BL Miltonrigg Wood
Info: New entries for this event closed on Wednesday 9th October 2024.
| Senior | £7.00 | |
| Junior / Student | £3.00 |
Saturday Series local orienteering event at Miltonrigg Wood near Brampton
Pre-entry available on all courses (£7 senior, £3 junior). For Yellow/Novice and Orange courses there will be some entry on the day, subject to map availability (£8 senior, £3 junior)
Parking
Public car park and adjacent road-side parking. Lift share if possible.
Postcode: CA8 2QT (Google Maps)
Grid Ref: NY564618 (Streetmap.co.uk - OS mapping)
W3W: folds.noises.prepped
Courses (provisional length and climb)
Green 4.1km, 35m
Short Green 3.0km, 30m
Very Short Green 2.3km, 25m **See note below
Orange 2.6km, 20m
Yellow/Novice 1.9km, 15m
**Very Short Green - this is the same course as Short Green but with some controls missed out. If you want to do Very Short Green, enter Short Green and pick up a Short Green Map at the start. The map will show which controls to miss. You can decide while on the course whether to take the Very Short Green cut-off.
Map
All courses use a 1:7,500 scale map. 5m contours. Control Descriptions will be printed on the front of the map.
Groups and Pairs / Extra Maps
If you are new to orienteering and would like to go round as a group or in a pair, just enter one person and use the option to select any additional maps that your group would like at £1 each.
Dibber Hire
Available by pre-order at no charge, £30 if not returned. To pre-order, leave the SI number blank during entry process, and then collect dibber from Enquiries/Download on the day.
Start and Finish
Start between 11:00 and 12:30. There are two starts, one for Yellow/Orange and the other for Green/Short Green/Very Short Green. These are approximately 300m and 600m from the car park respectively, mostly along a road.
The finish is located adjacent to the car park.
The start and finish boxes need to be punched, but all other boxes will be SIAC enabled.
Facilities
Portaloo at parking.
Terrain
Fast woodland with some thicker bits, paths and ditches.
Dogs
Well behaved dogs on leads are allowed in the car parking field and on the course.
Railway Crossing
Green/Short Green/Very Short Green competitors must cross a railway on their way to the start and on their course. Please take care. The crossing on the course will be manned with a control each side of the railway. The time taken between these controls will not count to your overall time.
Safety
Full leg cover and whistles are compulsory. There will be a first aid kit at registration. Competitors with an existing medical condition are invited to leave details in a sealed envelope at registration.
Entry Cancellation / Change
If you are unable to make the event please let us know via the email address. If we are informed by the closing date we will provide a refund less £1 per person to cover admin costs. Before the closing date you can change your course by editing your entry online, but there will be no changes of course on the day.
Planner / Organiser
Paul Watson / Anita Laird
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