Starts from 9:30am to 11:30am. (Course closure 1PM)
Map: Richmond Vale’s Wombat Trails 1:10 000 New map of new (foot) area.
Planning/vetting team: Alex Massie, Denis Lyons
DIRECTIONS: From the southern edge of Pelaw Main, follow Leggett’s Drive to the south for 1.2km and turn right onto The Hunter Economic Zone (HEZ) road. If coming from the south on Leggett’s Drive, this turn (to the left) is 1.4KM north of the entrance to the Richmond Vale Railway Museum.
Follow the HEZ road for Approx. 1.8KM to parking and assembly on the southern side of the road. A section of the gutter is partly silted and will be highlighted so that the “bump” is lessened as you turn from the road.
PARKING will be available to the east or west of the assembly area.
The START will be 170m to the west of the assembly. Follow the low, wire-rope fence.
NB. After you start (at start unit) FOLLOW THE LOW, ROPE-WIRE FENCE FOR 130m TO THE POSITION OF THE START TRIANGLE.
COURSES: All courses will be of NOY standard. (Visit controls in numerical order.)
| VERY EASY: |
1.6 km |
Follows tracks |
| EASY: | 2.2 km | Controls not far from tracks. Includes a streamer trail. |
| MODERATE SHORT: | 2.3 km | Involves cross-country navigation to large features. |
| MODERATE LONG: | 3.2 km | |
| HARD SHORT: | 3.7 km | Some difficult navigation |
| HARD MEDIUM: | 6.5 km | Some difficult navigation |
| HARD LONG: | 8.1 km | Some difficult navigation |
NOTE: Battery levels on some controls are getting low. If a control is continually beeping - this indicates that the battery is flat - please use the punch on that control to register that you were there.
NOTES: (1) The area is relatively flat - hence longer courses. The area’s main assets are the detailed watercourses which meander across the flats.
(2) The area is frequented by trail bikes and 4WD’s. If you hear them coming – move out of their way.
(3) SPIKEY vegetation exists to some extent over most of the area. There are dead stems which have half fallen over, and are difficult to push away. As well, there is re-growth after the fire.
Extensive areas of this spikey vegetation are shown as “walk” stripe. Areas where you may weave a way through are “slow-run” stripe. Areas of light green (slow-run) and dark green (walk) may also include spikey vegetation. However, not all “slow” or “walk” contains spikey vegetation, it may be ti-tree or low wattle re-growth.
(4) Magnetic north lines are now 300m apart.
Only termite mounds are shown. No tree-root mounds or meat-ant nests.
Bull ant nests are not mapped, despite the fact that some of them are as big as, (and look like) smaller termite mounds.
Distinctive native cherry trees are shown with a green X.
Large or significant fallen tree canopies have been shown as a thicket of full green.
(5) At least five helpers are needed to collect controls at each event.
Newcastle Shorts Weekend
What you need to know for a great weekend of fun orienteering!
When: Saturday and Sunday 29/30 June
RESULTS:
Saturday - Event 1 - Results
- Event 2 - Results
Sunday - Event 1 - Results
- Event 2 - Results
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General Information: https://bit.ly/2XjRIFw
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4 events on 4 new maps over 2 days for 1 fun weekend of Short Orienteering.
Forget the June Long weekend – it’s the June Shorts weekend!
SUNDAY 12th May 2019 - NOY 2
Wallaroo National Park
RESULTS (On Eventor) | SPLITS (On Winsplits)
Directions:
FROM THE SOUTH. Head north on the Pacific Hwy. from Hexham, through Heatherbrae. Travel 1.7KM past the Italia Road turn-off and turn left for about 50mtrs, before turning right along the old Pacific Hwy. Follow this sealed road (with some pot-holes) for 1.7KM to the end of the tar. (Adjacent to the Twelve Mile Creek rest centre.) Veer left, then right and follow (with care) the gravelly forest road for 640M, before turning left on to Ten Mile Rd. The assembly area will be another 1.25KM.
Parking:
Parking will be restricted. Please park, one car behind the other, as far left as possible along this road. Make sure there is room for traffic to move in the other direction. (Take care when walking to the assembly/ start area.) A turning area will be available at the head of the parking queue. Parking space will be limited so we strongly encourage car-pooling or riding a bike from the end of the old highway (sealed section), where there are several areas for parking. Parking can also be found at the start of Ten Mile Road beneath the powerlines (area in yellow on map below)
Map: Rocky Rides 1:10 000 (part of Wallaroo NP)
Facilities:
Vetter: Denis Lyons
Courses::
All courses will be of NOY standard (Visit controls in numerical order).
| Course | Length(km) | Notes | ||
| String | ||||
| Very easy | 1.7km | Follow tracks | ||
| Easy | 2.3km | Controls not far from tracks. | ||
| Moderate short | 2.3km | Involves cross-country navigation to large features | ||
| Moderate long | 3.0km | as above | ||
| Hard short | 3.4km | Some difficult navigation | ||
| Hard Medium | 5.5km | as above | ||
| Hard long | 7.2km | as above |
THE FINISH WILL BE 450m south of the assembly area, on a side track to the entry road. When you finish follow the road, or a path on the eastern side of the road, back to the assembly area to report in and download your result.
