Location

Nearest town: Disley

• Grid Ref: SJ964823
• Postcode: SK12 2NR
• Latitude: 53.33850
• Longitude: -2.05680
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Directions / Parking

Park is signed from A6 just west of Disley village. Follow main drive 1 mile to Car Park.

Registration & Start Times

Registration: In the Timber Yard, signed from main car park.

Register from 17.30. Starts 18.00 to 19.00. Must finish by 20.00 - park gates closed.

Course Information

White, Yellow, Orange, Light Green, 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

Fees: £5.00 seniors and £2.00 juniors. Free SI-dibbers (but £30 if not returned)

Dogs allowed?

Dogs on leads in car park and assembly area only.

Contacts / Officials

Organiser: Pete Lomas
Planner: Eddie Speak
Controller: Ian Gilliver
Assistant Controller: Alan Ogden

Contact: Alison Doyle 0161 366 5175