Kent Orienteering League - Cobham Great Wood
Saturday 31st January
Entries close 16:59 on 30th Jan
Entries close 16:59 on 30th Jan
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Beautiful woodland with some splendid ancient trees and lots of brown features.
Newcomers are welcome. You do not have to be a member of an orienteering club to participate.
Please enter by midnight on Sunday 25 January to be sure of a map for your preferred course as we determine our map print run numbers early Monday morning. Entires will be kept open beyond this date subject to map availability.
We have a range of courses to suit all ages and abilities
Yellow 2.0km
Controls (checkpoints) are very easy to find, mostly on paths, ideal for younger children and complete beginners.
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.
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Green 4.5km
Controls are away from paths giving more navigational challenge. Suitable for those with some experience.
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Blue 6.5km
As technically as hard as we can make it; for experienced orienteers.
For all the above courses where you do the controls in a set order, the distances are measured in straight lines between the checkpoints so you will cover a bit longer distance than stated. Course lengths are presently subject to final planning and review
Score
21 controls. Visit as many controls as you can in an hour in any order. 7 easy controls numbered in the 50's, 7 moderate difficulty numbered in the 60's and 7 more difficult numbered in the 70's.
Juniors £3
Additional £2 for Seniors and £1 for Juniors who are not members of British Orienteering
Hire of electronic chip
Standard £1
Contactless punching £2.50
Families and other groups with an adult participating together (one entry and one map) £10 (includes hire of one standard electronic chip)
Juniors participating together (one entry - no adult) £6 (includes hire of one standard electronic chip)
The event centre is at Lodge Farm, Lodge Lane, Cobham accessible from the mini roundtable with the war memorial to the east of Cobham Village. Easy access from the A2 from the same exit as for Shorne Woods Country Park.
Parking space at the farm is limited so cars will be parked close together. The event centre is close to our parking.
Please follow the red and white taped route from the parking area to the Start and from the Finish, both of which are about 750m from the event centre (allow 10 minutes).
There are no toilets or refreshments at the event centre but there are toilets and refreshments available at Shorne Woods Country Park. Parking for up to 15 mins is not charged but if you want to exceed this time, you will need to buy a parking ticket; automatic numbers plate recognition is in use. If you decide to buy a ticket, it is £4.30 and valid all day. Entry and exit is permitted so you will be able to return for refreshments, the use of the playground and everything else Shorne has to offer after your run.
If you are new to orienteering and would like some information as to what you will be doing there are two helpful youtube introductory videos which you can watch.
We also provide guidance to get you started at the event. Come to the Event Centre and ask any one of our team.
The woods are mainly deciduous forest with some great views.
There's plenty of open and semi open areas with scattered trees which are covered in bracken in the Summer which will have died down in late January.
A herd of about 25 highland cattle roam Cobham Great Wood. These attractive animals create routes through the bracken. Although they are docile, keep a wide berth when near to them to avoid frightening them.
Some of the majestic trees have fallen during storms and high winds over the years. In Cobham Great Wood they are left on the ground to provide nutrition for a variety of creatures. Several different species of bats can be seen at dusk in this area.
50 new trees have been planted relatively recently and protected from the deer and cattle by a small wooden fenced enclosure. These fenced enclosures and the small trees within them have not been mapped.
Electronic punching will be used and the controls will be activated for contactless punching for anyone with a contactless SI dibber.
Hired dibbers will be in individual envelopes for collection at Enquiries.
Everyone must punch at the start and finish as these are not set up for contactless recording.
Control descriptions are printed on the map. For those who prefer to also have loose control descriptions to save opening and refolding the map, these will be available at the start for the Green, Blue and Score courses.
After finishing, please proceed directly to Download. Your splits print out will be handed to you. Hired SI dibbers should then be deposited in a pink container nearby.
We are grateful to National Trust and West Kent Downs Countryside Trust for permission to use the area and Jim Jackson at Lodge Farm for our parking and event centre.
