Venue: | Houghton Forest |
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Nearest town: | Arundel |
Event centre: | Whiteways Roundabout Grass overspill car park |
Postcode: | BN18 9FD |
Grid reference: | TQ001108 |
Parking information: | On the decent sized grassy overspill car park at Whiteways Lodge, where there is a cafe and a toilet block. Please park as directed. |
Dog rules: | Keep dogs in sight and close-by; use a lead if they don’t always return when called. Always clean up after your dogs. |
Description: | Event 3 of 3 of the Sunny Sussex Weekend. A full National event / SE League event in a forest usused for Orienteering since 2011. The previous map is here:-https://www.so.routegadget.co.uk/rg2/#103 Houghton Forest has been totally resurveyed using Lidar data by Chris Hooker for this event. Its an undulating mixed forest, with a solid network of paths & tracks, and riddled with point features such as pits and knolls. It will offer a stern Orienteering exercise. PRE-ENTER ALL THREE SUNNY SUSSEX WEEKEND EVENTS AND GET A £3 DISCOUNT. FAMILY ENTRY FEES CAPPED AT THE RATE OF 2 SENIORS & 1 JUNIOR |
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Type: | Cross Country |
Physical difficulty of terrain: | Medium |
Entry times: | TBC - most likely 10am-1230pm |
Punch type: | SI |
Hire fee: | £1.00 |
Competitions: | Regional League |
Event number: | 81144 |
Event website: | Click here |
Course description: | Black (M21), Brown (M20, M35-40, W21), Short Brown (M18, M45-50, W20, W35), Blue (M16, M55-60, W18, W40-45), Short Blue (M65, M70, W16, W50-55), Green (M75, W60-65), Short Green (M80, W70)*, Very Short Green (M85, M90, W75-90), Light Green (M14, W14)*, Orange M12, W12, Yellow M10, W10, White M10B, W10B. Children’s String Course. *Note that Light Green and Short Green are planned as the same course. Course / Age-class groupings have been adjusted to conform to British Orienteering's January 2024 changes |
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Colour coded courses: | White, Yellow, Orange, Light Green, Short Green, Green, Short Blue, Blue, Short Brown, Brown, Black |
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. |
10 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 18E | 20 | 20E | 21 | 21E | 21N | 21V | 35 | 40 | 45 | 50 | 55 | 60 | 65 | 70 | 75 | 80 | 85 | Open | 90 | |
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Payment date | Junior/student | Senior | Family/group |
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01/03/2024 - 28/04/2024 (cheap-rate via racesignup.co.uk) | £6.00 (£6.00) | £14.00 (£16.00) | £14.00 (£16.00) |
29/04/2024 - 10/05/2024 (Regular pre-entry via racesignup.co.uk) | £6.00 (£6.00) | £16.00 (£18.00) | £16.00 (£18.00) |
01/03/2024 - 10/05/2024 (Orange/Yellow/White courses) | £6.00 (£6.00) | £8.00 (£10.00) | £8.00 (£10.00) |
01/03/2024 - 10/05/2024 (SO JUNIORS FREE (any course)) | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 |
Non-member fees shown in brackets |
Online entry via: | racesignup.co.uk |
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Online entry closing date: | 10/05/2024 |
Club: | SO |
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Association: | SEOA |
Contact: | Samantha Gibson |
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