Esholt Regional Night Event

Mixed woodland, with rock and contour features, and a good path network - muddy in places with a couple of crossable streams.

Fast running with quick decision making rewarded.

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.

Safety Information

It is recommended that inexperienced under 16 junior entries either compete in pairs or compete with an accompanying adult. Experienced under 16s who are familiar with night events can enter any course. We recommend all juniors are accompanied to the start which is 600m along a quiet unlit trafficked road with no footpath. We suggest you have your headtorch turned on to get to the start, and face any oncoming cars.

We require participants to carry a whistle and highly recommended to carry spare light and may require a hooded waterproof jacket, depending on the weather.

It may be prudent to wear or carry additional items such as hat, gloves or warm layer and also carry a mobile phone

Directions / Parking

Parking will be linear parking on the Yorkshire Water access road, off Station Road, Esholt. Nearest postcode: BD17 7QT Grid Ref: SE183403. (the access road)

Please do not park in the village or outside residences on the access road.

The nearest rail stations are Guiseley (1.4 mile walk), Baildon (1.5 mile walk) and Shipley (2.8 mile walk).

If using Guiseley station please do not walk through Spring Wood and Jerrison Wood before your run. They are the competition area.

Registration & Start Times

Registration: Registration/download is 100m along the access road from the junction. Please pre enter the event. Limited EOD may be available subject to spare maps being available

Registration is between 5pm to 6pm

Start times are 5.30pm to 6.30pm

Start times are NOT being allocated - turn up and run

The start is on a narrow track, so to avoid congestion, the long and V short courses will start on each minute, and the middle and short courses will start on 30 seconds.

Courses close promptly at 8pm and controls will be collected shortly thereafter in order to prepare for the event the following day

If you are likely to take a long time, please ensure that you start early please.

Please remember to download!

There are no toilets at registration.

We suggest you use the facilities at Morrisons supermarkets in Guiseley, Yeadon or Shipley before you come to the event.

Entry Details

Entries are now closed.

Maps available for EOD are Long 3, Medium 13, Short 0 and Very Short 8. Once Entries are closed we do not reserve maps as it is unfair to others who have missed the deadline and who turn up on the day.

If you are helping on the day please contact the organiser for a helper code to give you discounted entry.

• Senior BO members = £10; Long and Medium and £5 on Short and Very Short (plus £2 supplement if not a member of British Orienteering).
• All Juniors & Students courses Long and Medium = £5
• Juniors on Short and Very Short = £0
• Dibber hire is £1 apart from juniors on Short and Very Short

Closing date for pre-entries at these prices is 23.59 on Sunday 28th December. After this date, online entries will remain open until midnight on Wednesday 31st December at EOD prices below.

• Senior BO members = £12; Long and Medium and £7 on Short and Very Short (plus £2 supplement if not a member of British Orienteering).
  
• All Juniors & Students courses Long and Medium = £5
• Juniors on Short and Very Short = £0
• Dibber hire is £1 apart from juniors on Short and Very Short

There will also be limited entry on the day (EOD), subject to map availability. We hope to update you after entries close on Sunday how many maps are available.

Course Information

You must report back to download by 8pm latest even if retiring.

Finish is 50m from download, follow signs.

Provisional Course Information subject to Final Controlling;

Long (Green) - 4.3km 175m climb - Technically hard

Medium (Short Green) - 3.3km 120m climb - Technically hard

Short (Orange) - 2.0km 50m. climb - Moderate difficulty

Very Short (Orange/yellow) – 1.2km 25m climb - Moderate difficulty

All mapped at 1:7500

Hides appear and disappear regularly and are not mapped

See Yhoa Night League Rules Ver 6 6

Terrain Description

Mixed woodland, with rock and contour features, and a good path network - muddy in places with a couple of crossable streams.

Fast running with quick decision making rewarded.

Dangerous crag on long course to have hazard warning tape

Only Long and Medium courses cross the stream; there are permanent crossing places and no controls are sited close to the stream

Safety route (bearing) head due south back to finish/urban area.

Dog restrictions

On a tight lead please.

Contacts / Officials

Organiser: Peter Haines 07553 386253 hainesilkleyATyahoo.co.uk

Planner: David Williams

Controller: Steve Webb