High Dam was last used for the British Long Distance Championships in May 2017. 

RouteGadget link to the British Long Distance Championship 2017 courses.

It is prime orienteering terrain which will test your navigation skills.

Entries are closed.

Final details available here

Covid19

Because of the need to ensure social distancing at all times, we will discourage competitors from occupying the car park fields for longer than they need to. There will be no traders, no caterers, no results display, no string course and no conventional prize giving. Otherwise, it will be a normal orienteering championship! It is really important that all participants read and abide by the British Orienteering COVID-19 Code of Conduct before, during and after competing. 

Location

Nearest town: Newby Bridge

• Grid Ref: SD363883
• Postcode: LA12 8BL
• Latitude: 54.275092
• Longitude: -2.975122
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Directions / Parking

Parking for both of these events will be in the same two fields on each day, in the vicinity of the village of Finsthwaite. The recommended approach from west, south and east (M6) is via the A590. Traffic may also approach from the north via Hawkshead and Graythwaite. Both parking fields use a single gate for entry and exit. Early arrivals will be parked in one field and later arrivals in the other so that those with early starts can have an unimpeded exit after completing their runs. To facilitate this, the final approach for early arrivals will be different from that for later arrivals. Further information is in the final details.

Registration & Start Times

Start times will be from 10:00 (extended to 09:30 for some very full courses) to 14:00 with a two-minute gap between competitors in the same start lane.. 

The assembly and pre call-up area will be situated in the early arrivals parking field. This will be 1.5km from the late arrivals car park.

All competitors will need to pick up their running bib in the assembly. The main information on your bib will be your start time and your starting lane together with your name and club. These will be hung on a washing line arrangement in alphabetical order of surname for you to collect them yourselves.

There will be three starts, North-N, South-S and West-W. All three will be located in the same large field. Your starting lane will consist of the letter N, S or W to identify the particular start, plus a lane number. This field will be 800m uphill from the assembly over some rough terrain and competitors will need to queue at a social distance in start time order to be released from the pre call-up area, 30 minutes before their start time.

It will be a timed start. If you arrive late you will need to wait for a free time slot in your starting lane and there will be no adjustment to your start time. Some starting lanes are very full, so the wait could be considerable.

Course Information

Age classes 

A and B classes for M/W10 to M/W16
L and S classes for M18 to M75
L and S classes for W18 to W70
L classes only for M80, M85, M90, W75, W80, W85 and  W90
Elite classes for M/W18, M/W20 and M/W21

Age Class courses are open only to members of British Orienteering, or members of an IOF affiliated Federation.

To be eligible for the Northern Orienteering Championship titles, competitors must also be members of clubs belonging to the North of England Orienteering Associations = NEOA, YHOA or NWOA

Colour coded courses

Light Green
Orange
Yellow
White

Colour coded courses are open to anyone.

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

 There will be no entry on the day. 

Available Courses

Course No	Start Lane	No of controls	Approx Length	Climb	Map Scale	Men's classes	Women's classes
1	W1	33	14.0km	650m	1:15,000	M21E
2	W1	26	9.6km	420m	1:15,000	M20E, M18E	W21E
3	N1	27	9.6km	360m	1:10000	M35L, M40L, M21L
4	W2	23	8.3km	360m	1:7500	M45L, M50L
5	W3	20	7.7km	350m	1:7500	M55L, M18L, M20L, M21S	W21L
6	W4	22	6.9km	330m	1:7500	M60L
7	N1	18	6.8km	320m	1:10000	M16A
8	N6	15	6.4km	320m	1:15,000		W20E, W18E
9	S1	17	6.3km	320m	1:10000	M35S, M40S	W35L, W40L
10	N2	16	5.7km	310m	1:7500	M65L, M45S	W45L, W50L
11	S2	14	5.3km	270m	1:7500	M55S	W55L
12	S1	15	5.3km	250m	1:10000	M20S, M18S	W16A, W21S, W20L, W18L
13	S3	12	4.6km	190m	1:7500	M75L, M60S	W60L, W35S
14	N3	12	4.2km	200m	1:7500	M65S	W65L, W70L, W40S, W45S, W50S
15	N4	10	3.4km	170m	1:7500	M80, M70S	W75, W20S, W18S, W55S, W60S
16	S1	9	2.5km	120m	1:7500	M85, M90, M75S	W80, W65S, W70S
17	N4	8	1.4km	80m	1:7500		W85, W90
18	N5	13	4.8km	270m	1:10000	M14A, M16B
19	N5	10	3.3km	170m	1:10000		W14A, W16B
20	W5	11	2.9km	120m	1:7500	M12A, M14B	W12A, W14B
21	W5	13	2.3km	110m	1:7500	M10A, M12B	W10A, W12B
22	W5	11	1.6km	75m	1:7500	M10B, W10B	W10B
23	N6	10	3.3km	170	1:10000	Light Green
24	W6	11	2.9km	120m	1:7500	Orange
25	W6	13	2.3km	110m	1:7500	Yellow
26	W6	11	1.6km	75m	1:7500	White
27	S4	15	5.3km	270	1:7500	M70L, M50S

 

Cancellation & Changes

Cancellations of entries up to 7 May will be given a full refund, less the standard Fabian4 administration charge.

Cancellations from 8 to  23 May will be given a 50% refund less the standard Fabian4 administration charge. We regret that no refunds of entry fees will be possible after 23 May.

Cancellations can be actioned via your entry details page.

Changes to Entry class and Start times can be made up to 16 May via your entry details page. Changes to SI card numbers will be possible for a short time after 16 May.

If you no longer have the email giving you access to your entry details page you can re-request it from https://www.fabian4.co.uk/competitor/viewentry.aspx

Other entry enquiries should be made to

Terrain Description

An extremely varied area of mature deciduous and coniferous forest, open and semi-open fell, and sheep pasture, with complex contour and rock detail throughout

Facilities

Toilets will be available at both car park fields.

First aid will be near download.

Dogs allowed?

Landowners have stated that dogs will not be allowed in the car park fields or the assembly fields. However, it will be possible to park elsewhere and walk, without your dog, to the event. Parking is available in the field used for overflow parking for visitors to High Dam (GR SD 369 881, what3words ///intention.fearfully.samples). This is 0.5 km north east from the event car park field near Finsthwaite Church. Parking is also available next to the Aquarium at Lakeside (GR SD 378 873, what3words ///consonant.cities.happily). This is 1 km from the car park field near the church. Both these car parks require you to pay for parking.

Note that both these sites are likely to be very busy with tourists so it would be wise to arrive early.

Contacts / Officials

Planners: Dan & Karen Parker (BL)

Organiser: Trevor Roberts (MDOC) 

Controller: Neville Baker (TVOC)

 

Enquiries to