GIVE IT A GO!- Hell Wath, Ripon, 26th April
Welcome to Claro’s Give It A Go series for 2024-25.
These Saturday afternoon events are for anyone wanting to try out orienteering: adults, children, families! Our Give It A Go event locations are especially chosen to provide safe, fun and easy-to-access places for adults and children to try out this exciting sport. We have orienteering coaches from the club on hand at each event to help you get started and then to assist you in improving your orienteering skills. Just turn up and we can provide you with everything you need to give it a go. We suggest you come in shoes you are comfortable walking or running in.
Hell Wath, Ripon, 26th April
Location and Parking: Find us in Hell Wath adjacent to Ripon City Panthers, Hell Wath Ln, Ripon HG4 2SE. W3W: ///alas.pastels.homeward. Public Parking on Hell Wath Lane. To find us, enter Hell Wath and look out for the Claro banner. W3W: ///alas.pastels.homeward. A 15 minute walk from the 36 bus stop on Harrogate Road, walk up Lead Lane.
The area is extensively used by the public – please be careful and give way where needed. There is no toilet at the event – the nearest public toilets are in Ripon Town centre on Minster Place (W3W: ///paces.desktop.jiffy), and Victoria Grove (W3W: ///debt.troll.skewed) .Please dress appropriately.
| Date | Venue | Location | Results |
| 2 Nov 24 | Valley Gardens | West Harrogate | Results |
| 14 Dec 24 | Conyngham Hall | Knaresborough | Results |
| 11 Jan 25 | Hookstone Woods | South Harrogate | Cancelled |
| 01 Feb 25 | Primrose Lane Primary School | Boston Spa | Results |
| 8 Mar 25 | Hudson Park | Wetherby | Results |
| 26 Apr 25 | Hell Wath | Ripon | |
| 17th May 25 | Hookstone Woods | South Harrogate | |
| 7th June 25 | Jacob Smith Park | Knaresborough | |
| 5th July 2025 | Killinghall Moor |
GENERAL INFORMATION (applies to most events, but see individual event details for specific info)
Times: Come from 1:30pm onwards. You can start at any time 1:30-3pm. Courses will close at 3:15pm. This means you need to be back at the finish by 3:15pm, otherwise we may have to come looking for you.
Getting Started: Find us by the Claro banner. You will be welcomed and helped to sign in. You will be given a “dibber”, an electronic timing chip, to borrow. If you are new to orienteering, you may like to undertake a short walk round a course with one of our coaches to help you get started. Then you can get started on the courses as described below.
Costs: Children £3. Adults £4. Claro members half price – see below for joining details.
Courses (you can do as many as you want!)
At our Give It A Go events we usually have a selection of short courses of about a km each. You can have a go at as many of these as you like, in whichever order you choose.
We also offer an ‘orange’ standard course, slightly harder and longer than the short courses (2-3km). This is ideal for adult beginners who are confident runners, or more confident with a map.
Club membership: Joining Claro gives you access to a wide range of benefits, and keeps you in regular touch with the club. Become a member here