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- Date:
- Registration opens: 10:00 am closes: 11:00 am
- Starts from: 10:00 am
Third in series of low key local Saturday morning events, in and around Tyneside, with a league to encourage participation and competition. Courses suitable for beginners and the more experienced wanting some training competition.
Terrain:
Travel:
Parking:
Entry: Senior £5.00 Junior £2.00 Family £5.00 on the day only. Please provide exact change. A card reader will be available.
Large groups should give prior notice, please.Courses:
Yellow (1.5 – 2.0 km.) ~ Orange (2.0 – 3.0 km.) ~ Long Orange (3.5 – 5.0 km.).
Maps ands Controls
Sites will be marked with a miniature O sign and orange tape secured with a clothes peg. Markers will have a code letter in permanent marker to be written on the control card. Carry a pen.
Electronic timing will be used for start and finish. All runners will be issued with a loan dibber.
Scoring:
100 points for the winner of each course, 99 for second, 98 for third etc. Anyone running in a course above their class will get a bonus of 5 points (10 for 2 courses above) and, likewise, anyone running a course below their class will be docked 10 points. Best three scores count.
Safety: Orienteering is an adventure sport. Risks have been assessed and mitigated as far as possible. However, participants take part at their own risk and are responsible for their own safety during the event. Be aware of and courteous to other park users, cyclists, dog walkers and children.
Note that non-members are not covered by insurance against claims against them for damage or injury to others and their property.