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Sun 29th Apr: Minor - O'Donnelltown

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O’DONNELLTOWN

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COACHING OPPORTUNITY: Stephen Craig has offered coaching to those who are new to bush (cross-country) orienteering at the minor events this year. This could be juniors or adults new to the sport. If you are interested please let him know via email to arrange a time This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

DIRECTIONS:

From Newcastle: Head north-west along the Newcastle Link Road, straight ahead through 2 roundabouts. At the major intersection with Cameron Park Drive / Woodford Street (traffic lights), turn left. Continue 1.8 km along Cameron Park Drive, straight ahead at the next roundabout (becomes Carrington Street). Proceed straight ahead through the centre of town (becomes Railway Street) turning RIGHT at the O’Donnelltown Road cross-intersection. The event site is approx. 1 km west of this intersection.

From Sydney / M1 (northbound only): Take the Wallsend exit from the M1 (that’s the exit before the Newcastle exit). Turn right onto George Booth Drive, then right into Carrington Street (first roundabout, for West Wallsend). Proceed straight ahead through the centre of town (becomes Railway Street) turning RIGHT at the O’Donnelltown Road cross-intersection. The event site is approx. 1 km west of this intersection.

From the M1 (southbound only) or M15: Take the Newcastle exit from the M1, or proceed straight ahead for Newcastle from the M15.  In both cases, you need to be in the RIGHT-most lane, so that you can turn right at the major intersection with Cameron Park Drive / Woodford Street (traffic lights). Continue 1.8 km along Cameron Park Drive, straight ahead at the next roundabout (becomes Carrington Street). Proceed straight ahead through the centre of town (becomes Railway Street) turning RIGHT at the O’Donnelltown Road cross-intersection. The event site is approx. 1 km west of this intersection.

Map: O'Donnelltown Rock - East

Terrain: Spur-gully with light rock and thicker areas in watercourses

Planner: Bert van Netten, Robert van Huisstede, Anita Bickle

Vetter: Kim van Netten

Courses:

Course       Length(km)       Controls
Very easy    1.9   10
Easy   2.5   11
Moderate short   2.5   8
Moderate long   3.5   12
Hard short   3.5   8
Harm medium    4.9   11
Hard long   6.3   18

Entry Fees

Safety:

Start times: 9:30 to 11:30am with course closure at 1pm. Please ensure you start your course with enough time to complete it prior to course closure

 
 
 
 

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