Newcastle Orienteering Club

URBAN EVENT 4 Series final March 22, 2023
Location: the assembly area is located at the northern end of Thomas H Halton Park. Please access
the park via the boat ramp entrance off Bareki Road just east of Moani Street Eleebana.

Directions: Travelling north along Bareki road go past the main park entrance north approx. 200m of
Tingira Drive. Travel 70m and turn left into the boat ramp entrance prior to Moani Street Eleebana.
Travelling south along Bareki road turn right into the boat ramp entrance just past Moani Street
Eleebana.

Map: Thomas Halton Park 1:4000, 2 metre contours. Revised 2023 by Daniel Orr

Planner: Daniel Orr Vetter: Arthur Kingsland

Start times: Between 4.45pm and 6.15pm

Course Closure: 7:00pm. (Finish after 7:00pm and you risk being disqualified for failing to
finish the course in the allowed time)
This closure time is to enable us to collect controls before it gets dark. Please choose your
start time so that you complete your chosen course by 7:00pm

Courses: Long course 5km, Short 2.5km, Mini 1km
Short and long courses cross car parks please be careful and check for traffic.

Facilities: Toilets, barbecues Play equipment approx. 300m from assembly area.

Terrain: Open Parkland. The main road, kids playground, dog exercise area and skate park are
out of bounds and marked accordingly on the map. There are controls near the skate park.
The intent of the out bounds area at the skate park is to stop competitors running through
the middle of it. You will be disqualified for crossing out of bounds areas.