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ACT Metro Series: Junior League #5, Map Mates #4, Aranda Snow Gums

Date
1 June 2019
Enter on the day
Available
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Organising Club
Abominable O-Men
Distance
Sprint
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Event Notes

The Metro Series is held in parkland and nature parks close to Canberra. Everyone is welcome and courses are available to suit a wide range of orienteering experience from novice to the more experienced. Courses range from 2km to 5km and very easy to medium navigation difficulty. A ‘Help’ person will be available to provide assistance at the event. Just turn up, no requirement to book ahead.

Enter-on-the-day. Start anytime between 10.30 and 12 noon. Course closure 1pm. Entry fees - member adult $10, member junior $7. $10 non-member juniors and $15 non-member adults. Hire of an electronic timing chip (sportident card) is $5. Cash payment accepted but EFTPOS preferred.

The ACT Saturday Series includes the ACT Junior League competition.

This is the final event for this season of Map Mates. More information and registration details for Map Mates can be found at http://act.orienteering.asn.au/juniors/blue-sparks/map-mates/

DIRECTIONS & PARKING

Car parking will be in Black Mountain Reserve Car Park signposted (brown sign) from William Hovell Drive eastbound. Additional car parking is available along Old Caswell Drive which is the access road to the car park.

If coming westbound along William Hovell Drive there is a U-Turn place which is also signposted for Black Mountain Reserve Car Park.

From northbound traffic on Tuggeranong Parkway take the exit to West Belconnen, just past the arboretum, and follow the brown signs to the car park. Please do not attempt to take the turning from the northbound Caswell Drive/GDE directly into the car park which is shown on Google Maps.

For southbound traffic on Caswell Drive go through the Glenloch interchange and exit for Lady Denman Drive and the arboretum, turn right under the Tuggeranong Parkway toward the arboretum and then right again to head towards west Belconnen in the left hand lane. Follow the brown signs to the car park.

COURSES Orange 1 (2.8km), Orange 2 (2.2km), Green (1.8km), Blue (1.5km). 1:5000 map.

Season pass registration: https://eventor.orienteering.asn.au/Events/Show/8165

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Event Contact Information

Phone
02 6162 3422
Email
Course planner
Shannon Jones
Event director
Ann Scown

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