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- Date:
- Registration opens: 10:00 am closes: 11:00 am
- Starts from: 10:00 am
First 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.
The area covers the “Painshawfield Estate” plus, for the longer courses, extensions into Branch End, Ridley Mill and Guessburn. The ISOM map first was created in 2007 from the old NN club night map. Last used at club nights in 2013 although after this used for other community events.
Painshawfield comprises a block of quiet roads with mostly large detached houses set in spacious often wooded grounds. It also contains a small common and some narrow footpaths. Branch End is a mix of Victorian terraces, large detached housing and a typical 60’s housing estate. Guessburn is a mix of social and Victorian housing set alongside the Stocksfield Burn. Ridley Mill features buildings dating from the 16th Century in a quiet rural setting.
The area includes some steep climbs so visualisation of the contours will be essential for good route choice!
Travel & Parking: TBC
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.
Please bring your own requirement of water.