Nowton and Hardwick Regional Orienteering event

White 1.2km 10m climb
14 controls
Very easy. Suitable for junior beginners.
Within Nowton Park.

Yellow 2.1km 20m climb
14 controls
Easy. Suitable for beginners with little map-reading experience.
Within Nowton Park.

Orange 2.8km 30m climb
13 controls
Moderate, suitable for adult beginners.
Within Nowton Park.

Light Green 3.5km 25m climb
17 controls
Harder. Suitable for adult beginners will some mapreading experience.
Within Nowton Park.
Entered: 2

Short Green 3.7km 45m climb
16 controls
Difficult. Over 16s only, as the course will use Nowton Park and Hardwick Heath and the housing estate between the two parks.
NOTE that this course will be over 50% urban.
Suitable for experienced orienteers
Entered: 2

Green 5.7km 50m climb
26 controls
Difficult. Over 16s only, as the course will use Nowton Park and Hardwick Heath and the housing estate between the two parks.
Suitable for experienced orienteers.
Entered: 7

Blue 7.3km 70m climb
27 controls
Difficult. Over 16s only, as the course will use Nowton Park and Hardwick Heath and the housing estate between the two parks..
Suitable for experienced orienteers
Entered: 6

Brown 8.7km 90m climb
30 controls
Difficult. Over 16s only, as the course will use Nowton Park and Hardwick Heath and the housing estate between the two parks.
Suitable for experienced orienteers
Entered: 3

The stated length of the courses are the straight line distances between controls; you can expect to run at least 30% further than the quoted distances.

If you are new to orienteering and are unsure about which course to enter, do read our beginners' guide here. If in doubt please contact the organiser at entries@suffoc.co.uk. There will also be help and guidance available at the event.

Competitors aged under 16 on the day of the event are not allowed to enter Short Green, Green, Blue or Brown courses as they will involve unsupervised road crossings.

Standard entry fees
        Senior member: £10.00
        Senior non-member: £12.00
        Junior: £3.00
        Standard Chip hire: £1.00 (replacement cost of £35 if not returned)
        SIAC Chip hire: £3.00 (subject to availability) (replacement cost of £65 if not returned)

From 9th November Late entry and EOD (subject to map availability)
        Senior member: £12.00
        Senior non-member: £14.00
        Junior: £4.00
        Standard Chip hire: £1.00 (replacement cost of £35 if not returned)
        SIAC Chip hire: £3.00 (subject to availability) (replacement cost of £65 if not returned)

If you are running as a group of up to 4 people including at least one adult you will be charged the senior entry fee.
Juniors running as a pair will be charged the junior entry fee.

Please note: Participants who are not members of British Orienteering are not covered by British Orienteering’s public liability insurance. By entering this event, you acknowledge that you are taking part at your own risk. For example, if you were to accidentally injure a member of the public or damage property during the event, you would not be covered.

Under 16s are only permitted to enter Light Green, Orange, Yellow and White courses.

You can opt to purchase an extra map for £1.00

The controls will be set up for contactless punching. . A limited number of SIAC chips are available for hire.