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Race night guide

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The night

How the evening runs

  1. 18:30 · Registration at DukesGive your name, collect your map and your GPS tracker, and we load the course onto your phone.
  2. 18:45 to 19:15 · StartStart whenever you are ready. Your 60 minutes begin when you cross the start.
  3. 60 minutes · HuntFind as many checkpoints as you can. Late back costs 2 points a minute; over 20 minutes scores nothing.
  4. Finish at DukesReport in, even if you stopped early, and hand back your tracker. Then a drink. Results go online the next day.
Getting there

Find Dukes, and somewhere to park

Dukes is in the Market Arcade, in the middle of Halifax town centre, two minutes from the Borough Market. Tap a pin for directions.

  • Dukes16-18 Market Arcade, HX1 1NX. Registration, start and finish.Directions

Car parks

  • Bull Green multi-storeyEuro Car Parks, about 100 spaces · about 280 m, 5 min walkDirections
  • Victoria Street car parkCalderdale Council, about 29 spaces · about 350 m, 6 min walkDirections
  • King Street car parkCalderdale Council, about 48 spaces · about 350 m, 6 min walkDirections
  • Eureka car parkNext to the railway station · about 380 m, 6 min walkDirections
  • Mulcture Hall Road car parkCalderdale Council, about 167 spaces · about 450 m, 7 min walkDirections
  • High Street car parkCalderdale Council, about 238 spaces · about 490 m, 8 min walkDirections
  • North Bridge car parkCalderdale Council, about 367 spaces · about 560 m, 9 min walkDirections

By train or bus

  • Halifax railway stationTrains from Leeds, Bradford, Huddersfield, Manchester and the Calder Valley · about 450 m, 7 min walkDirections
  • Halifax bus stationMost local buses · about 260 m, 4 min walkDirections

Council car parks are pay and display; charging times change, so check the signs when you park. Walking times are approximate.

The map

Reading your map

Example map with numbered checkpoints and points values
  • Green boxes are checkpoints, numbered so you can find them in the app
  • The yellow number next to some is extra points: higher value, usually further away
  • The circle marks the exact spot; get within about 5 metres and the app collects it
  • S is the start and F the finish
  • Take a few minutes at registration to plan: the best scores come from a smart loop, not the most running

Example from a past event. Your Halifax map is handed out on the night.

The app

Get iOrienteering. It's free.

iPhone: App StoreAndroid: Google Play
  1. Install it at homeTap your phone's button above, or search "iOrienteering" in the App Store or Google Play. Install it before the night: venue signal can be patchy.
  2. Open it onceWhen it asks to use your location, say yes ("While using the app" is fine). That is how it knows you have reached a checkpoint.
  3. Charge your phoneAn hour of GPS uses battery. Come fully charged, and bring a power bank if your phone is old.
  4. We do the restAt registration we load the night's course onto your phone with you and show you how it works. No account to set up before you come.
What to bring

Your kit list

Your GPS tracker

We know where you are

At registration we give you one of our GPS trackers. Keep it in a pocket for the whole hour. Our team watches every runner live from Dukes, and your family and friends can follow you on the live map while the round is on. Hand it back when you finish (a lost tracker costs £175, see the terms).

Open the live map

In an emergency call 999 first, then the event team on 07549 309086.