Kiplin Hall is on the south side of the B6271 about half-way between Northallerton and Richmond.  The postcode is DL10 6AT.  The grid reference of the entrance is SE 273977 and the What3words reference is ///dozed.crackled.remain.

Click on the link to see a map.  You can zoom in (and, optionally, switch to Satellite mode) to see the details of the final approach to the event.  You can also get directions if you specify your starting location.

The only O-sign will be on the B6271 at the Kiplin Hall main entrance.

Follow the permanent signs to the main visitors' car park.  Please park neatly to maximise the use of the available space.

Registration will be in the car park.

Note: The Hall grounds are not open to the general public on Thursdays, but there may be some staff working.

Extensive parkland with some wooded areas, the Hall's buildings and gardens and a complex orchard area.

Shorts may be worn.

The Long and Medium courses offer as much navigational challenge as the area allows.  The Short course offers easier navigation.

1:4,000 scale   2.5m contours   A4 size   The maps will be printed on waterproof paper.

Mapped by Roberts Mapping.  Updated by Phill Batts and Hanne Bown.

Control descriptions will be printed on the map and loose copies will be available at the Start.

SPORTident electronic punching will be used.

The control boxes will be activated to enable SIAC cards to operate in touch-free mode ..... but please note that you will need to punch the old-fashioned way at the Start and Finish.

SI-cards will not be available for hire on the day.  However SI-card loan (free of charge) can be pre-arranged.  If you need one, please request an SI-card when you put in your entry via the Racesignup online entry system.  You can collect your loan SI-card from Download before your run.  Please return it when you download after your run .... and take care of it, as there will be a £20 charge if you lose it.

If at all possible, please pre-enter via Racesignup.  Online entries close at midnight on Thursday 12-May-2022.

There will be limited entry on the day, subject to the availability of maps.

4 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.       Courses close at 7:30 p.m.

The Start will be 5 minutes' walk from the car park.

Toilets on site.

No drinks will be provided.  Please bring your own refreshments.

First aid at Registration.

Although the Covid-19 restrictions have been relaxed and the Omicron wave has mostly subsided, the pandemic is not yet over.  Please continue to take precautions to protect yourself and other people ..... including the volunteers who make orienteering events possible.

Orienteering is an outdoor, naturally socially-distanced sport.  However, although you should be relatively safe when you are out on your run, there is a risk of Covid-19 transmission during the pre- and post-run activities.

Given that:-

• Please do not attend this event if you have Covid-19 symptoms.  In accordance with Government guidance, if you have Covid-19 symptoms you should stay at home and avoid contact with other people.
• Please maintain effective social distancing, including from the volunteers on the organising team; e.g. at Download.
• Before and after your run, avoid unnecessary close contact with people outside your household.
• Maintain good hand hygiene.

A comprehensive risk assessment will have been carried out by the Organiser, but please remember that competitors take part at their own risk.  Orienteering is an adventure sport – your safety while orienteering is your own responsibility.

Please make sure that you download even if you do not complete your course.

Lone drivers: Please leave your labelled car keys at Download as a safety check.

CLOK strongly recommends that you carry a whistle whilst participating in this (and every) orienteering event.

If you have a relevant medical condition please inform the Organiser before the event or at Registration.