Shooters HillSat 26 Jul
Come and Try It - fun for all the Family
Local level event
What does this mean?
Local events are usually low key and in the 'localised' area, ideal for newcomers to try the sport and Training events are non competitive and used for training and coaching, aimed at members of the club, but they can attract people from neighbouring clubs, and are often ideal for newcomers to try the sport. Regional events attract participants from around the local Region, National events are high quality competitions that will attract people from far away, Major events are Major Events such as a British Championships. Virtual events are where there are no physical controls being used. Your presence at a control is registered using an App on your mobile phone, normally the free MapRun6 App.
Terrain type: Parkland & Woodland
Results
Location Info
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Near: Welling Lat,Lng: 51.4619,0.0759 Postcode: SE9 2RE
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Directions / Parking
Look for the orienteering kite near the junction and follow the red and white tapes for 400m to the Event Centre.
Parking is on Welling Way near its junction with Rochester Way. There is a parking charge of 50p per hour or £2 for the day, payable using one of several parking apps.
Public Transport: Falconwood Rail Station is 300m from the kite on Welling Way for the start of the route to the Event Centre. There is a good service from Cannon Street, Victoria, Charing Cross, Waterloo and London Bridge and Dartford.
Many bus routes serve Shooter’s Hill / Oxleas Woods, including the 486 (from North Greenwich Underground), 244 (from Woolwich, including Elizabeth Line) and B15, B16, 89.
Pre-event Details
Map / Terrain
Shooters Hill consists of a mixture of open land and woodland. There is a good network of paths.
Here is a link to two short videos which should give you a good idea of what you'll be doing.
Course Information
Yellow 2.0km. Controls (checkpoints) are very easy to find, mostly on paths, ideal for younger children and complete beginners.
Orange 2.8km Controls are on or near paths with some route choice. Good for progressing juniors and adult newcomers who are reasonably confident reading a map.
Green 4.8km Controls are away from paths giving more navigational challenge. Suitable for those with some experience.
You will run a bit further than the above straight line distances.
Score: Visit as many controls as you can in an hour. No set course to follow.
The controls will be in three sets, numbered in the 50's, 60's and 70's.
Either
1) Find as many controls as you can in a hour in any order, OR
2) Find as many controls in any one set then move to a different set and finish on the final set. Visit as many controls as you choose in any one set before moving on to another set. No return to a group that has been left.
You have a time limit of 60 minutes with penalties for exceeding the allocated time.
Separate results for options 1) and 2). You can decide between them on the day. Suitable for anyone.
Entry Details
Entry in advance only via racesignup
See racesignup for details of the entry fees
Families and other groups are most welcome. Enter the name of one person in the group only and add +x (e.g. +2 for a group of 3 people) to the surname for other members to the group. Only one entry is needed and we issue one map to the group and one electronic timing chip to the group.
Registration and Start times
You can arrive at any time from 10:30 to 11:45 and start at any time between 11:00 and 12:00
Facilities
There are two cafés: Oxleas Woods Café is very near the start and finish and where there are the nearest toilets. The other cafe is on the ground floor of Severndroog Castle.
First aid kit on a largely self help basis with a qualified sports first aider present to assist
Contacts / Officials
Organiser and Planner: Daniel Schillereff / Antoine Pesenti
Controller (risk assessment only): David Dawson
Nearest A&E Hospital
Miscellaneous
We are grateful to LB Greenwich for permission for us to hold this event