Longmynd Ride Sunday 6th September 2015
Venue Field next to Norbury Village Hall, Nr Bishops Castle, Shropshire
Nearest post code SY9 5EA (Norbury School)
Emergency no’s Sally 07583 660681 Sue 07866 007427
Please find below your ride information and map for the Longmynd Ride.
The ride will start from Norbury Village , Nr Bishops Castle Shropshire. OS GR364928 (Explorer map 217). Parking will be on a field to the south of the Village Hall field and will be clearly marked.
Directions: From the south, along A49 from Ludlow, after Craven Arms, turn left onto A489, continue for approx 7miles then take turning on right signed to Norbury the venue is on the left along this road and will be signed. From north, along A49 pass Church Stretton turn right onto B4370 at Marshbrook, continue to t-junction then turn right onto A489, then take right turn for Norbury venue will be signed from this junction.
VETTING TIMES
Class 1 – 9am
Class 2 & 3 9.15 to 9.30am
Class 4 & 5 9.30 to 10am
Class 6 & 7 10am to 11am
NOTE: No horses will be allowed out on course before 9.30am to allow time for CP, road crossing & gate stewards to be in position.
On arrival please follow signs and/or Stewards instructions for parking of vehicles. For those arriving on Saturday who are camping and corralling please erect tents/corralls in areas provided only. An information sheet regarding safe corralling will be available for viewing at the office or can be sent by email if anyone needs it beforehand. The ride office will be open from 8am on Sunday (although one of us will be around on Saturday afternoon and probably early evening). Collect number bibs and please take note of any changes to route or safety instructions which will pointed out. Please note that whilst all reasonable steps have been taken by the organisers to ensure riders safety, it is up to individual riders to take reasonable measures to ensure the safety of themselves, their horses and other riders and the public in general and to take notice of any instructions from ride officials in the interests of safety.
Facilities at the venue - Toilets & refreshments will be available at the venue. There will be water available, but riders are asked to bring water for their horses if possible.
Mobile phone signals are patchy so The Lucky Horseshoe Club (Raynet) will cover 4 Checkpoints on the route. If anyone has a problem and no mobile phone signal is available and you can continue, please walk to the next checkpoint where help will be summoned if required. Please keep to the marked route. If you are unable to continue, please ask the next rider passing to ask the Checkpoint Steward to send for assistance. Or in the case of a serious accident, someone should stay with the casualty while another rider carries on to summon help.
Gates Please ensure that gates are left as you found them. If you have to open one please close it behind you. There are several gates on the ride but we hope to have as many as possible either open or manned, however we will not know until marking the route exactly how many and whether there will be a gate allowance, if so this will be posted on the notice board.
The Route
The route will be marked with red & white tape and orange spray chalk, with signage where necessary.
From the venue the route winds it’s way through the valley towards the Longmynd, where there is a long gradual ascent to the southerly end of the hill before dropping down again towards the village of Minton where it again climbs to The Portway and along the spine of the mynd where providing the weather allows, you will get some fabulous views.
16km Route from the venue follow the Red route to CP1 then the Blue route back to re-join the red and return to the venue.
32km Route from the venue follow the red route to CP1, continue to CP2 then turn back along the 2 way section to Pole Cottage and follow markers home down Stanbatch.
44km Route as 32km route but at CP2 continue along Red route to CP3 then to Steward (S) back to CP 2 then to Pole Cottage and home down Stanbatch.
66km Route As 44km route returning to venue for Vet Gate then follow Green route on separate map turning right out of Venue over Norbury Hill to Great Wood House (Crew point) then to CP4, returning to Crew point (just above Linley) and return to venue via Norbury.
VET GATE back at venue with 30mins hold time (subject to change on the day).
Crewing Crew cards which you should collect from Secretary’s office when you register, are to be displayed in vehicles at all times- whether parked or on route. Crewing with lorries is not permitted. Riders whose crew cause a problem or who do not abide by the rules will be penalised.
Crew Points: Please note that the roads around the Longmynd are very narrow, in order to avoid annoyance to local residents and landowners, please do not crew anywhere other than the designated crew points.
Designated Crewing points (all marked on map as crew or C)
· At foot of climb up Longmynd GR 384883
· Myndtown (for 16km route only) GR 389895
· Minton (this is a long drive and we hope to have water available for those without crew
GR 431907
· Pole Cottage (not for faint hearted very steep) GR414938
· Thresholds on road near to CP3 GR412994
· Prolley Moor GR403932
· Whitcott GR374917
64km Route
· Great Wood House GR357959
· Road above Linley GR350935
Directions to crew points will be posted on the notice board.
Route / checkpoint distances
16km Venue to CP1 9.5km to venue 16km
32km Venue to CP1 9.5km, to Minton Village Green-15km, to CP2 -22km, to Venue -32km
44km As above to CP2 then, to CP 28km, to CP2 34km, to venue-44km
50km No 50km Class this year
66km As per 44km route, then venue to CP- 4 52km, return to CP-4 58km, to Finish-66km
22km to CP2, 28km to CP3, 34km to CP2, 44km to Venue
The above distances are approximate.
Please clear up any droppings and hay from the field before you leave and do not skip out your lorry/trailer onto the field.
Please keep dogs on a lead and under control at all times and take your litter home with you.
Finally please be courteous to other users, this can be a busy area in the summer months, and most of all enjoy your ride.
Sally & Sue