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Orienteering is a competitive or non-competitive recreational activity in which participants use a detailed map (and usually a compass) to navigate between checkpoints (known as “controls”) along an unfamiliar course. If you like a mental and physical challenge and exploring the outdoors, orienteering is the sport for you!

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    Run or walk, compete against yourself or others, or a fun family day out. Classic "forest" orienteering for all in the great outdoors. (Mar-Sept)
   Run, walk or push a pram to a 45 minute time limit. How many points can you get? (Oct-Feb)
    A great introduction to orienteering with fun courses in suburban parks & reserves. Also includes a night event. (Feb-Mar)
    Navigate around bush tracks and trails on your mountain bike. The     BOSS series offers 75 minute score & line+score events. (Oct-Mar)

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NPT11 Final - Blue Gum Hills - Wed 15th Mar

Newcastle Park Tour 11 (2017) - Final

Volunteers: Thanks go to those who made this event possbile and run smoothly.
Course Setting: Malcolm Roberts, Carolyn Matthews
Map Printing: Jeff Guy
Registration Desk: Joy Guy, Carolyn Rigby, Carolyn Matthews
Computer: Jeff Guy
Control Collection: The Enderby Family, Thomas Whitehead, Nicole Haigh, Malcolm Roberts
Set Up and Pack Up: Geoff Peel, Joy Guy, Jeff Guy, The Enderby Family, Malcolm Roberts, Carolyn Matthews

(If I have forgotten anyone, please accept my apologies.)

The Winners: Congratulations to the Newcastle Park Tour 11 winners:

Long A: Rob Bennett, Jenny Enderby
Long B: Steven Roberts
Long C: Jim Lee

Short A: Mikayla Enderby

Results On Eventor | Results Page

Routegadget | Attackpoint splits Long | Attackpoint splits Short

Gradings for the 2017 Final
Even if you haven't qualified for the Final of the Park series you are still welcome to come and have a run.

Location: Blue Gum Hills Regionial Park, Minmi

Map: Blue Gum Hills Regional Park 1:5000, 2 metre contours.

Start times: Starts between 5pm - 6:30pm

Course Closure: 7:10pm. (Finish after 7:10pm and you risk being disqualified for failing to finish the course in the allowed time.)

This closure time is to enable the setter to collect controls before it gets dark.  So please, please choose your start time so that you complete your chosen course by 7:10pm

Setter: Malcolm Roberts & Carolyn Matthews

Course: Long (~5km) and Short (~2.5km). These are length via logical route choice around out of bounds areas. Competitors should choose a course that matches their ability and allows them to finish by course closure time.

Directions: Park in the main car park in Blue Gum Hills Regional Park or if this is full there is additional parking outside near the cemetery. Please enter the park through the main gates though, otherwise you will be passing through the competition area.

Facilities:  Toilets but no drinking water.

Notes:

  • Short presentation at 7:15pm. It has to be short because we need to be out of the park by 7:30pm
  • Please be careful as there are a couple of tricky downhills on the long course
  • For the controls in the maze remember that there is an enlarged version of the maze on the map.
  • Note that the scale is 1:5000
  • Bring insect repellent to protect from mosquitoes.
  • SI: this is a Sport Ident (SI) event, there is an SI unit attached to each control, so you will need to bring your SI stick or P-card. There are less than 20 controls on the short course, so people that only own a P-card will be able to use that if they run the short course. For the long course, they will need to hire or purchase an SI stick for this event.

 
 
 
 

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