Kings Forest Regional event
2025-02-16
Join us in the beautiful King's Forest for our first event of 2025, located near Bury St Edmunds.
This regional event incorporates the East Anglian Schools League.
King's Forest was named to commemorate the Silver Jubilee of King George V and Queen Mary and is truly a magical place.
There is a choice of courses from white to brown and we welcome newcomers to the event, with plenty of help on hand to get you started. Just ask at the help desk on arrival.
Stated distances are straight line distance; expect to run further.
White 1.7km
10 controls
Very easy navigation along paths.
EASOL course for primary school pupils Y6 and below.
Yellow 2.4km
9 controls
Simple navigation along paths and rides.
EASOL course for pupils in Years 7 and 8.
Orange 3.1km
10 controls
Moderate difficulty suitable for adult beginners.
EASOL course for pupils in Years 9 and 10.
Light Green 3.9km
10 controls
More complex off-path navigation suitable for beginners with some map-reading experience.
EASOL course for pupils in Years 11 and 12.
Short Green 4.3km
11 controls
Technically as difficult as it gets.
Green 5.5km
16 controls
Technically as difficult as it gets.
EASOL course for pupils in Year 13.
Blue 7.4km
18 controls
Technically as difficult as it gets.
Brown 8.8km
26 controls
Technically as difficult as it gets.
Senior member: £9.00
Senior non-member: £11.00
Senior novice course (White or Yellow) £4.00
Junior: £4.00
Late entry (from10th Feb) and entry on day (subject to map availability)
Senior member: £11.00
Senior non-member: £13.00
Senior Novice course (White or Yellow) £4.00
Junior: £4.00
Chip hire: £1.00 (replacement cost of £35 if not returned)
SIAC chip hire £2.00 subject to availability (replacement cost of £70 if not returned)
If you are entering as a group please enter with the name of one adult and add the names of the other group members in the space provided and you will be charged the senior entry fee. You may want to purchase an extra map for £1.00.
Helper discount is available to SUFFOC members, please email the organiser to offer to help. We are unable to put on events without volunteers to help on the day and it is a great way to get to know your fellow club members.
Parking will be reached from Fire Road 210 heading east off the B1106 between Culford & Elveden, 2.5 miles south of the A11 junction. Access to the Fire Road will be signed.
• Grid Ref TL821760
• Nearest post code IP28 6UX
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Pupils at any school within the catchment of the East Anglian Orienteering Association can compete in the East Anglian Schools Orienteering League.
Please see further information here.
Please ensure that you include the school name and year group on the entry form.
Home to fallow, red, roe and muntjac deer as well as foxes and an abundance of bird wildlife. The chalky soil supports a prolific flower population including Wild Thyme, Bird's Foot Trefoil and numerous butterflies, such as Dingy Skipper and Brown Argus.
Planted in typical East Anglian coniferous blocks dispersed with deciduous windbreaks and scattered with deep disused sand and marl pits, brashings and tussocky long grass, King Forest promises some fast and interesting orienteering challenges.
Courses and Maps
The courses will be printed on waterproof maps. Scale 1:10,000. Contour interval 5m.
Control Descriptions
Control descriptions will be printed on the maps and loose control descriptions will be in the start lanes.
White, Yellow and Orange courses use text control descriptions. Light Green and above courses use IOF symbols.
For any newcomers attempting Light Green and harder courses, separate copies of the legend, and an interpretation of the pictorial symbols, will be available at the help-desk.
Timing
SPORTident timing will be used with SIAC enabled. However, competitors must punch the start and finish controls.
There will be limited entry on day subject to map availability.. See the late entry fees above.
Registration, Help Point & Download tents will be sited close to the parking area, together with a toilet.
Hired SI cards will be available for collection at Registration (open from 10:00 to 12:00).
If you need advice or help with reading the map, how to use the timing system. etc, please ask at the Help Point.
Dogs are allowed, but should be kept on a short lead, both on and off the courses.
Final details will be published on the SUFFOC website a few days before the event.
Start will be open from 10:30 until 12:30. No start times will be allocated.
Courses close at 14:00. Please return to download before this time even if you have not completed your course.
If you have hired an SI dibber please collect this before going to the start.
The start and finish are approximately 200 m from registration and the routes will be taped.
There may be queues at the Start at busy times.
Organiser: Will Harrison email organiser; phone 07717 376586
Planner: Clive Wilkinson
Controller: Kevin Machin (SOS)
