Go Orienteering

HH Saturday League & GLOSS

HH Saturday League & GLOSS
Sat 6th Jul 2019
St Albans
HH
SEOA
Local
Suitable for familiesSuitable for young childrenSuitable for wheelchairsSuitable for newcomersCoaching/advice availableOnline entry availableDogs allowed - constraints may apply

Location

Venue:Highfield Park
Nearest town:St Albans
Event centre:Highfield Park Centre Car Park, off Russet Drive (AL4 0DB)
Postcode:AL4 0DB
Parking information:Highfield Park Centre Car Park, off Russet Drive (AL4 0DB)
Dog rules:Please keep dogs on leads and clear up behind you.

Details

Description:Parkland. Longer courses visit the surrounding streets. Note: singlet tops and/or shorts may be worn be worn, but metal-studded shoes are definitely not recommended.
Type:Cross Country
Physical difficulty of terrain:Easy
Entry times: Register from 09:45 to 11:15 or visit http://sat.maptypes.org to reserve map/dibber. Starts from 1
Punch type:SI
Hire fee: £1.00
Competitions:Inter Club League, Club League
Event number:74761
Event website:Click here
Final details web page:Click here

Courses

Course description:Courses for everybody from beginners of any age to experienced orienteers. Course Approx. Distance Difficulty White 1 – 1.5 km Easy – all along paths, control flags whenever you need to decide to turn. Yellow 1.5 – 2.5 km Fairly easy – navigate along line features such as paths, walls, streams. Some turns with no control flags. Orange 2.5 – 3.5 km Moderate – start cutting across country, some controls a bit away from line features. GLOSS 3 – 4 km Harder – a range of navigational skills needed to find controls on any mapped feature. GLOSS with extn ~6 km The GLOSS course with an extra section added. Please note that U16s may enter the LG course but not the Extn, because of unsupervised road crossings.
Colour coded courses:White, Yellow, Orange, Light Green
 
XS
0-2.5km
S
2.6-5.0km
M
5.1-7.5km
L
7.6-10km
XL
10.1km +
Very Easy
Easy
Medium
Hard
Very Hard
Course Technical Difficulty and Length (Km) are a guide to the standard of the courses offered.

Entry

Online entry via:http://sat.maptypes.org to reserve map/dibber.

Contact us

Club:HH
Association:SEOA
Contact:Penny Parkes