Beer Trail 2014

Date: 

Sunday, January 25, 2015

Club: 

WCOC

Level: 

Activity

Type: 

Festive

Location: 

Bleach Green, Ennerdale

Grid Reference: 

NY085152

Terrain: 

About as hard as last year, but still challenging in winter conditions. And there’s a special map again this year!

Map: 

New O-map available for download below (Note: map revised 15/12). All courses are on OS 1:25,000 NW sheet. Note: There’s some new fencing going in at present; it isn’t on the map.

Safety: 

WE DON’T KNOW YOU’RE OUT THERE YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR YOUR OWN SAFETY

Courses: 

LONG COURSE: about 10 km straight line, SHORT COURSE: about 7 km straight line

You are recommended to download the specially prepared O-map (Version 2) but if you do, then take the OS map as well, for emergency routes off.
Otherwise, It’s all on the  OS 1:25,000 NW sheet - or take a map that that is bounded by grid lines 06 (W), 21 (E), 16 (N), and 10 (S)

For GPS users, we’ve given grid references to 8 figures.  For the traditionalists, just drop the figures in small writing to get a six-figure reference.

Recommended Parking:  Bleach Green, Ennerdale   NY 0852 1529
First checkpoint:   Long and Short: Bield  NY 0907 1477

DANGER: Beware the drainage ditches in the felled area.  There is one (which you could find on the short course) which is over 3 metres deep, and not visible until you’re on top of it.  If you fell in, you wouldn’t get out.  This one is marked as dangerous on the O-map.

 

Start Times: 

Early! Last official day today!.

Courses Close: 

Sunday afternoon, January 25th

Planner: 

Pete & Barbara Nelson

Other Notes: 

Usual format:

  • Go to the first checkpoint where you’ll find a stake with the next grid reference. 
  • Carry on until you get to the beer & chocolate!
  • Leave plenty of daylight and carry a decent torch. 

Let us know if supplies run low during the main holiday period. 
We won’t top up the cache in the last week

 

Notes: 

O-Map