BL Bampton Common Cumbrian Galoppen

Cumbrian Galoppen orienteering event at Bampton Common in the Eden Valley, 12 km SSW of Penrith

Pre-entry available on all courses. For Yellow, Orange and Red courses there will be some entry on the day, subject to map availability (£10 senior, £4 junior, extra maps £1).

Parking
High Howe Farm, 4km SW of Helton. GR: NY 491 192, w3w ///anguished.whiplash.riots. £2 per car

Courses 
(Distances and climb are still provisional)
Brown                         9.0km, 455m
Blue                             6.9km, 340m
Green                          5.1km, 225m
Short Green              3.8km, 105m
Very Short Green    2.7km, 75m     **See note below
Light Green               3.8km, 125m
Red                              7.0km, 220m    *** See note below
Orange                       3.2km, 85m
Yellow/Novice          2.7km, 65m

**Very Short Green - this is the same course as Short Green but with a loop omitted. 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.

*** Red is suitable for fit but less experienced competitors

Map
Brown, Blue and Red courses will use a 1:10,000 map. Other courses will use 1:7,500. 5m contours. 

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 10:30 and 12:30. The Starts and Finish are all within 600m, 20m climb of the car park.