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Sydney MapRun #9 The turning circles of Kingsgrove

June 15 @ 5:00 am – June 21 @ 5:00 pm

Garingal Orienteers

Venue: Kingsgrove
Start/Finish Location: The Corner Grind Cafe, corner of Warrawee Place and Tooronga Terrace, Beverly Hills
Getting there by Public Transport: the start is a very short walk from Beverly Hills train station (T8 line) which is around 35 minutes from Town Hall or Central Station. If you can tap off with your Opal Card or credit/debit card, do the course and then tap on again in under an hour then the return journey is free.
Format: 45 minute score course
Toilets: there are toilets at Beverly Hills Station (100m away) which are not behind a barrier.  There are also toilets at Beverly Hills park (800m away) which are open from 7am-7pm.
Start Time: Anytime Wednesday through to Sunday evening.

About the Course: the course is set between King Georges Road (west), Moorefields Road (north) and Vanessa Street (south).  The M5 passes through the middle of the course where there are only two places to cross – the Cooloongatta Road bridge and the Kindilan underpass.  The course should be relatively traffic free, but care should be taken when crossing roads.
There are ten turning circles on the course each worth 20 points.  Around the start and to the south of the M5 the course is relatively flat with lots of points on offer, however once you move to the north then the course becomes hillier and you have to work harder.
Coffee: the Corner Grind does excellent coffee.  If you’ve got more time to explore the area, then Macchina Expresso at Kingsgrove (2km away) is highly recommended.
Favourite Control: For those who make it to the far north of the course, Control 30 passes through a hedge.
Photos below of the start/finish and of the hedge at control 30.

 

EVENT DATES & TIMING TIMING
Run anytime from Wednesday afternoon through to Sunday night using the MapRun mobile phone or Garmin App (No SI Stick). The course map will be available on Eventor from 7pm the Tuesday before, so you can print your own and plan your route. This is a MapRun App course, with no physical flags or control units on the course.

This is not the typical event where many volunteers will be present to help, you will be on your own, there will be no-one available to rescue you if you get into difficulty. Please take a mobile phone with you and call 000 in an emergency.

ENTRY AND MAPS

Enter and maps are published on Eventor (below) on Tuesday evening prior to the event.

https://eventor.orienteering.asn.au/Events/Show/24066

COST

The event fees contribute to the running of the governing bodies (ONSW & OA) and the club’s cost to produce the map.
Members: $10 Adult, $8 Junior (13-20), $3 Sub Junior (0-12);
Non-Members: $14 Adult, $12 Junior (13-20), $7 Sub Junior (0-12).

Not currently a member? Join now, before registering for this event, to be eligible for the member discount on the event entry fee.
https://onsw.asn.au/membership/join

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