Berkshire Orienteers, Swinley East (Buttersteep)
Saturday 3rd December
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Join us at Swinley East on Saturday 3rd December. It is a lovely fast area with a good network of paths to aid navigation. Your fine navigation skills will be challenged with the many point feature controls. All are welcome to come and try orienteering at this event
Contact: events@bko.org.uk
Yellow 2.1km
Orange 3.2km
Green 4.4km
Blue 6.5km
Senior Chip hire: £1.50
Junior: £2.00/£2.00
Junior Chip hire: £0.00
Juniors are under 21 on 31st December. Seniors - BO members £6 / Non Members £7
Juniors £2
EMIT cards are £1.50 to hire for seniors and free to juniors. Please take care of them as we must charge £50 for any lost card.
Level D Orienteering Event
Swinley East 3rd December 2022 10.30-13.00
Level D Orienteering Event
Car Park opens at 10.00am and closes at 14.00
Starts opens at 10.30am last start 12.00pm
Courses close at 13.00pm
Directions
Signposted from the A332 Swinley Road at GR SU904657, post code SL5 8AY,
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Drive slowly and take care when driving along the forest road to the Car Par. The area is popular with members of the public. Please give Runners, Cyclists, Pedestrians, Dogs, Horses and Riders plenty of room.
Courses offered
Blue 6.5kms Experienced Orienteers
Green 4.4kms Experienced Orienteers
Orange 3.2 kms Intermediate Orienteers, Juniors
Yellow 2.1kms Juniors and novice orienteers
Terrain
Swinley East is a flat and fast area of mixed terrain with a distinct network of forest rides and paths. The area is a commercial forest operated by Crown Estates with separate blocks of runnable forest, felled area and new plantation. The area has significant bracken which may challenge both fine navigation and running speed. The level of challenge will depend on how much the bracken has died back by the 3rd December. Within the individual blocks of terrain there are a variety of point features to challenge your fine orienteering skills.