Go Orienteering

(Cancelled) Local Event

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(Cancelled) Local Event

Sat 26th Sep 2020

Venue:Hardwick Country Park

Nearest town:Sedgefield

Club:CLOK

Association:NEOA

Level:Local

Suitable for families

Suitable for young children

Suitable for newcomers

Online entry available

Dogs allowed - constraints may apply

Location

Venue:	Hardwick Country Park
Nearest town:	Sedgefield
Event centre:	Overflow carpark
Postcode:	TS21 2DN
Grid reference:	NZ346287
Parking information:	Parking will be in the public car park at Hardwick Country Park. The entrance to the car park is from the A177 at grid reference NZ 346287 and the postcode is TS21 2DN. ollow the Brown road direction sign at the roundabout on the A689 near to Sedgefield. You will need to buy a parking ticket from one of the machines in the car park. The charges are £2 for 2 hours or £3 for all day. The Start will be near the overflow car park (which is beyond the main car park).
Dog rules:	Well behaved dogs are welcome at this event, but must be kept on leads (park policy).

Details

Description:	Covid-19: This event is being run in accordance with the British Orienteering guidance for resumption of orienteering in England. In order to participate in this event you must agree to comply with the Participant Code of Conduct. Due to Covid-19 restrictions, there will be no Registration at the event. If you wish to participate in this event you must pre-enter via the CLOK online entry system on the CLOK website. Terrain: The main part of the park has a good path network around a central lake with some small sections of woodland and a variety of man-made features. A tunnel under the A177 leads to an extensive area of open grassland with scattered trees.Map: 1:6,000 scale A4 size. The maps will be printed on waterproof paper. The control descriptions will be printed on the maps. Loose copies will not be available at the event, but you can use the links above to download electronic copies. Please use the provided hand sanitiser before taking your map in order to avoid any risk of contaminating other people's maps. Punching system: SPORTident electronic punching will be used. The control boxes will be activated to enable SIAC cards to operate in touch-free mode ..... but please note that you will need to punch the old-fashioned way at the Start and Finish. As part of the arrangements to prevent the spread of coronavirus, SI-cards will not be available for hire on the day. CLOK members without their own SI-cards can arrange long-term hire of an SI-card until the end of 2020 for £5. If you wish to do this, please contact Marion Archer (marion.archer45@gmail.com) giving your name and how you would like to collect the card. Your hire card can be sent by post (supply your address) or you can arrange to pick it up at an event (indicate which event). The cost will be added to your account in the CLOK online entry system.
Type:	Sprint
Physical difficulty of terrain:	Easy
Entry times:	Starts:10 a.m.-12 noon courses close at 2 p.m.
Punch type:	SI
Event number:	78349
Event website:	Click here

Courses

Course description:	Long ------Length 6.0km...........Climb 65m..........20 Controls ****** Medium-----Length 4.3km........Climb 50m..........16 Controls****** Short------Length 2,1km---------Climb 30m...........10 Controls The Long and Medium courses venture out of the park via a tunnel under the road into nearrby fields and th Short course is entirely within the park boundary.

	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

Fees:

Payment date	Junior/student	Senior	Family/group
on-line	£1.50 (£1.50)	£4.00 (£4.00)	£0.00
Non-member fees shown in brackets

Online entry via:	http://www.clok.org.uk/ces_login.htm
Online entry closing date:	24/09/2020

Contact us

Club:	CLOK
Association:	NEOA
Contact:	Joe Trigg