MaprunPlus, Pateley Bridge, Sat 31st Oct

This lovely market town and its surrounding footpaths in Nidderdale is the location for our next MaprunPlus event, centred on Wildings Riverside Cafe. Come and join us for some navigational fun, with courses suitable for all abilities.

Venue: Wildings Riverside Cafe, Nidd Walk, Pateley Bridge HG3 5NA
Location: Grid ref: SE 157655.
Transport: No.24 service Harrogate-Pateley Bridge, every 2 hours on a Saturday.
Parking: please use one of following car parks: Southlands (2hrs £1, 4hrs £1.70, card/cash), Park Road (free), Nidd Walk (£1 cash only), Nidd Showground (£1).
Times: Registration open 0915-1115. First start 0930, Last starts: 120min-1030, 90min-1100, 60min-1130.
MapRun event link: When ready, in the folder UK/North Yorkshire/CLARO MAPRUN+/ via the MapRun app.
Food: Wildings Cafe itself will be open throughout from 0930-1500. Menu and details HERE
Toilets: pre-event in Southlands Car Park, and Pateley Park. Please only use cafe toilets when you are a customer.
Organiser: Mark David
Enquiries: contact the Entries Secretary, Linda Kelly, at entries@claro-orienteering.org.uk

Entries:

British Orienteering members £6, non-members £7. For a guaranteed map, enter by midnight Tue 27th Oct. After that date, entries accepted only if a map is available. Each entry represents one phone and receives one map. Pairs or group can run together using that phone/map, or enter separately if wanting to use more.

MaprunPlus series details
Format: A choice of 3 score courses: 60 mins, 90 mins, 120 mins. You visit as many controls as you can in the time allowed, scoring points for each control visited.
Scoring: 20 points per control, but you lose 10pts for every minute or part minute late back, so don’t be late!
Under-16s: all under-16s (on the day of the event) must be partnered on the course by at least one adult.
Map: A3 or A4 waterproof paper. Maps are usually based on either OpenStreet mapping or OS maps enlarged to 1:10000 or 15000.
Terrain: Mainly footpaths, bridleways, some pavements and roads, all with a mix of grassy and hard surfaces. Any significant variations will be included in the specific details above.
The MapRun App: These events use the MapRun app for phones and Garmin watches to record your route and the controls you visit. You will need to have the MapRun version 7 or later loaded on your phone in order to take part. It can be downloaded via the usual sites, with help (and download links) available at https://maprunners.weebly.com/
Help: with any aspect (including the app) available at the event! Pre-event enquiries see event details.
Claro event Ts and Cs: HERE You will need to confirm when entering that you have read and understood