KOL7 - Shorne Woods Country Park

Saturday 1st March

Entries close 16:59 on 28th Feb

Entries close 16:59 on 28th Feb

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Dartford Orienteers invite you to an event in this attractive park with several small hills and many pits and depressions.

There are a range of courses to suit all ages and levels of experience.

Newcomers are most welcome and guidance will be provided to get you started.

Registration online only in advance. Start Times: 11:00 to 12:30.
Contact: colinandrosie@havenwood.plus.com
Location
Courses

We are offering a range of Line courses and a 60 minute Score course so there's a course suitable for all ages and levels of experience.

Yellow 2.0km
Controls (checkpoints) are very easy to find, mostly on paths, ideal for younger children and complete beginners.
Entered: 2

Orange 3.0km
Controls are on or near paths with some route choice. Good for progressing juniors and adults who are reasonably confident reading a map.
Entered: 3

Green 4.5km
Suitable for those with some orienteering experience.
Entered: 10

Blue 6.5km
As technical as we an make it for experienced orienteers

All distances on the above Line courses are measured in straight lines so you will cover more distance than these on your walk or run.

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60 mins Score
Find as many controls as you can in any order within the time limit of 60 minutes. 10 points per control and a 5 point penalty per minute or part of a minute for exceeding the allocated time.
Entered: 2

Entry Fees
Individuals
Senior: £7/£9
Junior: £3/£4

The lower entry fee is for members of British Orienteering

Groups participating together (one entry, one map and includes chip hire)
Entry Fee: £10

For a group, only one person needs to enter but after the surname please type "+2" say to indicate that this is a group of three people participating together. One map will be issued to the group but extra maps can be provided on request to the organiser in advance at £1 each if there are still maps available for that course.

Juniors are under 21 on 31st December 2025.

Electronic punching chip hire: standard £1 and enhanced version for contactless punching £2.50

Newcomers are most welcome
Event Information

Safety
You must not attend if you or a member of your household has COVID-19 symptoms.

You must adhere to the British Orienteering Participant Code of Conduct.

Parking
Parking at the main country park car park. Tickets are £4 for the day payable by cash, card or through one of three parking Apps.

Look for the tall dark sail DFOK sail banner and follow the tapes to the Event Centre. Facilities include a restaurant, toilets and first aid cover on a largely self help basis with a qualified sports first aider present.

Map
The map is 1:7,500 for all courses printed on waterproof paper.

Videos
These two short videos will hopefully give you a good idea of what you will be doing Videos.

Start
The start is 100m walk from the Event Centre. Follow the red and white tapes. It is a punching start for everyone.

Control descriptions
Control descriptions are printed on the map. Loose control descriptions will be available in the start lanes at the event. These are helpful if you want to avoid keep unfolding your map to check the control code is correct at each control visited.

Finish and Download
It is a Punching Finish for everyone. After finishing, please proceed directly to Download (less than 100m). Download will be by the competitor. Your splits print out will be handed to you. Hired SI dibbers should then be deposited in a pink container nearby.

Results
Results will not be on display at the event but you can access them on the DFOK website after the event www.dfok.co.uk. There will be a QR code with a link to live results on your map.

Acknowledgements
We are grateful to Kent CC and Staff at Shorne Woods Country Park for enabling us to use the area for the orienteering event

Event Details
Start List
Yellow Class Age Category Club
Chris Baker Individual M90 DFOK
Jasdeep Malik +1 Group participating together M12
Orange Class Age Category Club
Ronald Huggett Individual M75 SAX
Jessica Walker +2 Group participating together W16
Jenette Wills Individual W50
Green Class Age Category Club
Thomas Bates Individual M16 SAX
Ian Catchpole Individual M45 DFOK
Julie Collins Individual W65 DFOK
Philip Craven Individual M70 DFOK
Elaine Eyers Individual W40 DFOK
Geoff Goodwin Individual M70 DFOK
Elisabeth Harris Individual W20 DFOK
Katie Harris Individual W50 DFOK
Allison Page Individual W55 DFOK
Graham Thomas Individual M60 SAX
Blue Class Age Category Club
Mark Collins Individual M65 DFOK
Andrew Evans Individual M70 DFOK
Antoine Pesenti Individual M55 DFOK
Dave Pickup Individual M55 SAX
Gabriela Roch Individual W50 SAX
60 mins Score Class Age Category Club
James Nedham Individual M50
Tersia Tame+3 Group participating together W45