Summer Series #4 - Telegraph Woods
Saturday 5th July
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Car Sharing available
Family friendly orienteering at Telegraph Woods
Join us for a local event with courses for all skills, ages and abilities.
If you are new to orienteering or new to the club or just want to talk about how to progress with your orienteering, one of our coaches will be on hand to help.
Enter by 29th June to guarantee your choice of course. Late entries will be allowed but limited to the number of maps available. Entries on the day will be available if maps allow.
Contact: organiser@socweb.org
Easy (Yellow)
approx 1.5km. Suitable for beginners. Unsuitable for pushchairs / baby joggers.
Medium (Orange)
approx 2.3km. Suitable for improvers.
Hard (as difficult as area allows)
approx 3.5km. For experienced orienteers.
British Orienteering non-member supplement: £1.00
Senior Chip hire: £1.00
Senior Enhanced Chip hire: £2.00
Junior: £1.50
Junior Chip hire: £0.00
Juniors are under 21 on 31st December. There will be a charge for lost timing chips of £32 (£68 for Enhanced - SIAC)
For the most up to date information, please visit the events page on our club website .
Location, travel and parking
Registration and parking will be at the Hilldene Centre in High Street, West End. The narrow entrance from the B3035 High Street will be marked with a SOC banner.
The postcode is: SO30 3DU
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Please share cars if possible. There are approximately 38 parking spaces plus 2 disabled bays at the centre. There will be a children's dance school using the centre at the same time with change overs between classes and cars exiting the centre. Alternative free parking is available on neighbouring streets.
There is a 10-15 minute walk from the centre to the start off Telegraph Road, which must be crossed to gain access to the woods. Road crossings will not be manned.
Timing
Registration: 10:00 - 12:15
Starts : 10:00 - 12:30
Courses close: 14:00
Start at any time. If you have your own SI Dibber you may go straight to the start.
Map and Terrain
1:4000 map on A4 waterproof paper, 5m contours.
Telegraph Woods is a small but technical area; a mix of deciduous woodland, heathland interspersed with a mix of footpaths and intricate paths. The hill-top of Telegraph Woods is the site of an iron-age fort, offering steep slopes with intricate landforms. There is likely to be high bracken in the area but courses have been planned to avoid the worst.
Facilities
Enquiries
Hire card issue
Key drop
Download
Toilets (next to country park café)
First Aid
Clothing and equipment new
Those running the hard course should wear full leg cover and footwear suitable for the terrain. Trail shoes or sturdy walking boots are recommended.
Easy course is completely on paths and accessible for a pushchair. Please wear shoes suitable for walking the length of the course.
The medium course has a few controls just off of the path, full leg cover is ideal however, not compulsory.
The event is happening in June, please dress appropriately for the weather.
Road Crossings
All courses cross a road in the country park via a pedestrian crossing.
Runners crossing signs will be placed to warn cars of orienteers and a volunteer will be on hand to help younger competitors cross.
Please cross with care.
Hazards
The emergency contact number will be printed on the Map.
All competitors MUST report to Download even if retiring from the event.
Lone competitors are recommended to leave car keys or a valuable item at Registration.
Orienteering is a physically challenging sport. Competitors take part at their own risk and are responsible for their own safety.
Dogs
Dogs are allowed in the event centre. They must be kept under control at all times in the car park due to the number of people and vehicles in the area.
Dogs are allowed on the EASY course only. This is due to restrictions on bridleways in the park. Dogs must be kept under control at all times. Please do not run with more than one dog and give priority to other runners at control sites. Dog owners are liable and responsible for any situations involving their dog.