PFO Night & DayNWNL Nick o'PendleSat 04 December, 2021
Local level event
Explanation of Event levels
- Training events are non competitive events used for training and coaching, aimed at members of the club, but they can attract people from neighbouring clubs, and are often ideal for newcomers to try the sport.
- Local events are usually low key and in the 'localised' area, ideal for newcomers to try the sport. Most clubs run some 'mini series' throughout the year as local mid week events.
- Regional events attract participants from around the local Region.
- National events are high quality competitions that will attract people from far away,
- Major events are Major Events such as a British Championships or the annual JK competition.
Results
RouteGadget
Is a web browser app for sharing and comparing orienteering routes. You can draw your own route or upload a GPS track from your watch. It also allows you to watch an animated replay with a simulated mass start.
Go to the Pendle Forest Routegadget now
Pre Event Info
NWNL is sponsored by BrightBikeLights.
This event, originally planned for December 2020, was re-scheduled for January 2021, but due to ongoing Covid lockdown, the event was postponed and entry fees refunded.
It is now part of the North West Night League (NWNL) winter series for 2021-2022.
Covid and Omicron varient: Please observe social distancing throughout this event and bring a mask with you to wear in social settings before or after the event. Start procedure will be one competitor starting per minute.
Safety: This is a winter event over high exposed moorland - WHISTLES and WATERPROOF JACKETS and RESERVE LIGHTING are MANDATORY and must be worn or carried - unless specifically relaxed by the controller. To cope with wind, rain and cold, carrying hats, gloves, additional thermal layers and waterproof trousers may also be necessary. Be prepared!
Mobile phones may be carried as a safety measure only. Emergency help numbers, printed on your competition map, are 07549 534300 or 07947 323809.
Respect the fundamentals of orienteering and do not use your phone as a navigational aid, except if you have retired.
Safety bearing: If retiring, proceed in a roughly SW direction. Many paths lead this way. When you reach the Nick o'Pendle road, follow it southwards to Download. You MUST report your retirement here.
Control descriptions: They will be on the map and available as loose descriptions in the start lanes.
Permissions:
We are indebted to Clitheroe Estates, the landowners, for permission to use the area.
The following day, Sunday 5th December, there will be a Nick o'Pendle Regional event using some of the same area. However, parking will be at a different location. Usual courses.
NWNL night events 2021-22:
Nov 20th 2021 SELOC Tandle Hill, Oldham
This event >> Dec 4th 2021 PFO Nick o’Pendle, Clitheroe
Dec 11th 2021 SROC Eaves Wood, Silverdale
Jan 15th 2020 LOC, Haverthwaite, Newby Bridge
Jan 22nd 2022 DEE Thurstaston, Wirral
Feb 5th 2022 BL Penrith Beacon, Penrith
Feb 12th 2022 MDOC Teggs Nose, Macclesfield << Changed date
Other dates to remember:
Nov 27th 2021 British Night Champs Cleeve Hill, Cheltenham
Feb 19th 2022 British Night Champs Ilkley Moor. Ilkley
Location Info
Near: Clitheroe Lat,Lng: 53.83870,-2.34365 OS Grid Ref: SD775380 Postcode: BB7 9HJ
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Directions / Parking
Approaching along the A59 is the easiest route from both the M6 (from south, west and north) or via Skipton (from east). Turn off at the new roundabout, signed for Sabden on the Clitheroe bypass.
From the south there are numerous routes, but all pass through Sabden.
Park at the tarmac car park 200m south of the cattle grid between the Nick and Sabden. Nearest Postcoide is BB7 9HJ on the outskirts of Sabden. If the car park is full there is some roadside parking nearby both above and below the cattle grid. Please park sensibly to maximaise the capacity of this small car park.
What3words coordinate is /// puddings.greed.hinted which will guide you exactly to the car park.
Map / Terrain
The competition area comprises all of the open land between the Nick o'Pendle road and Ogden Clough. It is high and exposed. Height from 250m to 450m and there is little or no shelter, so come prepared - see clothing notes above.
Typically the area is rough open grassland with peat in places, that is mostly runnable. There are patches of slower vegetation, including bracken (wide green pinstripe symbol) which is low and passable at this time of year. There are many landform and rock features which are evidence of historic mineral extraction. There is one major stream but many marshes, ponds, ditches and gullies.
Marked paths are through routes that actually lead somewhere! Stock tracks and occasional 'dog walkers' paths are generally not marked.
There will be no legend on the map. Download a standard symbol set here: PFO 10000 legend ISOM2017
Registration and Start times
On-line pre-entry only. See below.
Start times from 6:00PM to 7:00PM.
Courses close at 8:30PM
Course Information
| Course: | Length: | Climb: | Technical difficulty: Map: 1:7500 |
| Blue: | 4.8k | 210m | TD5, 1:7500, A4 |
| Green: | 3.4k | 180m | TD5, 1:7500, A4 |
| Orange: | 2.4k | 90m | TD3, 1:7500, A4 |
Hired dibbers can be collected at Download, situated at the cattle grid, 200m uphill from Parking.
Route to the Start will be flagged 200m from the car park to Download, then a further 200m from here to the Start.
Route from Finish will be near to Download, approximately 50m.
Entry Details
Pre-entry only via SIEntries:
Entries open on 18th October and close at midnight on Wednesday 1st December.
Seniors £7.00 (M/W21+)
Juniors £3.00 (M/W20-)
Dibber hire £1.00, but £40 if lost!
Dog restrictions
No dogs. This is sheep country.
Facilities
There will be no cubicle toilets provided at the event. Please make your own arrangements before you arrive.
If you are a patron of the Wellsprings Spanish and Mexican Restaurant at BB7 9HN, next to the ski slope, you will find facilities there. Check opening times before you travel.
After event drinks and meals available at the White Hart Inn in Sabden, 36 Padiham Rd, BB7 9EW. If you want to eat, please book a table online here.
Miscellaneous
BOF event number 79176
Contacts / Officials
Planner - Peter Stobbs PFO
Controller - Andy Quickfall SROC
Organiser - Judith Wood PFO -