(Details updated 8th October with information about the routes to the starts and planner’s notes)
Saturday Series local orienteering event at Miltonrigg Wood, near Brampton.
Pre-entry now closed, but entry on the day still available on Yellow and Orange courses.
Parking
Small public car park with adjacent roadside parking, just off the A69 about 3km east of Brampton. Lift share if possible. Some of the car park must be left available for the public, so please park where the parking marshal requests.
Grid reference: NY564618
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Nearest postcode: CA8 2QT
Courses:
| Length (km) | Climb (m) | |
| Green | 4.1 | 35 |
| Short Green | 2.9 | 30 |
| Very Short Green **(see below) | 2.2 | 25 |
| Orange | 2.6 | 20 |
| Yellow/Novice | 1.7 | 15 |
* 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.
Entries
Pre-entry now closed. Start list is here.
Entry on the day is available for Yellow and Orange courses.
Seniors (21 and over): £8
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
If you have pre-ordered a dibber collect it from Download. Dibber hire also available for entry on the day. Dibber hire is free but £30 if you lose it.
Start
Between 11:00 and 12:30.
There are two starts:
Yellow and Orange Start: 300m from the car park. It will be signed from the car park, through the gate into the wood. Then follow the flagged route through woodland There will be help available at the start.
Green, Short Green and Very Short Green Start: 600m from the car park. The route will not be flagged. Go south along the road from the car park. Please take care of oncoming traffic and the railway level crossing.
If you have pre-entered, and have your own SI-card just go straight to the start.
Yellow/Novice course maps will be at the Start but there will also be copies on display at Enquiries/Download for anyone who wants to have a look in advance.
Finish
The finish is 100m from the car park. Please remember to download.
Green, Short Green and Very Short Green courses cross the taped route to the Yellow/Orange start as they approach the finish. Don’t follow the taped route and avoid collisions!
Facilities
Portaloo in car park.
Dogs
Well behaved dogs on leads are allowed in the car park and on the course.
Terrain
Mostly runnable woodland with some thicker bits, paths and ditches.
Yellow and Orange: please note that the paths are very muddy in places. Good footwear is advised (eg wellies for very young children)
Map
1:7500 with 5m contours.
Planner’s Notes
Towers: These are not free standing structures, but comprise an approx 4m metal ladder with a chair on top supported against a tree.
Undergrowth: There is no runnability screen, but in general the going is “medium run” in the white areas at this time of year.
Green Splodges and Lines: Small green areas on the map can be any of the following
Note that there are small unmapped fallen trees / areas of windblown which can easily be avoided.
Control Descriptions
Control Descriptions will be printed on the front of the map. Loose descriptions will NOT be available.
Railway Crossing
The Green, Short Green and Very Short Green courses cross a railway between controls 4 and 5. The crossing will be manned and you must only cross when directed by the marshal. The time taken between these two 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.
Planner/Organiser
Paul Watson/Anita Laird
https://borderlinersorienteering.org/club-info/contact/
Border Liners Orienteering Club 