NOY 4 (Rescheduled) - “Hebburn Road” - Elrington - Sunday 9th July 2023
Planning: Denis Lyons and Bruce Graham
Starts: 9:30am to 11:30am. Course Closure - 1:00pm
Directions: Turn right from LAKE Rd, 5km west of its junction with LEGGETTS Dr. This turn is 3km east of KEARSLEY. The registration area will be 1km along HEBBURN Rd from LAKE Rd.
NOTE: Hard Long and Hard Medium course cross Hebburn Rd twice. Drive with care and beware of runners. All other courses stay east of the road.
Parking: Park well off the road. This road can have 30-40 cars with trailers on a Sunday morning if the motor sport park is operating. Parking will mainly be end in on the western side, or parallel (possibly some 45 degrees) on the eastern side. Some sections on each side will be mowed (some slight hills and hollows are possible). Other sections can be used but check the grass before leaving the road. Most parking should be possible north of registration. A reserve area will be mowed south of registration. Everyone must report to registration before going to the start.
Assembly: The registration will be on the western side of Hebburn Rd. The FINISH will be nearby, on the eastern side of the road.
Start: The start will be 400m north of the assembly/registration area. Follow the powerline for 360m then streamers to push through the bush onto an old track.
Map: “Hebburn Road”. Scale 1:10 000. 5m contours. This is part of Werakata NP. The whole area does include large sections of “green”. Some is just slow, but other large sections of ti-tree are very much “walk”. There is some SPIKEY vegetation. ALL STREAMER TRAILS WILL BE SHOWN ON ALL MAPS.
NOTES:
(a) The area is frequented by trail bikes and some 4WD vehicles. If you hear them MOVE OUT OF THEIR WAY.
(b) Large fallen tree canopies which may hinder runability or aid navigation have been shown as a small oval shaped thicket.
(c) At least 5 helpers are needed after the event to collect controls.
NOY5 - "The Powerlines" - Abermain - Sunday June 25th
Planner: Alex Massey Vetter: Steven Roberts
Start Window: 9:30am – 11:30am Course Closure: 1pm
Directions: From Cessnock Rd, turn into Goulburn St and continue North to Lismore St. Turn Left into Lismore St and continue West to the intersection of Albury St and the Abermain Trail. Park as per directions below.
Parking: Parking is available on Lismore and Albury Streets, as shown below. Please keep clear of any property owners’ accesses and driveways on the Southern side of Lismore St and Western side of Albury St. The assembly area is located approximately 450m along the Abermain trail, at the intersection of the Abermain trail and Shiralee Trail. Please note the Abermain trail is a through road and has intermittent traffic, including motorbikes.
Start: The start is located a further 250m north of the Assembly area, along the Shiralee trail.
Finish: The finish is located 100m from the Assembly area. Please remember to punch at the Finish before proceeding to the assembly area for download.
Planners Notes: The terrain varies from flat to undulating. Many single trails and 4WD tracks exist across the area, with Motorbikes and 4WD’s very active in the area, particularly in the quarry area to the Southwest of the map. Forest cover varies from fast, open to areas of thicker vegetation and reduced visibility and runnability, particularly in some of the creek areas. Watercourses to the Northeast of the map include some erosion, care should be taken when entering and crossing these watercourses. The map has been extended to the North and some courses utilise this section of the map. Full body cover is recommended. A section of the map immediately to the Southwest of the Assembly area is not part of the National Park and is marked Out of Bounds on the Map. Please do not enter this area. Courses have been set to avoid any route choice through the Out of Bounds Area. No drink controls have been set for this event, please carry your own water if required.
Special Notes: Very Easy and Easy courses have an option to follow a linear watercourse as a shorter route from the last control to the finish. This is optional and a clear route by track is also available.
