Parking & Travel

Parking is limited. Please consider travelling by public transport - the 52 bus stops adjacent to the park every 15 minutes. Plan your journey, here.

If you do park on nearby streets, such as Longfield Road or Woodfield Road, please park considerately.

We will be based by the games courts. Nearest entrances on Northfield Avenue or Longfield Avenue (Nearest postcode S10 1QW, What3Words: plans.stow.sings).  

Registration, Start & Finish

Registration for courses will open at 12.30pm.  All courses are enter-on-the-day. There will be people on hand to help.

You can start any time from 12.30pm - 3pm but the courses close at 3:30pm. Last start for courses Light Green, Green and Blue is 2.30pm.

Costs

Adults £5, SYO members £4
Children & Students £2 (Free for the first run if you are in Y3 or above and your schools is in the SFSS)
You are welcome to run a 2nd course. 2nd runs cost £1 (Or £2 if your previous run was free)
If you would like to go around in a group you pay for one entry, plus £1 for each extra map. SI card hire is free.

Beginners

There will be helpers on hand at the registration tent and the start to explain the basics of orienteering. If you find the course easy you can have a go at a harder course afterwards.

Facilities

Hallamshire RUFC have very kindly allowed us access to their club house toilets. They have a match on Saturday afternoon so please be very considerate to players who may be changing on the premises. We are extremely grateful to the club chair Tom Helliwell for his assistance and support.

Volunteers

We need plenty of helpers to allow this event to go ahead. No experience is necessary. Please This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. if you're able to help.

Orienteering Courses Available

If you complete a course and there is still time you are welcome to try another.

See below for details on the courses on offer.  Distances are provisional:

Longer courses are tougher than the lengths suggest due to the amount of climb and extra distance on roads and paths.
Adults can run any course they wish. We suggest that adult beginners try the light green course.
Blue and Green cross busy roads so are unsuitable for U16s. 

Maps and Terrain

The White, Yellow and Orange courses are confined to Bole Hill Park and use an A4 size map with 1:5,000 scale and 5m contour interval. The Light Green courses use the same map. It extends into surrounding pavements and cul-de-sacs, but doesn’t cross any busy roads.

The Blue and Green courses extend into the woods and footpaths of Rivelin Valley using an A3 size map with 1:10000 scale and 5 m contours. The courses use footpaths, fields, the nicer patches of woodland and a few small stretches of road. 

Grippy shoes and leg covering are recommended for all but the White and Yellow courses.

Control descriptions are on the map - there are no loose decsription sheets.

Safety & other important info

White, Yellow and Orange courses stay within Bole Hill Park – don’t leave the park or cross any roads.
If you get lost in the park head uphill to the finish.
Take care on steep slopes, steps and rocky ground.

There is a rugby match going on at the same time as the event. The pitch will be marked out of bounds. Please do not cross the pitch, even if the match isn't taking place at the time you are there.

The Blue and Green courses use several roads and bridleways and cross mountain bike tracks - watch out for cars and cyclists and slow down near horses and give them a wide berth.
There will be a timed out section through the stable yard for the blue & green courses. You must WALK through the stable yard to avoid disturbing horse riding lessons and shut the gates.
To avoid causing damage or injury do not climb fences or walls
The longer courses pass near some steep cliffs – these are marked on the map and should be avoided

First Aid available at Registration Tent.

Officials

Planner - Caspar Reynolds
Organiser - Pauline Tryner
Controller - Colin Best