Derwent Valley Orienteers
Regional Orienteering Event,
part of the East Midlands League

Carsington Pastures
& Harborough Rocks
(near Matlock, Derbyshire)
Sunday 25th September 2011

 

By Car:

The event will be signed from the from the A5012 (Via Gellia), 2 miles west of Cromford (grid ref SK262564, satnav co-ordinates N 53 6 14, W 1 36 36); and also from the B5035 (Ashbourne to Cromford road) near Brassington (grid ref SK234522, satnav co-ordinates N 53 3 59, W 1 39 8).

Car parking will be in a field off the minor road from Wirksworth to Brassington (grid ref SK250546, satnav co-ordinates N 53 5 16, W 1 37 41). Parking fee £2

By Public Transport:

Bus service 110 from Matlock or Ashbourne to Carsington village, then 1 mile steep walk.

Cost

Cost:
Adults on Light Green, Green, Blue, Brown courses: £6 (National and East Midlands members of British Orienteering); £8 (non-members)
Adults on White, Yellow, Orange, Long Orange courses: £3.00
Children and Students on any course: £3.00
Family £15 (National and East Midlands members of British Orienteering); £19 (non-members)
Family groups with a Child on White, Yellow or Orange will pay £3.00 for one map and can purchase additional maps for 50p

The event will use SportIdent electronic punching. If you do not have a SportIdent card, you can hire one at Registration. Hire fee of 50p for Adults, free for Children & Students.

Registration 10.00 - 12.00
Start Times 10.30 - 12.30
Courses

White, Yellow, Orange, Short Green, Light Green, Green, Blue, Brown

The Brown course will have 32 controls, so competitors with version 5 SI cards (numbered 1-499,999) will have some split times missing on the splits printout; this will not affect the recording of your overall time.

Terrain Fast open with intricate contours and rock detail and many depressions as a result of former mining activity. Whistles must be carried.
 

No dogs allowed at the event

 

 

Organiser Organiser: Derek Bishton dbishton@hotmail.com 01773 742951
Planner Paul Wright
Controller Steve Kimberley

 

 

 

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