Cracks Hill and Crick - OD Local League event

This event is the first event of the new 2022/23 OD Local League.

As last year it is an afternoon event, with start times 14:30 - 15:30

This event uses a 2021 LiDAR based map (ISOM 2017-2) at 1:7500 with 5m contours covering the area of Crack's Hill, surrounding young woodlands, areas surrounding the sports pitches and extending into the northern part of Crick village.

Location: Crick Community Sports Centre, Yelvertoft Road, Crick, Northamptonshire, NN6 7TF.
Grid Reference of entry to car parking SP 589731
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https://www.streetmap.co.uk/map?x=458950&y=273150&z=0&sv=SP589731&st=5&mapp=map&searchp=ids

Late pre-entry on Fabian4 (until Thursday 2oth October) and remaining maps for Entry on the Day (EOD) is restricted by printed map availability. Course limits: 20 Long, 20 Medium, 12 Short and 10 Yellow course.

Late entry & EOD fees: Seniors £6, Juniors (including full-time students) £2, SI card hire (Non SIAC) £1

Parking: Please pay £2 per car into the honesty bucket as you enter the car park to cover use of the facilities. We will be sharing the car park with footballers at the sports centre.  There should be enough spaces but if the car park is full please continue along the track to the left of the sports centre and park in the overflow car park just beyond the all-weather pitch.

Toilets: In the sports centre.

Cafe: In the sports centre, there should be a serving hatch for tea and snacks for the footballers, which is also available to orienteers.

Courses: SI / SIAC punching
Long:            5.5km, 125m climb, 27 controls    Double-sided map
Medium:      3.9km, 100m climb, 21 controls    Double-sided map
Short:           2.7km, 50m climb, 16 controls.
Yellow:         1.8km, 10m climb, 12 controls       Text descriptions   

Controls descriptions are printed on the map.

Loose control descriptions will not be avaiable but you can print your own from this file if you want them. Here

The Yellow course is suitable for beginners and a supply of Yellow course maps will be available for Entry on the Day (EOD).

The Long course includes a section of urban orienteering so is not suitable for any under16's (unless accompanied by an adult). Other courses are traffic-free.