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There are 3 races on the first three Wednesday evenings of Term 4. The events will be held on Wednesday evenings in September at the Bottle Lake (9th), Red Zone (16th) and Victoria Park (23rd).
Each race is a one hour rogaine which works as follows:
Shortly before the start at 7pm, competitors will be given a map of the forest showing all the controls (checkpoints) set out amongst the trees. Each control is worth a certain amount of points: 30, 40, 50,… right up to 90 or 100 points for some controls. Competitors choose which ones they visit, with the aim being to amass as many points as possible, and return to the Start/Finish area within the 60 minutes allowed. 20 points are deducted for every minute a competitor is late back and all points are lost if they are late by 15 minutes or more.
Controls will be on a mixture of tracks and in the forest/open.
Gear required is simply a compass and a headlamp (the brighter the better)
Entry
Entry will be done on enterO, please find the link here.
Entry Fees (Per Race) – per person:
Adult: $20, Student / Junior $10
Series Entry Fees (all 3 races) – per person:
Adult: $50, Student / Junior $25
You can enter as a team or individual.
Entries close Midnight Tuesday the day berfore each race (September 8th, 15th and 22nd).
Location Information
Bottle Lake (9th)
Red Zone (16th)
Victoria Park (23rd)
Event Centre Location:
Bottle Lake – Broadhaven Reserve
Parking:
Broadhaven Reserve Carpark & Aston drive & Bower Ave
Terrain Description:
Bottle Lake forest contains areas of mature and young pines, with sandunes providing intricate contour detail. The area is flat with very light hills.
Event Centre Location:
Junction of Locksley Ave & New Brighton Road
Parking:
Along New Brighton Road & Parking areas in the entrances to Red Zone streets from New Brighton Road (Locksley St, Fleete St, Kingsford St & Queensbury St).
Terrain Description:
The Red Zone is an area of parkland, where the old suburbs used to be. There are many paved pathways, and many bushes / shrubs. The area is extremely flat with no contour detail. The Red Zone is the perfect area to give orienteering a go for the first time, being very beginner friendly.
Event Centre Location:
Parking:
Terrain Description:
Vic Park is a christchurch orienteering classic. The terrain is very hilly & steep, with pine forest, along with many different areas of plantations. There are many mountain bike tracks in the area, and many distinct and indistinct walking trails. There are also grassy slopes. Vic park can become very exposed in bad weather, so please dress accordingly.