Public Transport: 521/522/523 from Halifax bus station
Courses:
Course
Distance (km)
Climb (m)
What to expect
Long
4.3
220
As high technical difficulty as is possible in this area (TD 5 & 4 as permitted by the area)
Medium
3.3
170
Like the Long just a bit shorter and slightly less physical (TD 5 & 4)
Short
2.0
95
Interesting technical challenges but physically easier than the longer courses (TD 4 & 3). Also suitable for experienced navigators who are new to night O
Very Short
1.6
25
Easy navigation and gentle terrain. Controls on or close to paths. (TD 2 & 1)
Terrain: Mainly mature woodland with an extensive path network. Also some open and semi open areas and some steep slopes visited by the longer courses. A few fields may be visited outside the woodland but all the area has clear physical boundaries (fences or walls) which must only be crossed at marked crossing points. Recent storm damage and clearance work has created isolated pockets of slower progress in otherwise runnable areas. These recent changes have not been mapped and are usually quite easy to avoid.
IMPORTANT NOTES on OOB and Uncross-able features.
Two of the steepest and roughest slopes have been affected by recent storms and will be over-printed as purple hatched Out-Of-Bounds on the map. These will NOT be marked on the ground.
There is one small stream very early in some courses which is marked as uncrossable. It is not marked on the ground but please do NOT attempt to cross it even if it looks crossable.
Map: 1:7500, 5m contours
Entries: Through the Racesignup entry page. After Wednesday 18th all entries and EOD will subject to map availability and for the Very Short course there will be no entries accepted after Wednesday 18th Dec.
Entry Fees: Senior £10.00, Young Adult (21-25) £7.50, Junior £5 + Non BOF member supplement of £2 adult, £1 young adult.
Start: Within 500m of assembly. Open punching starts between 17:00 and 18:00.
If you expect to take a long time please start towards the beginning of this start window.
Finish: Close to assembly.
Courses close at : 19:30 (You must have downloaded by this time. Controls will be collected promptly from this time.)
Refreshments: Hot drinks & cakes available - stay and socialise!
Safety: It will be DARK and Mid-Winter!! Please ensure you have waterproof jacket, hat and gloves with you as well as a backup torch as these may be compulsory.
A comprehensive risk assessment will be carried out by the organiser. The risks associated with competing in an outdoor environment are significant and need to be taken seriously by all competitors who take part at their own risk and are responsible for their own safety. Parents are particularly asked to emphasise these points with their children. If you have a medical condition that first aiders should know about in an emergency, please contact the organiser with details, before/at the event before your run, in confidence. These details will only be used for the purposes of this event and will be deleted/destroyed afterwards.
Insurance: Members and Non members of British Orienteering are covered by our public liability insurance.
Please ask any of our club officials for more information if you would like to join EPOC and British Orienteering.
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