The Nower, Dorking
Tuesday 27th July
This is the third in a series of four Summer Evening Orienteering events that MVOC are organising
The Summer Evening Series will run between May and August at local venues within the Mole Valley area.
Contact: mvocevent@gmail.com
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A: Score - 60 minute odds and evens with a switch control
Aimed at regular orienteers and runners.
Entered: 26
B: Score - 60 minutes
Aimed at those requiring a shorter run, families and newcomers.
Score Event: 'Score' just means that there is no set course. Your map will show a number of controls, but you don't have to visit them all. You get points for each control you do visit, and lose points if you take more than the allocated time.
Entered: 9
Senior: £3.00/£5.00
Senior Chip hire: £1.00
Junior: £1.00/£2.00
Junior Chip hire: £1.00
Mole Valley Member
Senior: £1.50
Senior Chip hire: £1.00
Junior: £0.50
Junior Chip hire: £1.00
Juniors are under 21 on 31st December.
The area is essentially traffic free except a very lightly used access road for a few residents and a fishery car park, which divides the area. Everyone, especially young children, should be aware of the occasional car when crossing these roads
Map
Printed on waterproof paper. Scale is 1:5,000 with 5 metre contours.
Punching
SI controls will be used throughout and will be SIAC enabled other than the start and finish.
Terrain
40 acres of mixed woodland with a large open area on the east side of the map. The Nower rises from North to South to a sandy ridge 500 metres long running East to West across the map. It contains an extensive path network with some intricate areas of contour detail. Summer vegetation growth, particularly ferns, is pronounced in some places but the control locations have avoided the worst.
Starts
4.45 - 7.15pm. Courses close at 8.15pm sharp.
Start Location
The start will be near to Milton Heath car park at TQ 154487. This will be signed off the A25 approximately 800m to the west of Dorking at TQ 154489; nearest postcode RH4 3PU; what3words kicked.fonts.rises
Public transport
It is recommended not to use public transport to reduce the risk of Covid transmission.
Nearest stations to the start: Dorking 2.5km; Dorking West 1.6km.
32 bus Guildford - Redhill - Dorking passes the entrance to the event car park.
Results
Will be available on the club web site as soon as possible after this event.
Conduct
Please make yourself aware of and abide by the British Orienteering Participant Code of Conduct (revised February 2021).
You are responsible for your own safety and you take part in this event at your own risk.
Risk
Orienteering is a physically challenging sport. Competitors take part at their own risk.