Lovely evening around Hathersage.  Hope you all enjoyed the excellent courses planned by Steve.  Thank you also to our volunteers.

Information

Explore Hathersage and its stunning surrounds at our next evening orienteering event. All courses venture the network of Hathersage footpaths, while the green & blue courses also have an urban section. Suitable for beginners and experienced orienteers. Please enter in advance.

Entry

All entries must be made in advance on the SYO Entry System. Entries are now open and close midday on Tueday 13th September. There will be no entry on the day. 

Location & Parking

Registration, start and finish will be in the Heart of Hathersage centre on Main Road (nearly opposite the Spar shop/petrol station - S32 1AA). What3words: boast.clearcut.daunting

Please park in the Outside outdoor shop on Main Rd - S32 1BB. The car park will be locked at 8pm. When full please park in the Hathersage Public Car Park (opposite the swimming pool) on Oddfellows Rd S32 1DU.

Please don't park in 'The Croft' or on residential roads as this will upset local residents and jeopardise future events in the village.

Timings

Starts from 17:45- 18:45. 
Courses Close 19.45

Sunset is 19.24. Late starters will need a headtorch to read the map.

Costs

£6 seniors
£5 orienteering club members
£3 juniors & students

Individuals, pairs and groups welcome. Just pay for 1 entry. Extra maps £1.

SI will be used. Dibbers can be hired for free. SIAC will be enabled.

Courses

Provisional lengths subject to final controlling.

Yellow - 1.4k, 40m climb – easy. Good for beginner juniors.
Orange - 2.1k, 75m climb – medium difficulty. Good for improving juniors and adult beginners.
Light Green - 3.1k, 110m climb - suitable for juniors with experience and more confident adult & beginners & improvers.
Green - 4.8k, 180m climb - no under 16s due to road crossings unless shadowed by an adult. Includes an urban section.
Blue - 6k, 250m climb -  no under 16s due to road crossings unless shadowed by an adult. Includes an urban section.

Clothing & Equipment

Shorts may be worn. Grippy shoes advised - there are a lot of slopes! Head torch required for later starters.

Addtional Safety Info

Courses explore the paths and fields around Hathersage. All courses will pass along a gravel track, which leads to a couple of houses. Please be aware that you may encounter a vehicle. Please step to the side and allow it to pass. Green and Blue courses cross 2 busy roads. Please be vigilant when crossing. 

Hathersage is a busy village. You will come across cyclists, dog walkers, hikers, visitors and residents. Please be super courteous to anyone you come across so we don't jeopardise future use of the area.

Offers of help

We require a couple of people to help on the start (either late or early shift) and some control collectors. Helpers get a free run. Pick helper - free run when entering and email Pauline.

Officials

Planner - Steve Dempsey
Organiser - Pauline Tryner pauline'at'southyorkshireorienteers.org.uk