Forest Event - Hosted by North West Orienteering Club
Sunday 30 March 2025
Forest Event Robinson Road, Riverhead Forest
Signposted from Sunnyside Road, Coatesville.
8 courses
NOTE: There will be a Model Map.
Take advantage of the model map to visit a selection of control sites en route to the Start. Allow up to 30 minutes (1 km) depending on how many controls you visit.
The direct walk to the start is 500m or up to 10 minultes.
There will be water at the start but not on the courses.
Please note that the red courses in Riverhead are challenging/ technical and the terrain can be rough off the tracks.
It’s a middle with an exciting new section of map included. This will be a good event to warm up for the national champs.
There are courses for all, white, yellow, orange, purple an 4 red courses.
Leg covering recommended particularly for the red courses.
The white and yellow courses have good tracks.
It is gully/ spur forest terrain - a mix of pine forest and native bush.
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Course
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Difficulty
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Course length in km (Approx)
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Red 1
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Very difficult
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5.8 km
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Red 2
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Difficult
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4.0 km
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Red 3
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Difficult
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3.5 km
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Red 4
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Difficult
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2.9 km
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Purple
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Hard – less physical
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2.3 km
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Orange
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Moderate
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3.1 km
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Yellow
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Easy
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2.1 km
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White
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Very Easy
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2.1 km
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Early Bird (Closes Wednesday midnight)
Later Entry (Thursday onwards)
Online entries close midnight Friday.
Please enter
online: https://entero.co.nz/evento.php?eventName=fe3-2025
White Very easy. Controls (= checkpoints) are on tracks or linear features such as fences, streams etc.
Yellow Easy. Controls are on or visible from linear features such as tracks, fences, streams and vegetation boundaries.
Orange Moderate difficulty. You should only choose an orange course if you have successfully completed Yellow courses. The course will offer route choice to controls which are NOT on tracks. You should understand contours and be able to use a compass to determine direction.
Red 1,2,3 & 4 Difficult, technical courses for more experienced orienteers. You should only choose a red course if you have successfully completed several orange level courses. Courses have route choice, areas of complex detail, and small point features.
Purple Technically difficult (like red courses) but less physically challenging course aimed at older orienteers.
- Orienteering - on Foot - you choose your pace. Usually as individuals but groups can go together.
All welcome (and you don't need to be a member to get started)
- Select from a range of 8 courses of varying length and difficulty. Suitable for all ages, levels, and beginners. Some children need to be accompanied by adult.
- You may start any time between 10am to 12:00 pm (noon). If you would like do do more than one course - please ensure you restart before 12:00pm
- Courses close: 2:00pm unless otherwise stated. Please plan and ensure you return to the finish by course closure time. You must download at the finish tent, even if you do not complete your course.
Files for download
armchair-Yellow
armchair-Orange
armchair-Red
Armchair 4-All controls
