Orienteering - Sun 25 Feb
Posted: Sun Jan 14, 2007 9:31 pm
An opportunity to try orienteering and participate in a local event.
This event is just outside Thirsk (N Yorks) on Sun 25 Feb, next to the White Horse.
For anyone who doesn't know, orienteering involves running or walking around a series of checkpoints in a hillside/woodland area using a special detailed map. Its great fun, a challenge, and also useful for hillwalkers in developing detailed navigational skills. Its suitable for all abilities and ages (from a 'string' course for toddlers to the over 70s).
The plan is to meet up in the event car park at 10am, where I will be on hand to give help with choosing courses, registering for the event, and reading the maps (which are a bit different from ordnance survey ones). It will then take 1 to 1.5 hours to go around a course (this is usually individually but can also be in pairs), after which the plan is to adjourn to a local pub for some lunch/drinks.
You need to bring a compass, an A4 sized clear plastic bag or map case (for the map) and be prepared to get a bit muddy. Clothing is normal outdoor stuff - running shoes or walking boots with good grips, warm layers and waterproofs in case of rain. A snack / drink are also useful for before/after.
Hope to see you there.
More details of this event can be found at:
http://www.eborienteers.org.uk/events/_ ... /evdet.pdf
directions - GR 497805; will be signed from the A170 east of Thirsk
Jenny
This event is just outside Thirsk (N Yorks) on Sun 25 Feb, next to the White Horse.
For anyone who doesn't know, orienteering involves running or walking around a series of checkpoints in a hillside/woodland area using a special detailed map. Its great fun, a challenge, and also useful for hillwalkers in developing detailed navigational skills. Its suitable for all abilities and ages (from a 'string' course for toddlers to the over 70s).
The plan is to meet up in the event car park at 10am, where I will be on hand to give help with choosing courses, registering for the event, and reading the maps (which are a bit different from ordnance survey ones). It will then take 1 to 1.5 hours to go around a course (this is usually individually but can also be in pairs), after which the plan is to adjourn to a local pub for some lunch/drinks.
You need to bring a compass, an A4 sized clear plastic bag or map case (for the map) and be prepared to get a bit muddy. Clothing is normal outdoor stuff - running shoes or walking boots with good grips, warm layers and waterproofs in case of rain. A snack / drink are also useful for before/after.
Hope to see you there.
More details of this event can be found at:
http://www.eborienteers.org.uk/events/_ ... /evdet.pdf
directions - GR 497805; will be signed from the A170 east of Thirsk
Jenny