Holne MoorSat 17 Aug
Summer Dartmoor MapRun Series
Local level event
What does this mean?
Local events are usually low key and in the 'localised' area, ideal for newcomers to try the sport and Training events are non competitive and used for training and coaching, aimed at members of the club, but they can attract people from neighbouring clubs, and are often ideal for newcomers to try the sport. Regional events attract participants from around the local Region, National events are high quality competitions that will attract people from far away, Major events are Major Events such as a British Championships. Virtual events are where there are no physical controls being used. Your presence at a control is registered using an App on your mobile phone, normally the free MapRun6 App.
Terrain type: Moorland
Results
Report
A warm sunny day Orienteering on Holne Moor can hardly be beaten and Saturday fell very much into that category. Unlike much of Dartmoor once you climbed away from the reservoir area the bracken became far less of an issue and the second half of all the courses had great views... if you had the time and inclination to look at them.
Both the short and long technical courses spent quite a time in the Ringleshutes mine workings area but nearly everyone worked their way through it without too many issues. The tracks on the maprunner results page and the animation option are quite revealing and well worth checking if you want to see where you went well.... or not, and you can also see the routes of the most successful runners .
Next week is South Hessary. Lets hope for similar conditions.
Cheers Steve
Overview
A maprun event for experienced Orienteers on the open Moor. A smartphone with the maprun 7 app is needed (details below). Because of the very open and quite remote terrain these courses are not suitable for inexperienced Orienteers.
Location Info
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Near: Ashburton Lat,Lng: 50.52606,-3.85605 OS Grid Ref: SX685712 Postcode: TQ13 7SP What3Words: ///Treetop.unheated.foremost
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Directions / Parking
Venford Reservoir Car Park Hexworthy side of dam
Pre-event Details
Map / Terrain
A generally runnable open area but in Ringleshutes mineworkings it is as complex as it comes.
Maps provided at start and are bagged and at scale 1:7500
Course Information
Orange 3.5 Km 95 M Climb 15 controls
Short Tech 5.1 Km 130 M Climb 19 controls
Long Tech 8.1 Km 250 M Climb 26 Controls
Courses not suitable for complete beginners and the courses are not set up for them- even the Orange course, which is the most straightforward, needs you to be able to identify small features on the ground and use a compass well. Bear in mind we are heading some way out into the moor, so you need to know what you are doing.
Read more about Course lengths and Difficulty here
Entry Details
Link to racesignup for when open for entries:
Fees: £5 adults £3 juniors
No entry on the day as we need to know beforehand who is going to be there but if things change for you an email by the previous evening should get you entered.
Part of the Saturday mornings series throughout August of maprun events on the hills of Dartmoor. With five Saturdays available, for the competitive amongst you we will be compiling a league table for each of the courses on offer with your best 3 results on that course being taken into account. 100 pts for first, 99 for second and so on.
Registration and Start times
Start between 0930 and 1100 and bagged maps will be available at the start.
Dog restrictions
Competitors responsibility
Contacts / Officials
email hidden; JavaScript is required
Nearest A&E Hospital
Torbay Hospital
NHS Urgent care search
Miscellaneous
Maprun : Download the appropriate course onto your phone using the maprun 7 app .
Select event / UK/Devon/Dartmoor summer/holne moor/ and then either orange/sht tech/or long tech.
Once loaded it will ask you for a pin number and this will be available on the day at the start. Best done before leaving home.
If you are not that familiar with the app and system then head to link on our website which will point you in the right direction.
FAQs:
Maprun : if you are not that familiar with the app and system then head to link on our website which will point you in the right direction.
The latest version is now maprun 7 which is what we recommend.
Is maprun easier or harder than standard courses ?
Out on Dartmoor it is certainly not easier. Not having a flag hanging there also doesn’t help but if you are looking for the feature it shouldn’t really matter ! The difficulty of the courses is more a reflection of the area you are running in and Dartmoor has some of our better areas. It does stop you just getting into the rough area and looking around until you see an orange and white flag!
Is the maprun app easy to use ?
Its quite user friendly now as there have been many updates ; now version 7. One of its limitations can be in wooded areas as it reduces the strength of signal. Being on Dartmoor that will not be an issue.
If you have any questions feel free to ask away.