White Downs & South Ranmore SE League Event
Sunday 15th February
Entries close 23:59 on 13th Feb
Entries close 23:59 on 13th Feb
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Car Sharing available
SEOA Level B League Event held on White Downs and South Ranmore
White Downs and South Ranmore comprise runnable wooded areas running east-west along the North Downs with a slope along its entire southerly length which is steep in places, enabling fantastic views south across Dorking and to the Greensand ridge. None of the courses will use the very steepest slopes! The competition area is bounded by Ranmore Common Road to the north, farm land to the south, White Downs Lane to the west and Denbies Hillside to the east.
Course lengths are subject to final controlling. For the longer courses, they reflect the higher than 'normal' amount of climb
Black - M21 10.3km 305m climb
Entered: 2
Brown - M20, M35, M40 and W21 8.8km
Entered: 1
Short Brown - M18, M45, M50, W20 and W35 7.1km
Entered: 4
Blue - M16, M55, M60, W18, W40 and W45 5.8km
Entered: 6
Short Blue - M65, M70, W16, W50 and W55 4.6km
Entered: 11
Green - M75, W60 and W65 4.0km
Entered: 4
Short Green - M80 and W70 3.4km
Entered: 1
Very Short Green - M85, M90, W75, W80, W85 and W90 3.2km
Light Green - M14 and W14 3.5km
Orange - M12 and W12 2.8km 65m climb
Yellow - M10 and W10 2.4km 35m climb
White 1.7km 10m climb
Senior novices and Family Groups on White/Yellow/Orange £10.
Late entries: £16 and £8, by 13th February (subject to map availability).
Note: There is a £2 surcharge for Non-BOF Seniors
SI electronic punching will used. SI card hire £1 or £2 for a contactless SIAC card. Lost cards will be charged at £30 for an SI and £70 for a SIAC.
Ranmore Common Road west car park – participants are NOT to use this car park as we only have permission from the National Trust to use part of it and it gets busy with local visitors. The Assembly area will contain Registration, Download, First Aid, a key drop box, a clothing dump and may have a catering wagon. Start and Finish for all courses will be a short walk from Assembly.
The main parking will be on hard standing at St Theresa’s School, Effingham, off Critten Lane what3words ///boot.crops.cost
Over 80s and families with children competing aged 13 and under may park at Stony Rock NT Car Park on Hogden Lane, what3words ///ropes.shells.plotss
Please try to share cars wherever possible as space will be limited.
Dorking Railway Station is almost 5 km from assembly. You are recommended to use the car sharing element of racesignup to arrange a lift.
White Downs was last used in December 2016 and South Ranmore even further back in the mists of time - pre-Routegadget2! A brand new lidar based map of this top quality area has been produced for this event by Philip Gristwood 2024-2025. 1:10,000 scale for longer courses and 1:7,500 for Very Short Green and below (tbc), both with 5 metre contours. The map is ISOM2017.
You can view the 2016 White Downs (and Netley Heath) map here
SI Controls will be used throughout and will be SIAC enabled (other than the Start and Finish). SIAC cards will be available to hire.
Starts are from 10:30 to 12:30 and courses close at 14:00. If you plan to do one of the longer courses, please choose a start time that will ensure you finish before courses close. The Start and Finish will be close to Assembly.
Live results will be available during the event via the QR Code on your printout and on the club web site as soon as possible after the event.
Please make yourself aware of and follow the British Orienteering Guidance for Participants (revised September 2022).
All competitors must wear full leg cover as per British Orienteering Rules effective 1st January 2026 - page 13, Clothing and Equipment, section 8.1
Allowed in the Parking and Assembly Areas but not on the courses. Please keep your dog on a lead and clean up after them.
Orienteering is a physically challenging sport. Competitors take part at their own risk.
A quick reminder for newcomers: If you’re not currently a member of British Orienteering, you won’t be covered by the organisation’s public liability insurance for this event. For example, if you were to accidentally injure a member of the public or damage property during the event, you would not be covered. You’re very welcome to take part, but please be aware that you do so at your own risk.
All competitors are required to carry a whistle. A waterproof top may be compulsory if the weather is poor.
Planner: Tim Scarbrough (MV)
Controller: Mike Murray (SLOW)
Organiser: Ashley Tilling (MV)
