Kent Orienteering League 3 - Foots Cray Meadows

Saturday 7th December

Entries close 16:59 on 6th Dec

Entries close 16:59 on 6th Dec

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Dartford Orienteers invite you to an event in this attractive park with a stream flowing through its centre. Guidance on what to do will be provided both in advance and on the day.

We are offering a range of Line courses and a 60 minute Score course so there's a course suitable for all ages and levels of experience.

Free parking at Beck Evans Farm with an outdoor kiosk, restaurant, farm shop and toilets.

Registration online only in advance. Start Times: 11:00 to 12:30;
Contact: charlie.anderton@outlook.com
Location
Courses

Yellow 2.0km
Controls (checkpoints) are very easy to find, mostly on paths, ideal for younger children and complete beginners.

Orange 3.0km
Controls are on or near paths with some route choice. Good for progressing juniors and adults who are reasonably confident reading a map.

Green 4.5km
Suitable for those with some orienteering experience.

Blue 6.5km
As technical as we an make it for experienced orienteers

All distances on the above Line courses are estimated at present, measured in straight lines so you will cover more distance than these on your walk or run

60 mins Score
Find as many controls as you can in any order within the time limit of 60 minutes. 10 points per control and a 5 point penalty per minute or part of a minute for exceeding the allocated time.


Entry Fees
Individuals
Senior: £7/£9
Junior: £3/£4

The lower entry fee is for members of British Orienteering

Groups participating together (one entry, one map and includes chip hire)
Entry Fee: £10

For a group, only one person needs to enter but after the surname please type "+2" say to indicate that this is a group of three people participating together. One map will be issued to the group but extra maps can be provided on request to the organiser in advance at £1 each if there are still maps available for that course.

Juniors are under 21 on 31st December.

Electronic punching chip hire: standard £1 and enhanced version for contactless punching £2.50

Newcomers are most welcome
Event Information

Safety
You must not attend if you or a member of your household has COVID-19 symptoms, or if you have been asked to isolate.

You must adhere to the British Orienteering Participant Code of Conduct.

Map
The map is 1:10,000 for all courses printed on waterproof paper.

Start
The start will be about 500m walk from the Event Centre. Follow the red and white tapes. It is a punching start for everyone.

Control descriptions
Control descriptions are printed on the map. Loose control descriptions will be available in the start lanes online at the event. These are helpful if you want to avoid keep unfolding your map to check the control code is correct at each control visited.

Finish and Download
It is a Punching Finish for everyone. After finishing, please proceed directly to Download. Download will be by the competitor. Your splits print out will be handed to you. Hired SI dibbers should then be deposited in a pink container nearby.

Results
Results will not be on display at the event but you can access them on the DFOK website after the event www.dfok.co.uk. We hope to be able to show live results using a QR code which can be accessed by your mobile phone.

Acknowledgements
We are grateful to LB Bexley for use of the Meadows and to Beck Evans Farm for enabling us to park there and use their facilities

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