Evening event
- When:
- Wednesday 11 September 2024
- Where:
- Herringthorpe Valley Park
- Category:
- Local
- Results:
- View Results
- Splits Analysis:
- View Splits Analysis
Details
Hope you all enjoyed your first visit to Herringthorpe Valley, I think it is another good new area for an evening event! Massive thank you to Paul for planning, Henry for controlling and David for organising, plus Ian on the start and finally ShUOC for coming to the rescue and heading out into the gloom to collect controls.
Results and splits are on the links above.
Information
Herringthorpe Valley has not been used for orienteering for many years. It provides an interesting mix of terrain including ancient woodland, open common and parkland. There are courses for experienced orienteers, families, runners and those who'd prefer to walk & chat! We'll have our friendly volunteers on hand to tell you what to do. All welcome!
How to enter
Entries open on the 2nd September via the SYO Entry System and close on Tuesday 10th September. Please enter in advance. There will be entry on the day on the yellow and orange courses only for Rotherham residents.
Costs
£6 adults (£5 members), £3 juniors & students. £3 adults on yellow.
Pairs / family groups pay for one entry, extra map £1. Dibber hire free.
Parking
Parking in the Herringthorpe Valley Park car park, Herringthorpe Lane, S65 3DJ. What3words: rocky.dare.keen.The park is signed from the A6123 (Herringthorpe Valley Rd). There is space for approximately 40 cars. Once full please park on nearby residential roads - not the park access road.
Assembly
Download, start & finish are all located adjacent to the car park. Unfortunately there are no toilets available in the park, although there will be a camping toilet for helpers & emergency use!
Timings
Starts 5.30pm to 6.45pm. Courses close 7.45pm promptly. If you think you might take a long time, please come early. If you have not finished your course by 7.45pm you must give up and report to the finish.
Courses
Yellow - easy navigation - 1.8km, 55m climb. Ideal for younger juniors and families.
Orange - medium navigation - 2.3km, 70m climb. A good place for adult beginners to start or families with older children.
Short Green - hard navigation - 2.7km, 115m climb
Green - hard navigation - 4km, 165m climb.
Blue - hard navigation - 5.2km, 235m climb
Short green, green and blue have a double-sided map.
Please note: Distances are based on the straight line route measured between controls. You will run much further. Distances may change slightly after final checks.
Electronic timing with dibbers will be used. Controls will be SIAC enabled.
Map & Terrain
1:5500, 5m contours. Peel Land Surveys Spring 2024.
Additional Safety Info
Sunset is 19.30. Later starters must take a headtorch and a headtorch is recommended for all starters on the longer courses to enable map reading as the woods can be quite gloomy in the twilight.
Full leg cover is required on short green, green and blue courses.
There are some steep slopes on the area so shoes with good drip are advised on these courses, although short green is planned to avoid the steepest slopes.
Volunteers
As normal, we need a couple of helpers on start and some control collectors.
If you can help, please
Event Officials
Planner - Paul Taylor
Organiser - David Thomas
Controller - Henry Marston
Safety & risk
A comprehensive risk assessment will have been carried out by the organiser, but participants take part at their own risk and are responsible for their own safety during the event. If a competitor has a pre-existing medical condition that they think should be declared, please complete a medical form at enquiries. The sealed envelope will only be opened in an emergency.
Photography
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