Go Orienteering
HAVOC/SOS Summer Series - Event 3 Merrymeade Park
HAVOC/SOS Summer Series - Event 3 Merrymeade Park
Tue 14th Sep 2021
Brentwood
EAOA
Local
Location
| Venue: | Merrymeade Country Park |
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| Nearest town: | Brentwood |
| Event centre: | Merrymeade Country Park |
| Postcode: | CM15 9BG |
| Grid reference: | TQ598943 |
| Parking information: | Merrymeade Country Park, Brentwood. Access via Merrymeade Chase (private road), off Sawyers Hall Lane, Brentwood CM15 9BG. OS Grid Ref TQ598943 Sawyers Hall Lane is east of the double mini-roundabout at the eastern end of Brentwood High Street. The start/finish area will be in the open area immediately north of the access road Merrymeade Chase. On entering Merrymeade Chase, drive past the Brentwood ambulance station, take the right fork and drive on to park in spaces available at the far eastern end of Merrymeade Chase beside the day nursery. Do not park on Merrymeade Chase itself or near the Merrymeade House residents parking. |
Details
| Description: | Both the Short and Long courses are Score courses – the score format is just to give you more route choice. It is expected that most competitors will be able to visit all controls, taking between 45 and 75 minutes. Fastest finisher will win - though if a control is missed/wrong then it will add 5 minutes to your time. Open Orienteering style Map 1:10,000 scale for Long and 7,500 scale for Short. Controls are mostly Fire Hydrants sign plates. Other controls are park furniture and require a number answer to the question posed. What you need to record for each control is shown on the map. Please bring a pen or pencil to mark the control card and map bag if it is wet. The courses are on tracks in the country park and on pavements in the residential areas to the east and west of the country park. Please wear suitable footwear. Full leg cover is recommended due to undergrowth in the country park. You should also bring a torch if you think you will still be out in twilight. |
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| Type: | Score |
| Physical difficulty of terrain: | Easy |
| Entry times: | Pre-entry only. Email the Series co-ordinator for HAVOC events at streeto@orienteering-havoc.co.uk |
| Punch type: | None |
| Competitions: | Summer Series |
| Event number: | 80079 |
| Event website: | Click here |
| Final details web page: | Click here |
Courses
| Course description: | Both the Short and Long courses are Score courses – the score format is just to give you more route choice. It is expected that most competitors will be able to visit all controls, taking between 45 and 75 minutes. Fastest finisher will win - though if a control is missed/wrong then it will add 5 minutes to your time. Open Orienteering style Map 1:10,000 scale for Long and 7,500 scale for Short. Controls are mostly Fire Hydrants sign plates. Other controls are park furniture and require a number answer to the question posed. What you need to record for each control is shown on the map. Please bring a pen or pencil to mark the control card and map bag if it is wet. The courses are on tracks in the country park and on pavements in the residential areas to the east and west of the country park. Please wear suitable footwear. Full leg cover is recommended due to undergrowth in the country park. You should also bring a torch if you think you will still be out in twilight. |
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| Colour coded courses: | Score |
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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| Very Easy |  | | | | |
| Easy | | | | | |
| Medium | |  | | | |
| Hard | | | | | |
| Very Hard | | | | | |
| Course Technical Difficulty and Length (Km) are a guide to the standard of the courses offered. | |||||
Entry
| Payment date | Junior/student | Senior | Family/group |
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| £1.50 | £3.00 | £0.00 |
Contact us
| Club: | HAVOC |
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| Association: | EAOA |
| Contact: | Paul Beckett |
| Co-ordinator: | David Float |
Scholes Mill, Old Coach Road, Tansley, Matlock, DE4 5FY
Tel: 01629 583037, Email: info@britishorienteering.org.uk
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