Hardwick Park - Sunday 19 May 2024

About this event

Orienteer at Hardwick Park in our East Midlands League event. The park is lovely in May, with the hills, re-wilding and terraced ponds adding navigational challenge. Nine courses will be available to enter in advance (or on the day), course length, climb and suitability as follows:

• White (1.5 km distance, 45m climb) – families with young children
• Yellow (2.1 km, 50m) – families/older children
• Yellow/Orange (3.2 km, 80m) – improvers/older children – a longer course suited to regular runners
• Light Green (3.6 km, 75m) – some experience ideally!
• Very Short Green (2.4 km, 45m) – a less physical course for older competitors, but with full nav challenge (less climb than other courses)
• Short Green (3.1 km, 75m) – older participants
• Green (5.0 km, 80m) – navigationally challenging, medium distance
• Blue (7.1 km, 120m) – navigationally challenging, longer distance
• Brown (8.9 km, 150m) – navigationally challenging, longest course

These distances are the optimal route that competitors can take, not straight line routes between controls, and take into accounting deviating from the straight line to use fence crossing points.

All fences and walls are not to be crossed except at marked crossing points.

New to orienteering? Our volunteers will help you get started with using the orienteering map and the dibber (timing chip) that we use. Online entries are open on Fabian, see link below.

Yvette Baker Trophy: This event incorporates a heat of the Yvette Baker Trophy – could juniors who are also members of an orienteering club please let their team captains know that they are entering? DVO juniors – please email Ann-Marie.

Make a family day of it and visit the Hall too : )

Location

Postcode: S44 5QJ

Grid reference: SK466634

Parking: Parking is at the East end of the main car park located near the Visitor Centre.

Latest updates about this event

The NT have generously waived entry fees into the Parkland for everyone participating in the orienteering event. All NT members are requested to have their membership card scanned at the Visitor Centre. Non NT members may be asked to show evidence of their participation by showing a copy of these event details, preferably on their phone. It would be appreciated if non NT members made a small donation such as a purchase of a pin badge from the Visitor Centre.

Toilets adjacent to the Café / Restaurant can be used.

The NT café can be used for refreshments.

Car parking is at the far end (East end) of the main visitor car park.

Event details

Courses available : White; Yellow; Orange; Light Green; Very Short Green; Short Green; Green; Blue; Brown;

Start times: 10.30 a.m. - 12.30 p.m.

Registration: 10.00 a.m. - 12.00 noon.

Toilets : Adjacent to the Cafe/Restaurant.

Dogs : In car park only

Event officials

Planner: Dave Chaffey

Controller: Paul Morris (NOC)

Organiser: David Vincent - Contact:

Type of event: C (Regional)

Entries and other event details

Fees:

British Orienteering members - Seniors £8.00, Juniors £4.00 (Light Green - Brown courses)
Non British Orienteering Members - Seniors £10.00, Juniors £4.00 (Light Green - Brown courses)
Seniors and Juniors £4.00 (White, Yellow and Orange courses)

How to enter

Please enter online via the button below.

The closing date for entries is Monday 13th May 2024 at 11.59 PM.

Entry on the day will be available for this event subject to the number of maps remaining for different courses when you register. Estimates of map availability for different courses will be provided here just before the event.