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Manchester & District
Orienteering Club

Spring Series 3 - Manor Park

and surrounding area

Park event including urban extension into Old Glossop for M/W16+.

Sat 09th Mar 2024

Type of event: Local
Type of terrain: Parkland, Urban
Info updated: 17th Jun

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A pair of lightweight black gloves was found near Registration - please email if they are yours.


Pre Event Info

  • Everyone should Pre-register using the MDOC Registration System https://mdocentry.org.uk (when available). This will guarantee a map is available for you
  • Limited EOD, subject to map availability
  • Please pay by contactless card or cash at Registration on the day.
  • Fee £5/£2     SI card hire free.

  • Register 10.15 to 11.45. Starts 10.30 to 12.30. Courses close 13.15
  • Please do not arrive too early as there is a ParkRun.

Location

Nearest town: Glossop

Directions / Parking

Park car park.

Registration & Start Times

Register 10.15 to 11.45. Starts 10.30 to 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. No under-16s allowed because of road crossings.
  • 45 minute Score course, suitable for adult or junior beginners. This is an Odds/Evens score. i.e. collect all the odd numbered controls followed by the even ones (or vice versa)

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

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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