Entries are open for the 2021 ACT Middle and Long Distance Championships to be held on the weekend of 21-22 August.
Entries to both events will close at 11:59pm on 15 August.
There will be no late entries or enter on the day for either event.
Middle Distance, 21 August
Saturday’s Middle Distance will be held on a new map of Pine Island – Mt Stranger, just 25km from central Canberra.
The map covers a variety of terrain including fast open native forest, rocky steeper areas with rock detail typical of the Deakin volcanics evident in a number of maps to the west of Canberra, and, along the river, complex rock detail interspersed with patches of green, that will provide a unique Canberra orienteering experience.
| Course | Classes | Indicative length (km) | Difficulty |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | M21A, M20A, M35A, M40A | 5.9 | Hard |
| 2 | M45A, W21A, M16A | 5.0 | Hard |
| 3 | M50A, M55A, W20A, W35A, W40A, M20AS, M21AS | 4.4 | Hard |
| 4 | M60A, M65A, W16A, W45A, W50A, M35AS, W21AS | 3.9 | Hard |
| 5 | M70A, W55A, W60A, M45AS, W35AS | 3.2 | Hard |
| 6 | M75A, W65A, W70A, M55AS, M65AS, W20AS, W45AS, W55AS | 2.7 | Hard |
| 7 | M80A, M85A, M90A, M95A, W75A, W80A, W85A, W65AS | 1.7 | Hard |
| 8 | M14A, M Junior B, M Open B | 3.5 | Moderate |
| 9 | W14A, W Junior B, W Open B | 2.4 | Moderate |
| 10 | M12A, W12A, M/W Junior Easy, M/W Open Easy | 2.6 | Easy |
| 11 | M10A, W10A, M/W Junior Very Easy, M/W Open Very Easy, M/W10 Novice | 1.7 | Very Easy |
Further details are available in the Preliminary Event Information.
Long Distance, 22 August
Saturday’s Long Distance will be held at Tidbinbilla.
The map contains a mix of vegetation, including runnable open grassland, open forest and thicker tea-tree forest. While the lighter green areas can be moved through quite easily, there is low visibility. Some tracks have become overgrown since the map was made, and there are also unmarked animal tracks.
| Course | Classes | Indicative length (km) | Indicative Climb (m) | Difficulty | Map Scale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | M21A | 11.5 | 380 | Hard | 1:10,000 |
| 2 | M20A, M35A | 8.4 | 280 | Hard | 1:10,000 |
| 3 | W21A, M45A | 6.7 | 210 | Hard | 1:10,000 |
| 4 | W20A, M16A, W35A, M21AS, W45A, M55A | 5.4 | 165 | Hard | 1:10,000 |
| 5 | W55A, M65A, W21AS, M45AS, W16A, W65A, W45AS, M55AS | 3.5 | 110 | Hard | 1:10,000 |
| 6 | M75A, W75A, W55AS, W85A, M85A, M Open A, W Open A | 2.8 | 90 | Hard | 1:7,500 |
| 7 | M14A, M Open B, M Junior B | 4.0 | 60 | Moderate | 1:10,000 |
| 8 | W14A, W Open B, W Junior B | 3.1 | 50 | Moderate | 1:10,000 |
| 9 | W12, M12, Open Easy | 2.4 | 40 | Easy | 1:7,500 |
| 10 | W10, M10, Open Very Easy | 1.7 | 15 | Very Easy | 1:7,500 |
Further details are available in the Preliminary Event Information.