River Dart Country Park, Ashburton

Night Event
Sat 01st Mar 2014
Info updated: 21st Oct
Type of event: Local-(D), Night
Type of terrain: Parkland
Results
Results1.3.14 River Dart Night Event
6.3.14 Updated, following the inclusion of Alan Simpson's result.
Pre Event Information
Torches, whistles compulsory. Wet weather gear depending on weather .
Experienced orienteers only.
Location
Nearest town: Ashburton
- Grid Ref: SX735698
- Postcode: TQ137TS
- Latitude: 50.51522
- Longitude: -3.78751
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Directions / Parking
Park in River Dart Country Park car park
National Trust requested £3 parking charge for 3 hours (normally 2 hours)
Registration & Start Times
Registration 17.30-18.30
Starts 18.00-19.00
Closes 20.30
Course Information
Green , Jade , Orange
Explanation of colour courses
- White are very easy with all controls on paths. They are mainly used by 6-10 year olds and family groups.
- Yellow use simple linear features like paths, walls and streams. They are mainly used by under 12’s and family groups.
- Orange progress to basic use of the compass and route choice. They are ideal for novice adults or experienced youngsters.
- Light Green are ideal for improvers as the navigational difficulty begins to increase and uses simple contours and point features.
- Green are used mostly by experienced under 18’s and adults wanting a short but challenging course with a very hard navigational difficulty.
- Blue are a longer, more physically demanding course in comparison to the green. The distances are more varied between controls and the course attracts experienced orienteers.
- Brown & Black are very physically demanding and have a very hard navigational difficulty. They are for experienced orienteers only.
- Score means visiting as many controls as possible in any order in a specific time, like 45mins.
Entry Details
£5 seniors
£2 juniors
£1 dibber hire
Contacts / Officials
Organiser / Planner Steve Edmonds
Reviewer Bryan Smith
Safety and 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 you wish to report any safeguarding concerns to our national governing organisation, British Orienteering, please email .
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