Events

ACT Classic Series: ACT League #8, Castle Hill

Date

17 July 2022

Entry Deadline

Pre entry closed

Calendar

Organising Club

Bushflyers

Distance

Long

Documents

Choosing Your Course at ACT League Events

Event Notes

COVID-19 ENTRY POLICY

When entering an OACT event please comply with the current ACT COVID-19 health advice and the OACT COVID-19 Policy: https://act.orienteering.asn.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/OACT-Covid-19-Policy.pdf

Refunds of entry fees will be considered for anyone who is unable to attend the event due to Covid-19 restrictions or illness.

ENTRIES:

Pre-entry only. Entries close 11:59pm Wednesday 13 July. Late entries (+$10 late fee) close 11:59pm Friday 15 July.

NO Enter on the Day.

COURSES (length, climb):

Hard 1 (7.7km, 300m), Hard 2 (6.8km, 220m), Hard 3 (5.2km, 160m), Hard 4 (3.8km, 110m), Hard 5 (3.2km, 60m), Moderate 1 (4.5km, 100m), Moderate 2 (3.5km, 75m), Easy (1.8km), Very Easy (1.2km).

COURSE SETTER NOTES:

The vegetation mapping has been updated based on 2020 Lidar data. Areas of dark green near creeks and gullies and on the lower slopes are blackberry and impossible to pass through. Dark green on the upper slopes can be slow with low visibility but generally not particularly prickly.

Most of the older vehicle tracks are now overgrown and have been removed from the map. There are numerous animal tracks that have not been mapped.

Sheep grazing and the cooler weather have knocked down most of the grass though there are occasional sections of longer grass. Many of the gullies are wet and muddy particularly on the lower slopes. There are occasional thistles and stray blackberry stems which may affect your choice of leg protection.

Course lengths are shorter than usual due to the amount of climb and physical terrain. There is a 750m walk with 70m climb to the starts for the Hard and Moderate courses via a 500m walk to the start for the Easy and Very Easy courses.

STARTS:

Between 10:00 and 12:00. Queuing starts.

COURSE CLOSURE:

Courses close at 14:00 (2:00pm). You MUST report to the finish by 14:00, whether you have finished your course or not.

DIRECTIONS:

Booroomba Rd, Paddys River ACT.

Travel south on the Tuggeranong Parkway, Drakeford Drive, and Tharwa Drive to Tharwa. Immediately after crossing the Tharwa Bridge turn right along Tidbinbilla Road. Travel 2km along Tidbinbilla Road then turn left into Booroomba Road. Park as directed. Allow 40 minutes drive from central Canberra.

Terms and conditions

I accept the General Risk Warning and Risk Waiver: https://act.orienteering.asn.au/resources/event-management/risk-statement/ --- I will comply with the current ACT COVID-19 health advice and the OACT COVID-19 Policy: https://act.orienteering.asn.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/OACT-Covid-19-Policy.pdf

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Event Contact Information

Phone

02 6182 1815

Email

Course planner

Ross Stewart, Matthew Stocks

Event director

Chris Stocks

Event controller

Matthew Stocks

Contact person

Paul de Jongh

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