Kent Orienteering League - Shoreham Woods
Saturday 15th November
Entries close 16:59 on 14th Nov
Entries close 16:59 on 14th Nov
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Car Sharing available
Dartford Orienteers invite you to an event in these attractive woods with a mixture of mainly runnable forest and areas of rough open. Lots of brown features such as pits and depressions. Some majestic trees.
We are offering a range of courses so there's a course to suit all ages and levels of experience.
Newcomers are most welcome and guidance will be provided to get you started.
Registration online only in advance. Start Times: 11:00 to 12:30.
Contact: antoinepesenti@yahoo.co.uk
Yellow 2.5km
Controls (checkpoints) are very easy to find, mostly on paths, ideal for younger children and complete beginners.
Entered: 2
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.
Entered: 1
Green 4.5km
Controls are away from paths giving more navigational challenge. Suitable for those with some experience.
Blue 6.5km
As technically as hard as we can make it; for experienced orienteers.
Entered: 1
Score
21 controls. Visit as many controls as you can in an hour in any order. 7 easy controls numbered in the 50's, 7 moderate difficulty numbered in the 60's and 7 more difficult numbered in the 70's
All course lengths are as measured in straight lines. Actual distance travelled will be greater. Lengths are currently provisional as they are subject to finalising the courses. .
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", for example, to indicate that this is a group of 3 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 2025.
Electronic punching chip hire: standard £1 and enhanced version for contactless punching £2.50
Newcomers are most welcome
You must adhere to the British Orienteering Participant Code of Conduct.
Event centre
The event centre including Download is at the Shacklands Road Car Park. Please see
https://www.dfok.co.uk/events/kol2-shoreham-woods-sat-15-nov-2025
for information on how to get there.
Look out for the tall dark blue DFOK sail banner close to the car park.
There are toilets at the car park. The nearest refreshments are at Polhill Garden Centre, less than 1k from the car park.
Entry fees
There are two Senior and Junior fees noted above. The lower one is for members of British Orienteering. You do not have to be a member to participate and we welcome newcomers.
The woods
This is an excellent orienteering area. It is a popular location and we will share it with walkers, dog walkers, horse riders and mountain bikers. Please respect their right to be there and give everyone else as wide a berth as is feasible.
There are some steep slopes with bare earth which can be slippery at all times so take particular care.
There are several fairly low fences in the area (hence marked with a single dashed fence symbol). Most are difficult to cross and so using the gates or other routes should be considered.
Livestock are present in open areas so give them a wide berth and try not to startle them.
Start
The start is approx. 100m from the event centre/car park. Please follow the red and white tapes and make every reasonable effort to arrive at the start in time for your allocated start window
Electronic punching
Electronic punching will be used and the controls will be activated for contactless punching. Hired dibbers will be available for collection at Enquiries. Everyone must punch at the start and finish as these are not set up for contactless recording.
Control descriptions
Control descriptions are printed on the map. For those who prefer to also have loose control descriptions to save opening and refolding the map, these will be available in the start lane for those on the Green, Blue or Score courses.
Finish and Download
The finish is approx. 500m from the event centre/car park. After finishing, please follow the red and white tapes directly to Download. Your splits print out will be handed to you. Hired SI dibbers should then be deposited in a pink container nearby.
Results will not be on display at the event but a QR code link to live results will be on your course map. They will also be on the DFOK website www.dfok.co.uk after the event.
Acknowledgements
We are grateful to Sevenoaks District Council and Kent Wildlife Trust for permission to use the area.