Registration, etc

• Everyone should Pre-register using the MDOC Registration System https://mdocentry.org.uk. This will guarantee a map is available
• Online entry closing date Thursday 17th March
• Limited EOD, subject to map availability
• Please pay by contactless card at Registration on the day. Please arrive in time to pay before your start
• Please wear a face mask at Registration and obey any social distancing rules
• Fee £4/£2.  SI card hire free
• Starts between 10.30 and 12.00.  Courses close 13.15

Location

Nearest town: South Manchester

• Grid Ref: SJ815900
• Postcode: M23 0AB
• Latitude: 53.40475
• Longitude: -2.27926
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Directions / Parking

Signed from B5167, 1 km from Princess Parkway. Parking charge.

Registration & Start Times

On-the-day registration/payment will be in the NACRO room in the Horticultural Centre behind the car park.

Course Information

White, Yellow, Orange,and Light Green courses, suitable for everybody, newcomers, improvers and regulars, with advice and instruction available. These courses remain entirely within the park.

For this event, the Long Light Green course is also entirely within the park - no urban extension, so is open to under-16s.

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.

Facilities

Toilets in Horticultural Centre (and at cafe), children's play area, cafe.

Contacts / Officials

Series Co-ordinator: Alison Doyle

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