Please note: there is a 2m height restriction on the entrance to the car park. Larger vehicles such as minibuses or campervans should park at the side of the approach road before the barrier.

Location

Nearest town: Stockport

• Grid Ref: SJ909909
• Postcode: SK1 2GT
• Latitude: 53.41513
• Longitude: -2.13714
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Directions / Parking

Entrance from B6104, 1km east of junction with M60 junction 27.

Registration & Start Times

Register 10.15 to 11.45, Starts 10.30 to 12.00, Courses close 13.15.

Fee: Seniors £4, Juniors £2. Free SI-dibber hire (but £30 if not returned).

Course Information

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

Or a 45 minute Score course to be done as either

• a traditional score - ideal for school children to practice for the British Schools Score Championships at Heaton Park on October 12th
• or ‘odds/evens’ for the more experienced.

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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