Cleveland Orienteering Klub
invites you to a training event at
Live Moor Plantation, near Swainby
on Saturday 27th February 2010
|
|
Cleveland Orienteering Klub invites you to a training event at Live Moor Plantation, near Swainby on Saturday 27th February 2010 |
|
| Live Moor Plantation (aka "Snotterdale") is a lovely orienteering area last used during the 1996 JK. It is rather small and impractical for a full event, so here's your chance to sample it in a training environment at the best time of year. | |||||||
| Location: |
Swainby is on the A172, 6m SW of Stokesley, 3m NE of the A19 junction. In Swainby, turn east past the church on to the minor dead-end road to Whorlton. After 1.5km (at grid reference NZ 488018), at the end of this road, there is limited parking for around ten cars (weather permitting) at Whorlton House Farm. Others will have to park up to a further 800m back down the road near to Whorlton Castle. Please park considerately and car share if possible. The orienteering will be a further 600m walk up into the forest. The route will be streamered with red/white tape. | ||||||
| Terrain: | A strip of steep but runnable open woodland on the edge of the North York Moors with much contour and some rock detail. | ||||||
| Format: |
There are two training exercises and one normal course. You can do as many as you like. Control pick exercise: 1.8km, 75m climb, 13 controls Short legs between point features. Use accurate compass bearings and distance judgement between controls, staying in contact and reading all the detail on each leg. Contouring exercise: 2.8km, 65m climb, 12 controls Most legs between controls are at roughly the same height. Aim to contour along the slope, keeping the same height. Take care to avoid subconsciously gaining or losing height. Alternatively, this can be used to practice "attack points". On each leg, get out to the nearest track or path, go along to a definite attack point, where you know exactly where you are, and use fine navigation to approach the control. On both exercises, if you feel confident in your technique and finding the controls, concentrate on your control flow. Concentrate on (a) visualizing exactly what the control site will look like – what feature the control is on and what is around it – and (b) how you will leave the control – what route, what direction, etc. Course: 3.3km, 150m climb, 14 controls A normal course to practice all your techniques. Note that the course is quite hilly (!), and uses the same controls as the exercises (but different legs), so the recommendation is to start with the training courses. | ||||||
| Map: | Recently updated from the map used for the JK relays here in 1996. Maps will be printed on waterproof paper at 1:7500 with 5m contours. Separate maps will be provided for each exercise. Each map will include symbolic control descriptions and key coaching points for that exercise. Separate control descriptions can be downloaded now, in both symbolic and text form. (See the event summary page on the CLOK web site.) | ||||||
| Registration: |
From 10:00. If possible, please email the Organiser by the preceding Wednesday (24-Feb-2010) to help estimate map quantities. | ||||||
| Starts: |
Self start from 10:00. Controls will be collected in progressively from noon. | ||||||
| Punching / Results: | Controls will be marked by kites but with no punches or electronic timing. There will be a clock at the start/finish if you wish to self time and share your time. Times provided in this way will be posted on the web site afterwards. | ||||||
| Fees: | Seniors: £2.00 Juniors / Students / Benefit recipients: £1.00. | ||||||
| Facilities: |
No toilets (there are some in Swainby village). First aid kit
at finish. There are pubs serving excellent food in Swainby, and good climbing opportunities in Scugdale. The event is adjacent to the Cleveland Way and the North York Moors for walking and biking. | ||||||
| Dogs: | No dogs at this training event, please. | ||||||
| Officials: |
| ||||||
| Safety: |
Remember that you must report back even if you have not completed your course. Lone drivers, please leave your labeled car keys at registration. Please remember that competitors take part at their own risk. Your safety whilst orienteering is your own responsibility. CLOK strongly recommends that you carry a whistle. | ||||||
| Thanks to Snilesworth Trust for access to the wood, and to Mr. & Mrs. Wright and Mr. & Mrs. Tate for parking. | |||||||
Go to the CLOK home page