Info: This event will be a 45 minute Score event – simply visit as many controls as you can in 45 minutes by running, walking or jogging. Suitable for all abilities!

Travel: Start, finish and registration are all located on a patch of grass just off Renny’s Lane, Dragonville; opposite Toolstation/Magnet Trade. We will be next to the phone mast and have our Club Feather flag so should be pretty obvious! Google Maps link ///elaborate.myself.tiger

Durham station is approx. a 50 minutes walk (3.3km/2.0miles) from registration. Alternatively buses are available (see below).

The nearest bus stops are Eden Terrace (0.7km/0.4miles, nos. 20, 20A, 65, 204, 204A), Motorway Bridge (0.7km/0.4miles nos. 22, 24, 64) and Renny’s Lane (0.4km/0.3miles, nos. 64, 204, 204A).

Parking: There is on street car parking available in the vicinity of registration, but please be considerate of local business and active travel users. Alternatively there are several car parks associated with the retail parks nearby – please check the relevant T&Cs before parking.

The nearest official bike racks are in the Durham City Retail Park, however there are several features which could be used to secure your bike at registration.

Registration will be manned throughout the event so bags etc. may be left here at the owner’s risk.

Entries: Entry on day, or pre-enter using the form (pre-entry would be appreciated so that we can estimate map numbers). Payment should be on the day.

Registration: Registration will be open from 18:15, with starts from 18:30 to 19:00.

Fees: Seniors – £3.00, Juniors – £1.50. Please bring correct change if possible. Note that under 16 should be accompanied/shadowed on the course by a parent/guardian for safety reasons (road crossings). Seniors are those who will be 21 or over on 31st December 2024.

Start: Starts will be from 18:30 to 19:00, same location as registration.

Punching: There will be no punches at controls, although it is planned that SI will be used to determine start and finish times – please bring your own SI if you have one (also available free of charge to borrow, lost or non-returned SI cards will be charged at £30).

Controls will be items of street furniture or similar with a simple question at each control to prove that you have visited (e.g. what number is this postbox?). Please bring a pen or similar to record your answer.

Map & Area: Belmont and surrounding areas – Scale 1:7500, 5m contours. Open Street Map produced using Open Orienteering Mapper.

Terrain: A mixture of residential housing, industrial estates and local parks, depending on route and controls chosen. Note some routes may take participants near or across busier roads.  

Control descriptions: Control descriptions will be on the reverse of the map in the form of questions or clues (e.g. ‘lamppost number’) – there will be NO loose paper copies available on the day.

Facilities: There will be no toilets available at the event.

Safety: Area is an urban area. All competitors that have registered to start must report to registration after they finish (even if they do not wish their score/time to be recorded). Competitors are welcome to carry a phone when they compete. There will be a first aid kit and first aiders at registration.

The course will involve road crossings so Juniors aged under 16 should be accompanied/shadowed on the course by a parent/guardian.

Dogs: Dogs will be allowed but under close control – please clean up after your dog.

Officials:

• Organiser – Matthew Foskett,
• Planner – Elizabeth Bedwell,
• Controller/Series Organiser – Matthew Foskett