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Manchester & District
Orienteering Club

Spring Series 4 - Woodbank and Vernon Parks

Sat 22nd Mar 2014

Type of event: Local
Type of terrain: Parkland, Woodland
Info updated: 19th Mar

Results

Pre Event Info

Location

Nearest town: Stockport

Directions / Parking

Follow signs to Lower Bredbury on B6104 from the big roundabout at M60 junction 27. 1 km to Vernon Park carpark.

Registration & Start Times

Register between 10.00 and 11.00. Starts 10.30 to 11.30.

Course Information

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

There will also be a 2-part race for those who enjoy head-to-head racing.

Prologue - run the Orange course between 10.30 and 11.15;
Final - this will use the Light Green course.

Chasing starts in reverse order (at minute intervals) between 11.30 and 11.45

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: Seniors £3/ Juniors £1.50. Free SI-dibbers (but £30 if not returned)

Contacts / Officials

Contact: Clare Griffin 01625 572989

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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