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Manchester & District
Orienteering Club

Summer Evening 1 - Teggs Nose

A summer evening event offering courses that are suitable for newcomers and for experienced orienteers.

Thu 04th Jun 2026

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

Pre Event Info

Pre-entries via RaceSignUp please (when available).

Further details later ...

Location

Nearest town: Macclesfield

Directions / Parking

Signed from A537 at the east of Macclesfield. Pay Parking at Tegg's Nose Visitor’s Centre.

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Registration & Start Times

Register from 17.00, Starts from 17.30 to 19.00

Course Information

White, Yellow, Orange, Light Green, Red, Very Short Green, Green, Blue

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

Pre-entry at Racesignup https://racesignup.co.uk/ to guarantee a map. Limited EOD (card or correct cash).

Facilities

Toilets

Dogs allowed?

On leads at all times.

Contacts / Officials

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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