Crystal Palace ParkTue 18 Jul

Park Race Series

Local level event

Terrain type: Parkland

Results

Results with splits

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Thank you to everyone that came along to Crystal Palace last night to enjoy what I am sure you will agree is one of London’s best parks for Park Race orienteering.

Results are now available, with Routegadget (links above).

Firstly I have to apologise to anyone impacted by the issue we had with loose control descriptions not matching the correct ones on the map. This is something I have never experienced before so hold my hands up for not checking, but we have identified the cause of the problem and it will certainly not happen again!

That aside, I hope you enjoyed the courses provided. Crystal Palace can never provide technically difficult orienteering but my intention was to compensate for this by taking advantage of the impassable sports centre and other barriers to provide as much “which way round” route choice as possible. From the discussions I overheard I think I achieved my aim but look forward to seeing your choices on Routegadget.

My thanks are due to everyone at DFOK who helped on the evening but especially to Phil Craven who bore the brunt of the descriptions issue and gave up his run to manage the SI side of things. Thanks are also due the Bridge House pub for hosting us and providing such a great area for Registration and Download.

We have two items of Lost Property – if anyone picked up a greenish sweatshirt or a pair of SunGod Sunglasses could they get in touch at enquiries@dfok.co.uk

One small point of concern is the fact that a number of runners were noticed cutting straight through the childrens’ playground between #1 and #2 on the long course. I have to assume this was due to not knowing that the Olive Green colouring denotes Out of Bounds, but please take note for future events and do not enter any area marked in Olive Green

Our next DFOK event is next Tuesday 25 July at Wick Woodland (details here ). Do try to come along for the last race in the Park Race series.

And finally, if you are not yet a member of an orienteering club and are local to the area, then why not consider joining DFOK ? Details are here, or just send an email to us at information@dfok.co.uk or come and have a chat at the Wick Woodland event.

David Lobley

Last updated: Fri 21 July, 2023

Overview

We invite you to come to Crystal Palace Park for its eclectic mixture of lakes, many different sculptures, undulating terrain and one area where there are three different payable levels. Most of the park is open with lots of trees individually mapped for technical orienteering with some smaller areas that are wooded. There is also a Maze.

Location Info

Near: Crystal Palace
Lat,Lng: 51.41816,-0.06043
Postcode: SE20 8RZ
What3Words: ///point.expand.prompting

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Directions / Parking

Registration and Après-O will be at The Bridge House pub in Penge, 2 High St, London SE20 8RZ, less than 5 mins from Penge West Station (London Bridge, Blackfriars and the Overground), and less than 5 mins walk to start and finish. It is only slightly longer to walk to the event centre from Penge East (Victoria).