Manchester and District Orienteering Club Twin Peak 2013 - South ManchesterSaturday / Sunday 26th/27th October |
Travel | Approach from the west via Macclesfield and Langley is recommended. Approaching from the east and the south involves travelling along extremely narrow single track lanes and may conflict with competitors walking to the start or from the finish. From A523 about 1km south of the centre of Macclesfield, follow signs through Sutton and Langley about 4km to parking field. No public transport available. |
Parking | In a large field opposite the Leathers Smithy Inn.
Grid Ref. SJ952716
Postcode SK11 0NE. Campervans and larger vehicles will park on hard-standing 1km from Assembly. Parking fee. |
Assembly | In the same field as parking. Toilets, O-traders, catering, registration etc. |
Dogs | In Assembly only, on leads |
Start | Starts from 12:00 to 14:00 1km walk on minor roads and tracks. Allow 20 minutes |
Finish | 1.4km from Assembly. 500m from Start. Clothing can be left near the Start. No water provided |
Courses | White to Black (see below). String course |
Terrain | Very variable forest, considerable climb, many forest tracks, all types of vegetation. Non-technical courses will be considerately planned. |
Map | 1:10000 for all courses. Updated 2013. |
Fee | Short Green to Black: Seniors £11, Juniors £5 White to Light Green: Seniors £6, Juniors £3 |
Officials | Planner: Steve Dempsey, Controller: Ian Cooper SYO, Organiser: Trevor Roberts 0161 439 6435 |
Travel | Eastbound leave M60 at junction 27. Westbound leave M60 at junction 26. Exit the large roundabout on B6104. 700m to parking. |
Parking | Hard-standing British Gas car park.
Grid Ref. SJ910910
Postcode SK1 2GT. Minimum £1 fee (to Charity) |
Assembly | Across the road from car park in Vernon Park. Toilets, Registration, caterers. |
Dogs | In Assembly, on leads |
Start | Starts from 10:30 to 12:30. All courses will start from Vernon Park, 200m gentle uphill on paths from assembly. Allow 5 minutes |
Finish | At Assembly |
Courses | Full length urban courses for senior competitors and two courses planned within Vernon and Woodbank Park for juniors. |
Terrain | Interesting urban terrain with considerable route choice and quite a few
contours, for seniors. Woodbank and Vernon Parks offer a mixture of woodland and parkland with a network of paths for juniors. |
Map | 1:5000 Previous Stockport map has been extended to the east by SutMap,
to include Vernon Park and the urban area to the south of it. ISSOM Junior Courses will use updated conventional map of the Parks. Scale 1:5000 |
Fee | Seniors £8, Juniors £3 |
Officials | Planner: Jillyan Dobby, Controllers: Jane and Nick Campbell DEE, Organiser: Peter Lomas 0161 483 4332 |
Pre-entry from August 23rd to October 20th at the rates given above, at fabian4.co.uk
Late entry from October 21st to October 24th with £2(senior) and 50p (junior) surcharge per day
Entry on Day at late entry rates while maps are available.
Postal entry to Trevor Roberts 7 Brisbane Close, Bramhall, Stockport SK7 1LF, by October 14th , with envelopes if required.
Twin Peak Competition: Times for the 2 events will be added together. Prizes for Age Class winners (Senior L, Junior A only)
To be eligible for prizes you must run the course for the same age class each day.
Saturday Age Classes for Senior L and Junior A.
(For S and B classes please refer to the BOF guidelines for level B events)
Black | M21 | |
Brown | M35 M40 |
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Short Brown | M18/20 M45/50 | W21 |
Blue | M16 M55/60 | W35 W40 |
Short Blue | M65 | W18/20 W45/50 |
Green | M70 | W16 W55/60 |
Short Green | M75-85 | W65/70 |
Very Short Green | W75-85 | |
Light Green | M14 | W14 |
Orange | M12 | W12 |
Yellow | M10 | W10 |
White |
Sunday Age Classes
(S and B classes run the course of their choice)
1 Urban | M18-35 | |
2 Urban | M40-50 |
W18-35 |
3 Urban | M55-60 | W40-50 |
4 Urban | M65+ | W55-60 |
5 Urban | W65+ | |
6 Park | M16- | W16- |
7 Park | M12- | W12- |
Enquiries to twinpeak2013@mdoc.org.uk
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