Kent Orienteering League - Jeskyns and Ashenbank
2024-05-25
Relatively new woodlands in Jeskyns and ancient woodland with lots of brown features in Ashenbank.
Entries remain open as we have a few maps left but if entering on the day of the event please enter via racesignup before you leave home. No cash entries at the event.
Newcomers are welcome. You do not have to be a member of an orienteering club to participate.
We have a range of courses to suit all ages and abilities
Yellow 2.2km 25m climb
Controls (checkpoints) are very easy to find, mostly on paths, ideal for younger children and complete beginners.
Orange 3.2km 40m climb
Controls are on or near paths with some route choice. Good for progressing juniors and adults who are reasonably confident reading a map.
Green 5.0km 85m climb
Controls are away from paths giving more navigational challenge. Suitable for those with some experience.
Blue 6.8km 120m climb
As technically as hard as we can make it; for experienced orienteers.
For all the above courses where you do the controls in a set order, the distances are measured in straight lines between the checkpoints so you will cover a bit longer distance than stated.
Score
21 controls. Visit as many controls as you can in an hour in any order. 7 easy controls numbered in the 50's, 7 moderate difficulty numbered in the 60's and 7 more difficult numbered in the 70's.
Juniors £3
Additional £2 for Seniors and £1 for Juniors who are not members of British Orienteering
Hire of electronic chip
Standard £1
Contactless punching £2
Families and other groups with an adult participating together (one entry and one map) £10 (includes hire of one standard electronic chip)
Juniors participating together (one entry - no adult) £6 (includes hire of one standard electronic chip)
The event centre is a tent near to the start of the path leading from the car park to the Visitor Centre. Look for the tall dark blue sail banner. Easy access from the A2 from the same exit as for Gravesend East. Follow the Brown tourist signs.
There are toilets and a cafe near to the Event Centre. There is a children's playground a little further away close to the lake.
Parking costs £1.60 for up to one hour, £2.70 for up to two hours and £3.60 for all day.
These two short videos will hopefully give you a good idea of what you will be doing Videos.
Jeskyns is a mixture of open land and immature forest of varying density. Ashenbank is mainly mature deciduous forest.
A small herd of highland cattle sometimes roam Ashenbank Wood. These attractive animals create routes through the undergrowth. Although they are docile, keep a wide berth when near to them to avoid frightening them.
Electronic punching will be used and the controls will be activated for contactless punching for anyone with a contactless SI dibber.
Hired dibbers will be in individual envelopes for collection at Enquiries.
Everyone must punch at the start and finish as these are not set up for contactless recording.
Control descriptions are printed on the map. For those who prefer to also have loose control descriptions to save opening and refolding the map, these will be available at the start.
After finishing, please proceed directly to Download. Your splits print out will be handed to you. Hired SI dibbers should then be deposited in a pink container nearby.
If you have entered but are unable to attend the event, if you contact the Organiser by email no later than 9pm on the day before the event, a full credit for a future DFOK event will be given or a refund of your entry fee minus the small entry system provider charges.
We are grateful to Forestry England and Woodland Trust for permission to use the area.