COURSES
Course - Distance - Climb - Controls
Very Easy - 2.1km - 45m - 9c
Easy - 2.2km - 45m - 10c
Moderate Short - 3.0km - 65m - 10c
Moderate Long - 4.1km - 75m - 12c
Hard Short - 3.6km - 70m - 12c
Hard Medium - 5.3km - 90m - 17c
Hard Long - 7.1km - 100m - 20c
Safety Bearing: East to Sealed Road, then South if you face Rural properties or North if you face Urban properties.
Sunday 25 June 2023 - Abermain
The next event in 2023 Newcastle Orienteer of the Year series
NOY5 - "The Powerlines"
Click here for more details. Click here FOR RESULTS
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SUNDAY MAY 7 9:30am to 11:30am
VENUE: Adjacent to the junction of Kearsley Rd. and Lake Rd.
Note: Kearsley Road is the road from Lake Road to Abernethy. (This is not Kearsley Selections Road which is a few hundred metres to the east.)
PARKING: Park on open ground on either side of Kearsley Rd near its junction with Lake Rd.. PARK AS CLOSE AS POSSIBLE TO THE TREE LINE AT THE EDGE OF THE CLEARED GROUND. PLEASE TURN ONTO KEARSLEY RD FOR 30m BEFORE TURNING ONTO THE CLEARED GROUND. DO NOT DRIVE DIRECTLY ACROSS THE CLEARED GROUND WHEN ENTERING OR LEAVING. WE MUST LEAVE CLEAR VISIBILITY FOR OTHER MOTORISTS USING THIS ROAD JUNCTION. There will be additional parking along the edge of Kearsley Rd – Some at right angles, but mainly parallel. Keep as far from the road as possible.
Note: Some additional parking is possible along a powerline which runs parallel to Kearsley Rd. on its east side. This area has just been slashed and can be accessed via a short track from Kearsley Rd. This access track is approx. 200m from the Lake Rd junction. This area may be best suited to 4WD vehicles. The northern end of this area is an easy walk through the bush to the assembly area.
Some volunteers to help direct early parking would be helpful.
MAP: Kitchener East Fire Trail (1:10 000) This map will include some previously unused sections of Werakata NP as well as areas included in the “Kitchley” map used in 2021.
The whole area does include large sections of “green”. Some is just slow, but other large sections of ti-tree are very much “walk”. There is some SPIKEY vegetation.
ASSEMBLY: The registration (and finish) will be inside the National Park’s gate, adjacent to most parking, on the western side of Kearsley Rd., at the end of Kitchener East Fire Trail.
START: The START will be 620m from the registration following Kitchener East FT. in a westward direction. NOTE: Your safety bearing information will need you to keep in mind if you are to the north or south of this main fire trail. You will know if you are on, or crossing it, because of the recent upgrade work, and some signposts. (Provided they have not been stolen.)
| COURSES | DISTANCE | Climb | Directions |
| Very Easy | 2.0km | 30m | Follow tracks and a short streamer trail |
| Easy | 2.3km | 40m | Controls not far from tracks, but you need to know where you are along the track before turning off. |
| Moderate Short | 2.2km | 30m | Moderate navigarion to prominent features with catching features nearby. |
| Moderate Long | 2.7km | 40m | |
| Hard Short | 3.5km | 45m | Difficult navigation. |
| Hard Medium | 5.4km | 85m | |
| Hard Long | 6.9km | 105m |
NOTES: (a) The area is frequented by trail bikes and some 4-WD vehicles. If you hear them, MOVE OUT OF THEIR WAY.
(b) There are some lattice / streamer barriers, marking “threatened species”. Please use tracks or go around. These positions are marked on the map with a deep purple dash.
(c) Large fallen tree canopies which may hinder runability or aid navigation have been shown as a small oval shaped thicket.
(d) At least 5 helpers are needed at each event to collect controls.
(e) Control 119 (black circle- man made feature) is a rusty 44 gallon drum on its side.
(e) COURSE CLOSURE 1:00 pm.