SO - SOG 4 - Rivers Wood, Balcombe

Sat 17th Apr 2021

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Venue: Rivers Wood

Nearest town: Between Balcombe & Haywards Heath

Club: SO

Association: SEOA

Level: Local

Location

Venue:	Rivers Wood
Nearest town:	Between Balcombe & Haywards Heath
Postcode:	RH16 1XS
Grid reference:	TQ328275
Parking information:	Mainly trackside parking, accessed from Rivers Road which runs along the southern side of the wood. Please park as directed.
Dog rules:	Sorry, no dogs allowed.

Details

Description:	SOGs are friendly club events. Yellow and Orange courses are suitable for children to run on their own with a bit of practice. Adults are welcome to shadow children until they are confident to go on their own. Green and Blue courses are run or walked by any age group - you can race competitively or just enjoy the woodland. * Pre-enter only * (no entry on the day) via racesignup.co.uk but please note that due to parking restraints the numbers allowed at this event will be lower than we would like.
Type:	Cross Country
Physical difficulty of terrain:	Medium
Entry times:	Start-times 10.00-11.15am
Punch type:	SI
Hire fee:	£1
Competitions:	Club League
Event number:	79170
Event website:	Click here

Courses

Course description:	Rivers Wood is a beautiful working woodland, part of the much larger Balcombe Estate, comprising both deciduous and evergreen trees with an extensive network of paths and rides. A previous map can be viewed at www.so.routegadget.co.uk/rg2/#320. A public footpath runs north/south through the middle of the woods, otherwise it is private land entertaining everything from forestry to shooting to police dog training (not, I should hasten to add, while we’re running on it!). Yellow 1.4km, 30m climb Orange 2.5km, 50m climb Green 4.0km, 90m climb Blue 6.0km, 150m climb
Colour coded courses:	Yellow, Orange, Green, Blue

Course description:

Rivers Wood is a beautiful working woodland, part of the much larger Balcombe Estate, comprising both deciduous and evergreen trees with an extensive network of paths and rides. A previous map can be viewed at www.so.routegadget.co.uk/rg2/#320. A public footpath runs north/south through the middle of the woods, otherwise it is private land entertaining everything from forestry to shooting to police dog training (not, I should hasten to add, while we’re running on it!). Yellow 1.4km, 30m climb Orange 2.5km, 50m climb Green 4.0km, 90m climb Blue 6.0km, 150m climb

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 +
Very Easy	✘	✘	✘	✘	✘
Easy	✓	✘	✘	✘	✘
Medium	✓	✘	✘	✘	✘
Hard	✘	✓	✘	✘	✘
Very Hard	✘	✘	✓	✘	✘
Course Technical Difficulty and Length (Km) are a guide to the standard of the courses offered.

Entry

Fees:

Payment date	Junior/student	Senior	Family/group
10/04/2021 - 14/04/2021 (Pre-entry only)	£2.5	£5	£0

Online entry available

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