Hope you all enjoyed the courses tonight.  As usual thanks to our volunteers: Pete Guillaume for planning, the Howsam family for organising and Steve Dempsey for various map updates.  Results and splits are available on the link above.

That's the good news, now for the bad.  Unfortunately though after the event we we contacted by a member of the public who reported seeing a 'Middle aged man who should know better' climbing over a wall through a private field. We totally rely on good relations with all our landowners and the general public.  Please make sure that you do nothing to endanger this in the future. If you find yourself contemplating climbing over a wall over a wall or fence, think again, check that what you are doing is allowed and that you haven't missunderstood either map symbols or where you are. If you have any doubt do not cross and go around, this isn't the World Champs.

Information

Enjoy a mix of footpath, POW camp, park and urban orienteering around the Lodge Moor area in South West Sheffield, on the edge of the Peak District. There are courses suitable for juniors, newcomers and experienced orienteers.

How to enter

All entries must be made in advance on the SYO entry system. Entries open Tues 10th May and close on Monday 16th May.  There will be no entry on the day.

Parking

Please park in the car park off Redmires Rd, just beyond the Sportsman Pub. Nearest postcode S10 4LJ  What3words:input.successes.spared

Starts

Starts 5.45pm to 6.45pm. Courses close 7.45pm promptly. If you think you might take a long time, please select an early start time.

Map

1:5000, 5m contours. Mapped September 2020 by Dom Dakin. POW camp updated May 2022 by Peel Land Surveys.

ISSprOM 2019 Spec, please take note of the Impassable features. In particular, farmland (grassy fields) must not be entered, and especially around the Westminster housing estate (M & L courses) please do not cross flowerbeds/gardens. 5m contours. No street trees are mapped. Grass verges are shown, but with no breaks for driveways.

Courses

Distances are subject to final planning & controlling.

Yellow – 1.7km, 15m climb, 11 controls - Technically easy, ideal for younger juniors. No road crossings.
Orange - 3km - Medium level of navigational challenge. No road crossings. Open to all.
Short - 3.7 km, 30m climb, 16 controls - A good level of technical challenge. Crosses minor roads. Suitable for 11+
Medium – 5.5km, 60m climb, 18 controls  - A good level of technical challenge. Crosses roads. 16+ only.
Long - 6.7km, 130m climb - A good level of technical challenge. Crosses roads. 16+ only.

Distances quoted are straight-line - you will run much further!

SI controls and timing will be used, SIAC enabled.

Terrain, Safety & Clothing/Footwear

The event is spread across several areas depending on which course you run. The POW Camp woodland, the Lodgemoor hospital estate, Lodgemoor and the Westminster estate. Some of the connecting paths are narrow, please keep left and give way to pedestrians and dog walkers.

The Middle and Long courses visit the Westminster estate (the area where there are blocks of flats). See map extract above. Please keep to the paths and roads. We have been asked not to cut across grass areas in front of windows as previous events have caused distress to elderly residents. These courses also cross busy roads and it is suggested that competitors wear light coloured tops. Please take care crossing all roads.

The POW Camp has been thinned. There are some new large tracks, brashings and many of the small paths are now overgrown. Courses avoid the worst areas. Due to underlying concrete, patches of the woods may be fairly slippy/muddy.

The Yellow uses large and small paths in woodland, and a small area of rough open parkland. Some of the smallest paths have undergrowth trailing at low level, but courses avoid the worst of these.

Controls of all courses visit the  woodland; therefore it is advised that all competitors wear shoes with some grip. Fine to wear shorts, although children on the Yellow may prefer to have full leg cover. Short wearers may prefer to wear long socks as there are a few nettles about. For Medium and Long competitors, the woodland makes up ~10% of your course distance - the remainder is largely on pavements or cut grass - so you definitely don't want dobs!

Costs

£6 adults, £5 British Orienteering / SYO members
£3 juniors & students.
Pairs / family groups pay for one entry, extra map £1
Dibber hire free but should be ordered in advance when entering.

As usual a few volunteers will be required! Helpers receive a free run. Please enter using SYOHELPER.

Event Officials

Organisers – Dave & Vanessa Howsam
Planner – Peter Guillaume
Series Co-ordinator – Pauline Tryner