| Travel: | Take the A193 to Bedlington |
| At the Roundabout at NZ 256 821 (Netto on the Corner), follow the directions for the Police Station. Go past the police station and turn left opposite the large Tesco car park on to a track. Follow the track for approx 600m to the designated parking and registration area. | |
| Signed from: NZ 261820. | |
| Entry: | Senior: (M/W21+) 7.00 (BOrienteering member discount applies) |
| Juniors (M/W20-) / Concessions 2.00 | |
| Leaders of groups (scouts/schools) please notify the organiser in advance so that enough maps are printed. | |
| Registration: | 10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. |
| Starts: | 10:15 a.m. - 11:45 a.m. Courses close 1:30 p.m. |
| Courses: | White, Yellow, Orange, Light Green, Long - with micro-O (see below) |
White 1.4Km Yellow 2.3Km Orange 3.0Km Light Green 3.3Km Green + Micro O 5.1Km Mini kites & punches for Orange to Green Full kites & punches for White & most of Yellow | |
| Map: | Overprinted with course and bagged. |
| Punching: | Pin punches |
| Terrain: | Two adjacent parcels of land. |
| One a reclaimed pit heap with maturing copses and a big hill giving interesting route choices (and a great view from the top). The other, a flat plantation where the pit head used to be, well used by local dog walkers giving a complex maze of paths which require intense concentration to navigate at speed and will catch out the unwary. | |
| Facilities: | Children's play area near registration |
| Public Toilets available in shoppers car park close to Dr Pit entry road. (Assembly 800m) | |
| Dogs: | OK under close control. |
| Officials | Planner: Adrian Barnes |
| Controller: Fred Miller | |
| Organiser: Paul Boyles 01661-835835 | |
| Safety: | Remember you Orienteer at your own risk |
| Please bring your own requirement of water. | |
| A whistle should be carried, otherwise officials reserve the right to deny entry. |
A normal orienteering course but not all controls have a marker code on the description sheet. Those without a code will have a number of markers close together but only one corresponding with the precise control description. e.g.1 description "Boulder N side" could have 3 markers beside it but the right one is on the North side. e.g.2 description "W Path junction" could have 2 markers at 2 adjacent path junctions but the right one is the Western one. This is a useful exercise to train to use the full control description and to look at the right location in the circle, thus not wasting time. There is a five minute penalty for each wrong marker punched.