Kings Garn Gutter

Location
The event will take place on the Long Beech, Kings Garn Gutter and Salisbury Trench Inclosures in the New Forest.

Parking
Parking will be on the hardstanding areas of Ocknell Campsite at grid reference SU253120, What3Words ///wide.offstage.blazed. The nearest postcode is SO43 7HH.
The event centre, including SI dibber pick up, Enquiries and Download will be near the parking area.
Competitors will need to cross the road to the Long Beech Inclosure and follow the taped route 1.7 km approx. to get to the Start. The road crossing will not be manned. Parents should take responsibility for their children crossing the road.

Travel
Please car share wherever possible. You can sign up to the Car Sharing scheme - login to the event on Racesignup to join.

Facilities
There will be portable toilets available at the event centre.
Tom's Food Wagon will be providing catering at the event centre.
Please bring your own water to drink.
There will be a clothing dump located approx. 300m from the start and 400m from the finish.

Timing
Enquiries, advice and SI dibber hire: 9.30-12.00
Starts: 10.30-12.30
Courses close: 14.30
Please make sure you start at a time which gives you enough time to complete your course before courses close. For the safety of our control collectors we will start taking in controls at 14.30.

Road Crossings
There are no road crossings on any of the courses.
However you will need to cross a minor road to get to the Start and from the Finish.
Parents should take responsibility for their children crossing the road.

First Aid and A&E
First Aid is available near the Finish.

The nearest A&E department is at Southampton General Hospital, SO16 6YD. The journey takes 20 minutes, 12.2 miles. Route cards will be available at Enquiries.

Timing System
SI dibber.
Hire dibbers can be collected from Enquiries / Download.
Please look after you hire dibber. Lost dibbers will be charged for at £32 (£68 for SIAC).

Map
Scale 1:10,000, 5m contours, updated in Autumn 2024.

Control descriptions will be printed on the map. Loose control descriptions will be available at the Start. The White and Yellow courses have text control descriptions. All other courses have IOF control descriptions.

Terrain and Out of Bounds
Terrain is generally runnable forest with forest paths and rides. The area contains fenced inclosures and one steep-sided stream in the North however there are alternative easier crossing points nearby.

In the South the Coalmeer Gutter stream is out of bounds with two crossing places via well defined paths.

Dogs
We are sorry but no dogs are allowed in the competition area.
Dogs should be kept under control and on a lead in the car park and when necessary.

Non-member insurance
A quick reminder for newcomers: If you’re not currently a member of British
Orienteering, you won’t be covered by the organisation’s public liability insurance for
this event. You’re very welcome to take part, but please be aware that you do so at your own risk.

Results
The results will be posted on the club website as soon as possible after the event.

SOC Helpers
We will need SOC helpers for this event. We would also welcome help from Wessex Orienteers. If you are able to help, please contact Helen on helenamandaaa@gmail.com for the helper code to claim a helper discount. Please also state if you have a preference for a particular volunteer job or an early or late shift.

This event takes place with the kind permission of Forestry England