Venue: | Southwick Hill |
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Nearest town: | Mile Oak, Portslade (Brighton & Hove) |
Event centre: | Field parking adjacent to Mile Oak Farm (NB: no direct access from A27) |
Postcode: | BN41 2RR |
Grid reference: | TQ242075 |
Parking information: | Follow Mile Oak road to it's northern end. Look out for marshalls once you have passed under the A27, you will then be directed to the parking field. If it is very wet, we may need to park on tracks. |
Dog rules: | Please keep under control, there may be livestock / farm animals close to the car parking field. |
Description: | SO local / beginners event. Part of spring 2016 series of 9 events (February-May). 4 courses. Blue 6.1km (190m climb), Green 4.0km (130m climb), Orange 2.7km (75 m climb) & Yellow 1.6km (40m climb). Blue & green for experienced orienteers, orange & yellow for beginners / families / younger children, etc. Note the SO club handicap champs is being incorporated into this event - see http://www.southdowns-orienteers.org.uk/index/home/news/handicap-start-times-are-published Handicap participants who cannot use their allocated start time (helpers, people needing split starts etc) are asked to use the Open Start Block. Courses close 12.30pm. |
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Type: | Cross Country |
Physical difficulty of terrain: | Medium |
Entry times: | Registration 9.30-10.45am. Non-handicap starts 0945am-1010am. SO website for handicap start-times |
Punch type: | SI |
Hire fee: | £1.00 |
Competitions: | Club League |
Event number: | 69843 |
Event website: | Click here |
Course description: | First use of newly updated map by Roger Maher. Scale 1:7500. Terrain: National Trust chalk downland. A mix of very runnable grassland, with areas of thicker scrubby vegetation with a network of footpaths. A slope runs along the eastern / northern edge of the map. Courses have been planned to avoid crossing barbed wire fences - use the marked crossing points (gates / stiles). One mandatory crossing point on Blue course. Two bridleways cross the map, be aware that there may be horse riders. Note also that Southwick Hill is also popular with dog walkers. |
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Colour coded courses: | Yellow, Orange, Green, Blue |
XS 0-2.5km | S 2.6-5.0km | M 5.1-7.5km | L 7.6-10km | XL 10.1km + | |
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Course Technical Difficulty and Length (Km) are a guide to the standard of the courses offered. |
Payment date | Junior/student | Senior | Family/group |
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EOD | £0.00 (£2.00) | £4.00 (£6.00) | £4.00 (£6.00) |
Non-member fees shown in brackets |
Club: | SO |
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Association: | SEOA |
Contact: | Ian Goodwin |