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Saturday 12th October

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Car Sharing available

Orienteering in the New Forest.

Join us for a local event in the New Forest with courses for all skills and all ages.

If you are new to orienteering or new to the club or just want to talk about how to progress with your orienteering, one of our coaches will be on hand to help.
Contact: entries@socweb.org
Location
Courses

Yellow 2.6km 30m climb
Novice course. Mostly on paths, there is a taped route section past a fallen tree and then the course follows an earth bank. Suitable for beginners.
Entered: 3

Orange 3.3km 30m climb
Novice course. Mostly on paths, but corners can be cut. Suitable for improvers.
Entered: 5

Light Green 3.0km 30m climb
Suitable for improving orienteers.
Entered: 12

Short Green 2.9km 55m climb
Orienteering experience required.
Entered: 13

Green 4.4km 55m climb
Orienteering experience required.
Entered: 34

Blue 5.8km 65m climb
Orienteering experience required.
Entered: 35


Entry Fees
Senior: £8.50
Senior Novice: £5.00
British Orienteering non-member supplement: £2.00
Senior Chip hire: £1.00
Senior Enhanced Chip hire: £2.00
Junior: £4.50
British Orienteering non-member supplement: £2.00
Junior Chip hire: £1.00
Junior Enhanced Chip hire: £2.00

Juniors are under 21 on 31st December.

Novice fee applies to adults entering on the Yellow or Orange courses.

There will be a charge for lost timing chips of £32 (£68 for SIAC)
Event Information

Location, travel and parking
Parking and registration are at Roundhill Campsite, Beaulieu Road, Brockenhurst, SO42 7QL:


The Roundhill campsite is accessed from the B3055 Brockenhurst to Beaulieu road, and is approximately 2 miles east of Brockenhurst and 4 miles west of Beaulieu

Trains run from Southampton Central and Bournemouth to Brockenhurst station which is 2.5 miles from the event car park.

Parking is limited, so please car share where possible. Parking is on areas of hard standing scattered around Roundhill campsite. The campsite roads are single track and a one way system will be in operation in some areas. Do not park on the grass.

Please be aware of pedestrians as you drive along the access road from the B3055 to the campsite – the route to the start and from the finish is alongside this road.

Timing
Help, advice and SI Dibber hire: 10:00 - 11:45
Starts : 10:30 - 12:00
Courses close: 13:30

Start at any time. If you have your own SI Dibber you may go straight to the start.

If you are hiring a SI dibber, this can be collected from the Enquiries/Download tent in the assembly area.

From the assembly area, there is a 460m walk to the start and 360m back from the finish. The route follows a taped route along side the campsite access road. Please be aware of vehicles on the access road.

Map and Terrain
1:7,500 map on A4 waterproof paper, 5m contours.

Open mixed woodland with areas of open typical of the New Forest. There may still be areas of high bracken in places.

Both the Green and Blue courses visit an area of open 'lawn' with areas of thickets and clumps of trees. They will also have to cross an access road which has very little traffic but runners should be aware.

There are two areas of Out of Bounds (OOB) marked on the map but not on the ground. All participants should avoid these sensitive areas.

The yellow course, which is mainly on paths, has a taped route section past a fallen tree and then the course follows an earth bank.

Facilities
A portable toilet will be available in the assembly area

Dogs
Dogs are allowed but must be kept on a lead and under control at all times.

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

This event takes place with the kind permission of Forestry England

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