Dorset Delight
Sunday 7th January
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Wessex Orienteers invite you to this regional event, which is the 32nd Dorset Delight at Coldharbour on Wareham Forest, just North of Wareham on the Isle of Purbeck. Course limit / map numbers are now set for this event.
Colour coded courses will be planned to make the most of the forested Southern part of Wareham Forest, which has been recently thinned by Forestry England. The thinning has improved runnability and new undergrowth has not yet had a chance to get established. Bracken should have died back by January.
Contact: rob.hick@tiscali.co.uk
Courses
Brown 7.7km 260m climb
Entered: 30 of 32
Blue 6.1km 205m climb
Entered: 51 of 60
Green 4.8km 155m climb
Entered: 52 of 65
Short Green 3.0km 60m climb
Entered: 29 of 35
Light Green 3.3km 70m climb
Entered: 8 of 15
Orange 2.7km 55m climb
Entered: 12 of 17
Yellow 2.1km 25m climb
Entered: 5 of 8
White 1.6km 20m climb
Entered: 2 of 5
Courses make maximum use of the two forest blocks either side of the central, uncrossable wet mire of Morden Bog. The landscape has good topography with many re-entrants so there will be climb. Route choice will be added to by OOB areas (wet mires and areas of open heathland) that we are not allowed to cross.
Entry Fees
Senior: £12.00/£14.00
Senior Novice: £6.00
Senior Chip hire: £1.00
Junior: £2.00/£4.00
Junior Chip hire: £0.00
Juniors are under 21 on 31st December.Entry Fees - £12 senior (£14 non BOF ) £2 Junior (£4 non BOF)
Senior Novice: £6.00
Senior Chip hire: £1.00
Junior: £2.00/£4.00
Junior Chip hire: £0.00
Juniors are under 21 on 31st December.Entry Fees - £12 senior (£14 non BOF ) £2 Junior (£4 non BOF)
Event Information
Venue
Event centre is on the Forestry England site at Coldharbour
Event centre is on the Forestry England site at Coldharbour
Parking
Car parking is on forestry tracks near the event centre.
Car parking is on forestry tracks near the event centre.
Terrain
The event will be solely using the southern area of Wareham Forest, which is almost all wooded. The area has been recently thinned, which makes runnability good, and hopefully the bracken will have died back by January. The landscape has good topography with many re entrants so there will be climb. The two main blocks of woodland are separated by a central valley mire (Morden bog) which is uncrossable. The courses will have several areas of OOB as we are not allowed to cross any mires nor areas of open heathland. This will add to the routechoice on most courses.
The event will be solely using the southern area of Wareham Forest, which is almost all wooded. The area has been recently thinned, which makes runnability good, and hopefully the bracken will have died back by January. The landscape has good topography with many re entrants so there will be climb. The two main blocks of woodland are separated by a central valley mire (Morden bog) which is uncrossable. The courses will have several areas of OOB as we are not allowed to cross any mires nor areas of open heathland. This will add to the routechoice on most courses.
Maps
Overprinted with courses at 1:10,000
Overprinted with courses at 1:10,000
Timing
Sport Ident using SIAC enabled controls
Registration open from 10:15 for hire card collection (SI Card5 only) and any last minute changes to entry details.
Sport Ident using SIAC enabled controls
Registration open from 10:15 for hire card collection (SI Card5 only) and any last minute changes to entry details.
Start Times
Starts from 10:30 to 12:30.
Starts from 10:30 to 12:30.
Facilities
Portaloos at the event centre.
Portaloos at the event centre.
Event Officials
Planner: Lyra Medlock
Controller: Kevin Pickering
Organiser: Rob Hick
Planner: Lyra Medlock
Controller: Kevin Pickering
Organiser: Rob Hick
