Preliminary Details
Location and Parking
Coombs Wood is located about 1.5km SE of Armathwaite, on the road to Kirkoswald. Parking will be along the roadside to the south of the small Forestry England car park area (please be sure not to obstruct the road).
Grid Ref: NY513450
W3W: stuffy.saves.absorb
Nearest postcode CA4 9SQ
Entries
Pre-entry via SiEntries now available for all courses. Entries will close on Thursday 23rd April at 23:59..
Entry on the day will be available on the Yellow, Orange and Score courses.
Seniors (21 and over): £7 (or £8 on the day)
Juniors (20 and under) and full-time students: £3
If you are new to orienteering and would like to go round as a group or in a pair, just enter one person and purchase 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.
Enquiries/Download
Located at the small Forestry England car park. Depending on what time you arrive the walk to here will be between 25m and 400m from where you park
Start and Finish
Start between 11.00 am and 12.30 pm. The Start and Finish are within a hundred metres of Enquiries/Download along flat paths.
Courses
There will be a range of courses to suit both newcomers and experienced orienteers. As well as the standard linear courses there will be a Score course (where you visit as many controls as you can in an hour), suitable for newcomers who want a challenge. Some controls will be easy, other more difficult.
Distances/climbs are subject to final planning:
| Length (km) | Climb (m) | |
| Blue | 5.4 | 250 |
| Green | 3.5 | 170 |
| Short Green *(see below) | 2.9 | 115 |
| Very Short Green **(see below) | 2.4 | 95 |
| Orange/Novice (a bit harder than Yellow) | 2.8 | 115 |
| Yellow/Novice | 1.9 | 80 |
| Score | 1 hour |
* SHORT GREEN – note that this course (and Very Short Green) includes a steep climb (on paths). However this may be avoided by taking a longer, more gentle ascent.
** VERY SHORT GREEN – this is the same course as the 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 or not to take the Very Short Green cut-off. The download system will work out which course you have completed.
Terrain
Coombs Wood is a small area of working forest on the NE side of the River Eden. It comprises a steep valley side, with flat areas at the top and bottom. There are many paths and tracks, including a lot of steep mountain bike tracks. The forest is mostly fairly rough underfoot with dead bracken and some brambles, but there are more runnable parts.
Map
1:7500 with 5m contours. New mountain bike tracks appear regularly – some may not be on the map. The map from the previous event can be seen here
Toilets
There will be a Portaloo at Enquiries/Download
Dogs
There are no restrictions other than common sense.
Coaching
There will be a coaching session, open to all, immediately before the event. If you would like to participate please tick the box when you enter the event. For more information contact the organisers (email address below).
Further Information and Advice
Contact the organisers Dan and Karen Parker at BLdanandkaren@gmail.com
Note about Insurance
If you are not a member of British Orienteering please read the important note regarding public liability insurance here
Border Liners Orienteering Club 