Shooters Hill Spring Event

Sunday 25th April

Level D Event with colour coded courses (Yellow to Blue) in this mainly wooded area with tricky navigation due to the multitude of small ditches, earth features and paths
Registration online only in advance. Start Times: 11:00 to 12:30;
Contact: antoinepesenti@yahoo.co.uk

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Entered: 90 of 120
Location
Courses

Yellow 1.7km
Controls (checkpoints) are very easy to find, mostly on paths, ideal for younger children and complete beginners.
Entry limit: 15
Entered: 10

Orange 2.1km
Controls are on or near paths with some route choice. Good for progressing juniors and adults who are reasonably confident reading a map.
Entry limit: 15
Entered: 10

Green 4.0km
Suitable for experienced orienteers. Shorter than Blue course.
Entry limit: 45
Entered: 31

Blue 6.1km
As technically as hard as we can make it; for experienced orienteers.
Entry limit: 45
Entered: 39


Entry Fees
Senior: £5.00/£7.00
Senior Chip hire: £1.00
Senior Enhanced Chip hire: £1.00
Junior: £2.00/£3.00
Junior Chip hire: £1.00
Junior Enhanced Chip hire: £1.00

Juniors are under 21 on 31st December.

Race Information

For full details please see DFOK Event Details page www.dfok.co.uk
You must not attend if you or a member of your household has COVID-19 symptoms, or if you have been asked to isolate by NHS Test and Trace.

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

Please arrive at the event in your orienteering kit, and where possible travel home to change.

Parking
Parking on Welling Way E of junction with Rochester Way. TQ 443 757 adjacent
to woods. Follow tapes up to cafe/registration and start, 10 mins walk. Toilets at cafe.
Falconwood BR Station 300m S of parking. Closest postcode is SE9 2RE. 51°27'43.6"N 0°04'32.5"E

Starts
It is a Punching Start. There are two starts adjacent to each other but more than 2m apart. Start 1 on the left is for Orange and Green course competitors. Start 2 on the right for Yellow and Blue competitors. Only one person is allowed for each start minute interval at each Start. No more than 4 people to be queueing at any time at each of the Starts.

You should make every reasonable effort to arrive at the event in time for your allocated start window.

Control descriptions are printed on the map. Loose control descriptions are available online as a pdf from the front event page of the DFOK website but will not be available at the event.

At the start and during your run please remember to social distance. Please move away from the map box after collecting your map. At control sites do not touch the control, and move through quickly.

Finish and Download
It is a Punching Finish. Do not congregate at the Finish. After finishing, please proceed directly to Download but ensure you rest a few moments to gather yourself and to try to control any droplet/aerosol emission before downloading. Download will be by the competitor. Your splits print out will be handed to you. Hired SI and SIAC dibbers should then be deposited in a pink container nearby.

Results will not be on display at the event but you can access them on DFOK website after the event www.dfok.co.uk

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