This is the second event in CLOK's Autumn Short Race Series held between October and December 2022.

It is also part of CLOK's Whitby Urban Weekend.  Follow this link for information about the Urban Event in Whitby on Sunday 13th November 2022.

Newcomers to orienteering:   Help and advice will be available at this event.  Just come along and ask!

Parking is in the Station car park in Robin Hoods Bay, south-east of Whitby.  The grid reference is NZ 950054, the postcode is YO22 4RA and the What3words reference is ///strapped.enjoyable.daunted.

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 point.

From the north and west:  Take the A171 through Whitby to Hawsker, and then turn left on to the B1447 to Robin Hoods Bay.  Entering the upper village, turn right into first public car park.

From Scarborough:  Take the A171 to Fylingdales Moor (grid reference NZ 922045).  There, turn right on to a minor road signed 'Robin Hoods Bay / Fylingthorpe'.  Continue through Fylingthorpe to upper Robin Hoods Bay, then turn left at a T-junction to join the B1447.  Go past the tennis courts and turn left into the car park.

Parking will be in the public car park.  Charges should not apply in November, but please check the notices and ticket machines in the car park.

Historic compact fishing village on a steep slope with network of narrow 'yards' and passageways.  Cliff-top fields and (possibly) rocky seashore and beach.

Specific hazards: Steep slopes and steep stone steps, both of which will be very slippery stone steps if wet (or icy!).  Light traffic on the access road.  Very light traffic (residents only) in the competition area.  Members of the public ambling in narrow passages.

Please be considerate to other people – particularly on narrow footpaths and in narrow alleyways – and respect private / out-of-bounds places as shown on the map.

Enquiries, the Finish and Download will all be close together, about a 7 minutes' walk from the car park, on a grassy strip with picnic tables.

From the east end of the car park, turn right and walk south beside the A1447, heading for the Victoria Hotel at the top of the steep bank into the old village.  At the small roundabout, angle left on a tarmac path, go through a gate and follow the tarmac path downhill.  Turn left on to a small rough path (O-signed).  Follow this link to see a map of the route.

PARENTS:  Please note that young children must be accompanied from the car park to the Start and from the Finish / Download back to the car park.

There will be three courses available, with winning times of about 20 - 25 minutes:

There will be no entry on the day.  If you wish to participate in this event, you need to pre-enter via Racesignup.

The entry deadline is midnight on Thursday 3‑Nov‑2022.

After that, you will still be able to enter until midnight on Thursday 10‑Nov‑2022, but your choice of course may be limited by map availability.

Scale 1:2,500   A4 size   Updated version of the map drawn in 2015 by Catherine and Paul Taylor.

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

This event will use SPORTident electronic punching.

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 conventional way at the Start and Finish.

SI-cards will be available to hire on the day for a charge of £1.  Please take care of your hired SI-card, as there will be a £20 charge if you lose it.

Starts: 11 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.     Courses close at 1 p.m.

The Start is about 5 minutes' walk from the car park, just off the route to Enquiries / Download.

The disabled public toilet in the Station Car Park should be open.  There is a public toilet in the Bank Top Car Park (by the roundabout on the way to the Start), but you need 40p to get into it.

First aid at Download.

Please bring your own refreshments.

Although the Covid-19 restrictions have been relaxed and serious illness and death are now thankfully rare, Covid-19 is still affecting significant numbers of people and Long Covid remains a consideration.  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 symptoms of a respiratory infection you should try to stay at home and avoid contact with other people.
• Please maintain social distancing where practical, including from the volunteers on the organising team; e.g. at Download.
• Before and after your run, you may wish to avoid unnecessary close contact with people outside your household.
• Continue to 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.

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

If you have a relevant medical condition, please add this to your competitor details in Racesignup or inform the Organiser before you go out for your run.  Any information provided will be treated in strict confidence and will only be used if you need medical treatment and are unable to communicate at the time.