended.

Location

Nearest town: Macclesfield

Directions / Parking

Signed from A537 at the east of Macclesfield. Parking charge (meter).

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Registration & Start Times

Registration 17.00 to 18.30, Starts 17.30 to 18.30. Course closure 20.00

Course Information

Courses: Orange, Green, Blue

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: £6/£3

Contacts / Officials

Contact: Chris Rostron 01663 764799 or 07929 516649 on the night

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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