- Event Type - Urban; Score
- Registration Times
- 11.30am to 12.30pm
- Start Times
- 12.00 noon to 1.15pm
- Course Closing Time
- 3.00pm
| Courses Available |
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| Urban Age Classes (Courses 1-7) |
Seniors £8.00, Senior Non-BOF Members £10.00, Junior (20 & under), Full-time students & unwaged £3.00 – Seniors on Courses 6 and 7 £4.00.
SI Dibber Hire: £1.00, SIAC Dibber Hire: £2.00 - Contactless SIAC available
Entry: Entries will open about 3 weeks before the event on The Start Kite. Enter before end of 1st September to guarantee a map. Pay the entry fee to Start Kite (account details will be displayed on screen when you confirm your entry).
Late entries and Entry on the Day: This is possible via Start Kite, but after 1st Sept will depend on map availability. No cash entry on the day.
Student/unwaged discount code:
New to Orienteering? If you are new to orienteering, please make yourself known to the organiser at registration and advice will be available.
Provisional Event Details: Will be available soon
Start: 600m from Car Park.
Finish: 800m from Download.
Terrain: Typical modern suburban area. Mainly residential with some grassed areas, drainage ditches and parkland (see safety points below).
Map: New map for a new urban area by Mike Hampton. Scale: 1:4,000; Contours 2.5m.
Courses: All courses are available for all orienteers. However, if you wish to gain points towards the EMUL, you must enter the course for your age class.
Very Provisional Courses, Optimum lengths
There are two timeouts on junior courses 6 and 7. Minute time outs for Young juniors will be marshalled.
| Course | Length Km | Climb m | Controls | Map | EMUL Classes | |
| 1 | 10 | 100 | 26 | A3 double sided | MO (M18+, M21+) | |
| 2 | 9.2 | 100 | 25 | A3 double sided | MV (M40+), WO (W18+, W21+) | |
| 3 | 7.5 | 80 | 16 | A3 double sided | MSV (M55+), WV (W40+) | |
| 4 | 6.2 | 70 | 17 | A3 double sided | MUV (M65+), WSV (W55+) | |
| 5 | 4.9 | 55 | 16 | A3 | MHV (M75+), WUV (W65+), WHV (W75+) | |
| 6 | 4.4 | 85 | 20 | A3 | MJ (M16-), WJ (W16-), Adult Newcomer | |
| 7 | 1.8 | 25 | 15 | A3 | YJM (M12-), YJW (W12-), Family Explorer |
The East Midlands Urban League is a series of 8 events in each calendar year. Individuals gain points towards their League position with their best 4 results counting. More information on the EM Urban League Website.
Safety: A risk assessment has been carried out by the Organiser and all reasonable care has been taken to ensure the safety of competitors. However, participants take part at their own risk and are responsible for their own safety during the event.
The Organiser will hold a First Aid kit and a defibrillator.
Please Note: There are streams/ ditches on optimum routes mainly flowing north into ponds, some of these have rock bridges on the stream bed. The same symbol is also used for a narrow wood dam. The wooden dams across the watercourses are crossable with care though might be slippery if wet. In dry weather water courses are dry.
Personal Details: When entering events your personal details, including name, age, gender, club, will appear in the results section on this website. It may also be used to contact you regarding this event including to trace missing runners and hired SI cards. See link below for the club’s full privacy policy.
- Planner - R Edwards & C Bosley
- Controller - Dai Bedwell, DVO
- Privacy Policy Click Here
- Toilets in the school
- Large Groups (Youth group, Scouts, Running club etc) should let the Organiser know a week in advance.
- Dogs On lead only.
