Conistone North - Dales Weekend

Dales Weekend Final Details V5

Fast classic Dales limestone terrain

Safety Information

Whistles compulsory. Waterproof jackets my be required depending on weather conditions.

There are 5 temporary wooden stiles to cross drystone walls which MUST be used. These will be clearly marked on the map. Crossing a drystone wall anywhere else puts you in danger and is likely to cause damage. Any damage to walls must be reported to the organiser.

Directions / Parking

Assembly is in the fields on the west side of the lane between Kettlewell and Conistone, close to Scargill House. Please only approach from Kettlewell, to the north. The road from Conistone is extremely narrow and lacks passing places. You'll take longer using the route and could well cause great inconvenience to local residents and farmers. If possible please consider car sharing.

£1 will be collected for parking.

Registration & Start Times

EOD Registration and Download will be in the Assembly area. EOD registration will start at 9.45.

Starts 10.30 -12.30. Courses close at 14.30

The start is 1km south along the road and up Highgate Leys Lane, which is also the Dales Way.

There is 100m climb to the start from the road. Follow taped route.

Finish is adjacent the start. Retrace your route 1km back to the car park

Entry Details

This event will go towards determining seeds for the Junior Interland 2023 Competition. This requires all juniors entering the relevant courses below to be separated by 4 minutes. This means that the self allocation system that originally was set up will change to a pre-allocation system and start times will be allocated after the closing date. Those who have entered already will be allocated a start time close to the one that they have selected. Competitors will be asked to enter a start time preference (VE, E, M, L, VL) and times will be allocated according to their preference.

Pre -Entry will be by Fabian4 using the link below

Closing date 23.59 on Sunday 11th September

Seniors £10, Juniors £5

Juniors on the Yellow Course have free entry. (The area does not lend itself to a White course)

Seniors on Orange or Yellow £5

NON-BOF supplement £2 seniors, £1 juniors

Limited Entry on the Day while maps last - NOTE that this is CASH ONLY (no mobile reception to take card payments). Please bring the exact amount.

Seniors £12, Juniors £6

Yellow course free for Juniors Seniors on Orange and Yellow £6

NON-BOF supplement £2 seniors, £1 juniors

Course Information

Recommended courses shown for the YHOA Superleague are shown.

Green to brown are on A3 at 1:10,000. Yellow to Short Green on A4 at 1:7,500.

Yellow will have a taped route which will be shown by canes with red and white tape.

Course	Controls	Length km	Climb m
Brown	24	10.5	335	M21, M35, M40
Short Brown	21	8.7	240	M18, M20, M45, M50, W21 - selection race for M18
Blue	19	6.9	220	M16, M55, M60, W35, W40 - selection race for M16
Short Blue	17	5.7	205	M65, W18, W20, W45, W50 - selection race for W18
Green	16	4.8	170	M70, W16, W55, W60 - selection race for W16
Short Green	13	3.5	130	M75, M80, W65, W70
Very Short Green	10	2.8	115	W75, W80
Light Green	12	3.3	135	M14, W14 - selection race for M/W14
Orange	11	2.9	125	M12, W12
Yellow	9	2.2	110	M10, W10

Mapped depressions and pits can vary greatly in size. Where the mapped depressions and pits are large there are often smaller unmapped depressions and pits nearby.

Terrain Description

Generally good running. Typical walled limestone terrain, with many rock and stone features.

There are also very many dry stone walls in the area which need to be crossed only at designated crossing points. These crossing points MUST be used, and include specially constructed stiles, farm gates which can be climbed, open gateways or gates, and stiles on public rights of way. Any damage to walls or gates is to be reported to the organiser to allow repairs. No stiles or gates need to be climbed on the young junior or shortest senior courses.

A number of areas are marked on the map as Out of Bounds, including all areas of limestone pavement and an SSSI.

Dog restrictions

Sorry no dogs allowed even in assembly area.

Contacts / Officials

Organiser: Peter Haines hainesilkley@yahoo.co.uk

Planner: Peter Jones

Controller: Steve Webb