Safety:
Start times: 9:30 to 11:30am with course closure at 1pm. Please ensure you start your course with enough time to complete it prior to course closure
Further notes:
(1) Hard long, Hard medium and Moderate long will need to cross an old fence which runs east-west on the northern side of a track, in the northern part of the map. Tapes will highlight this fence near where the course line would cross it.
(2) The area is frequented by trail bikes and 4WD’s. If you hear them coming – move out of their way.
(3) NEW STYLE SYMBOLS will be used.
--- Prominent tree-root mounds will be a brown “Triangle”.
--- Termite mounds, meat-ant nests and native cherry trees will NOT be shown.
(4) Magnetic north lines are now 300m apart.
(5) At least five helpers are needed to collect controls at each event.
Bush Series ( NOY 1): 24th March, 2019 - Mt Sugarloaf
DIRECTIONS:
From Newcastle: Head west from Wallsend along the Newcastle Link Road, straight ahead through 2 roundabouts. At the major intersection with Cameron Park Drive / Woodford Street (traffic lights), turn LEFT. Continue 1.8 km along Cameron Park Drive, then RIGHT at the next roundabout onto George Booth Drive. Proceed straight ahead across the M1 Motorway and into Seahampton. 1.2 km from Seahampton Fire Station (on the bend), turn left into Mount Sugarloaf Road. From here, it is approx. a 3.4 km climb to the Mount Sugarloaf Reserve. Watch for signs to direct you to parking.
From Sydney / M1 (northbound only): Take the Cardiff exit from the M1 (that’s the exit before the Newcastle exit) and turn LEFT onto George Booth Drive and proceed into Seahampton. 1.2 km from Seahampton Fire Station (on the bend) turn left into Mount Sugarloaf Road. From here, it is approx. a 3.4 km climb to the Mount Sugarloaf Reserve. Watch for signs to direct you to parking.
From the M1 (southbound only) or M15: Take the Newcastle exit from the M1 or M15, and move into the RIGHT-most lane as soon as possible, so that you can turn right at the first intersection with Cameron Park Drive / Woodford Street (traffic lights).Continue 1.8 km along Cameron Park Drive, then RIGHT at the next roundabout onto George Booth Drive. Proceed straight ahead across the M1 Motorway and into Seahampton. 1.2 km from Seahampton Fire Station (on the bend), turn left into Mount Sugarloaf Road. From here, it is approx. a 3.4 km climb to the Mount Sugarloaf Reserve. Watch for signs to direct you to parking.
From Kurri Kurri: Take John Renshaw Drive to Buchanan, then turn right and head towards Cardiff on George Booth Drive. Approx. 6.9 km after the intersection with Richmond Vale Road, turn right into Mount Sugarloaf Road. From here, it is approx. a 3.4 km climb to the Mount Sugarloaf Reserve. Watch for signs to direct you to parking.
COORDINATES: -32.889486, 151.539735
Map: Mt Sugarloaf (1:7500)
Facilities: The picnic area features Toilets, Drinking water and (free electric) BBQ's. Why not bring a picnic lunch or something to cook after the event to take advantage of the nice surroundings we will be in and to socialise with other orienteers.
Vetter: Pam Montgomery
Courses::
| Course | Length(km) | Controls | ||
| String | 0.2-0.5 | 10 | ||
| Very easy | 2.4 | 17 | ||
| Easy | 2.6 | 15 | ||
| Moderate short | 2.4 | 11 | ||
| Moderate long | 3.9 | 12 | ||
| Hard short | 3.1 | 13 | ||
| Hard Medium | 4.8 | 13 | ||
| Hard long | 6.1 | 18 |
Entry Fees (please note, fees have been updated for 2019)
START TIMES: 9:30 to 11:30am with course closure at 1pm. Please ensure you start your course with enough time to complete it prior to course closure.
SAFETY: Safety bearing is climb towards the ridge peak, head towards the television towers, then north to assembly.
NOTES:
· Trail bikes and 4WD vehicles are active in the area. Listen for their approach and KEEP OUT OF THEIR WAY by moving off tracks. It is safest to assume that they have not seen you.
· Loose rocky surfaces, slippery embankments and slopes are present in some areas of the map. Competitors are advised to take care, especially in wet conditions.
· Much of the area is bounded by high cliffs. Competitors are advised to take extra care towards the edges of the map, especially in wet conditions. Parents should be aware of the danger of allowing children near cliff tops. Junior courses are set such that they do not need to approach dangerous cliffs.
· Areas of dense and scratchy vegetation are present. Protective clothing and eye protection is recommended for those undertaking the more advanced courses.
· There are several watercourses in the area that have deep erosion gullies and/or slippery rock surfaces. The map detail shows the locations where there is significant erosion and where the sides are vertical.
· Sections of old cattle fence still exist in the area. These are also shown on the map. Where they are not obvious in the field and on a route likely to be followed by a competitor they will be marked with coloured tape.
· There is an area of dangerous mine subsidence well south of the mapped area – this section of the park is closed to the public. If you reach the major transmission lines at the southern edge of the map, do not proceed any further south.
SUNDAY 24th March 2019 - NOY 1
Mt Sugarloaf SCA
Welcome
The 2019 bush calendar opens up with Newcastle Orienteer of the Year (NOY) event #1 at Mount Sugarloaf State Conservation Area.