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. 800m 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 from a car in the small car park on the way back from Finish to Download.

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, revised in Autumn 2024 with minor updates in Autumn 2025.
The black X symbol is used to denote a hide.

Control descriptions will be printed on the map. Loose control descriptions will be available at the Start except for White and Yellow courses. 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 streams which are steep-sided stream in places.
Fences are all plain wire and best crossed by going through between wires rather than climbing over to avoid damage to fences or yourself. Gates are also available and the Short Green course has been planned so that gates are at hand when entering or exiting the fenced inclosure on a direct route.

All courses except Short Green and Brown are likely to encounter a wooden barrier which has been installed across an old gateway when exiting the inclosure near the end of your course. This can best be crossed by going through the thinner wooden rails to the right.

Courses have been planned to avoid the steepest sided parts of streams and there are alternative easier crossing points nearby if you encounter a section that looks too challenging for you to cross confidently.

The New Forest Code
All participants should make themselves aware of and comply with The New Forest Code.

Bio-security
Please come to the event with clean and dry shoes and clothing. After your run please follow the guidance that helps us protect our precious environment: Check - Clean - Dry.

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.

SCOA League
Entrants must be 2026 members of BOF (with SCOA as their region) on the day of the event to get SCOA League points. They can join online up to 23:59 on the day of the competition at https://www.britishorienteering.org.uk/join to qualify for the SCOA League.

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.

Medical Conditions
If you have a high risk medical condition you want the organisers to be aware of please download and complete this form and place it in a sealed envelope with your name on it. This can be left at registration. Envelopes will only be opened if required for a medical emergency. Unopened envelopes should be collected after the event. Any unclaimed envelopes will be destroyed after the event.

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