Merrist Wood

Pre Event Info

SN Saturday Series Old Series Info

These events are ideally suited to beginners, juniors and family groups who want to try orienteering or move up from school to forest orienteering.

Club members (wearing yellow high visibility jackets) are there to help. Just turn up on the day between 9.30 and 11.00 dressed to run or walk.

You don’t need any special equipment. Go to registration to pay for your map and electronic timing “dibber” hire and the helpers will suggest a suitable course. Most families start with a “Yellow” level course which is about 2.5km long and will take around 30-45 minutes. If you would like any help or advice, ask at registration. You can start your course anytime up until 11.30 and when you finish you should come back to the registration area to “download” your times and get your results. Downloading provides a safety check confirming that all participants have returned, so it is important that you visit the “download” before you leave the event

Facilities

There are not normally toilets.

Series Contacts

Series Coordinator: David Lane

Course Information

Yellow (Beginners, controls on or visible from paths, about 2km (1.3miles))
Orange (Improvers, controls near paths, about 3km)
Light Green (More technical, controls generally not near paths, about 4km)
Short Blue (experienced orienteers, as technical as possible, about 4.5km)

Entry Details

Entry on day only - just turn up. If you are bringing a large group please e-mail the organiser in advance so enough maps can be printed.

Single Juniors £3
Paired Juniors £4
SN members £4
Others/groups (1 map, 1 dibber) - British Orienteering members £5
Others/groups (1 map, 1 dibber) - Not British Orienteering members £8
Extra maps £1 each

SI punching. (Not contactless/SIAC).

Dibber (electronic timing device you need to carry) hire: free

Registration & Start Times

Starts:10:00-11:30 (except event at end of March which has a mass start at around 10:15)

Registration opens 30mins before.

All competitors to finish by 12:30 when controls are collected in.

Contacts / Officials

Planner: Helen Le Page

Planner: Katie Clarke

Organiser: tbc

Important Event Information

Safety and Risk: A comprehensive risk assessment will have been carried out by the organiser. Competitors are responsible for their own personal safety and for assessing their own abilities to complete the course. Neither Southern Navigators, the landowner or British Orienteering can be held liable for any accident or other incident arising while undertaking the event. Participants take part at their own risk and are responsible for their own safety during the event - including clothing appropriate for the conditions, and if required, a means of summoning assistance (e.g. phone or whistle).
After forest orienteering, please check thoroughly for ticks and remove immediately if you find them. Lyme Disease is on the increase in the South East!

Insurance: All participants are covered by the British Orienteering third-party liability insurance policy. (NB: This is not a personal injury policy).

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