Directions / Parking

Parking location: Perkin Elmer building, Chalfont Road, Seer Green, south of Amersham, Bucks
Nearest Postcode: HP9 2FX

Assembly will be at the front of the car park.
Starts and Finish are approximately 500m from the assembly.

Terrain Description

This beautiful beech wood is gently sloping with a good path network, some nice open runnable areas and earth features

Please bring a waterproof, suitable outdoor shoes, and a compass is recommended (also for sale). All competitors must wear full leg protection (ie no shorts). Please bring your own drinks/water.

The Map

Pre-printed at a scale of 1:7500. 5m contours. Size A4.

Map updated in 2021 to ISOM 2017-2 by Julian Birkinshaw

No loose control descriptions.

Start Times

THERE WILL BE NO ENTRY ON THE DAY. You must pre-enter, via SIEntries - see link at the top of this page.

Starts will be from 10.15 to 11.45am. The Start and Finish are 500m North of the carpark within Hodgemoor Woods

IMPORTANT: Courses close at 1pm. You must report to the download tent by 1pm latest, even if you retire or have not finished. The controls will be collected from 1pm onwards.

Courses

Please note the climb when choosing a course.
YELLOW: 2.0km, 10 controls, ca 45m climb. Suitable for juniors with some experience or for supervised newcomers, and for family groups.
ORANGE: 3.4km, 12 controls, ca 60m climb. Suitable for adult beginners and experienced juniors.
RED: 5.4km (expect to run more than 6 km), 15 controls, ca 75m climb. Longer, but less challenging navigationally. Ideal for runners new to orienteering. You still need to be able to read a map, but it is more like an unmarked trail race.
LIGHT GREEN: 3.7km, 11 controls, ca 60m climb. More challenging; for improvers and those with a bit of experience. Most controls away from paths and more route choices.
GREEN: 4.9km, 13 controls, ca 110m climb. Most challenging. Only for those with experience at orienteering. More navigation.

YOU MUST REPORT TO THE DOWNLOAD TENT BY 1PM LATEST AS CONTROLS WILL BE COLLECTED IN AT 1PM.

Control descriptions will be on the map only.

If you're a runner trying orienteering for the first time, the Red course is ideal - you will probably run 5km doing it; if that is too much, then Orange might be more suitable.
For family groups, we recommend the Orange course, or Yellow if you want something shorter.
For juniors, Yellow is a good course, though juniors new to the sport should be accompanied.

Course lengths are straight line distances between the control points. You can expect to run at least 20% more than the stated distances!

The THAMES VALLEY JUNIOR ORIENTEERING LEAGUE runs in conjunction with TVOC’s Saturday Series. Any junior aged 18 or under who enters this event as an individual and who successfully completes a course on their own (or in a junior pair on the Yellow course only, or who is shadowed by a parent/carer on the Yellow or Orange courses only) will be automatically included in the Junior League standings. Please note that any junior who enters and participates as part of a family group, or other group, will not be eligible for the Junior League. More League details and full rules can be found at https://tvoc.org.uk/junior-league/

How To Enter

Pre-entry only through SIEntries. There will be no entry on the day, and permission limits entry numbers.

You don't have to be a member of an orienteering club to enter this event.

Small family or other groups are welcome, but please enter only the Yellow, Orange or Red courses. You just need a single entry. Enter as a Senior. If you enter as a group, SiEntries will ask you for the name of your group to appear in results - eg Jones family.

Entry Cost

Early entries up to and including Sun 15th Oct
- Red, Light Green and Green - BOF members £6, non-members and family groups £8, Juniors & Students £2
- Yellow and Orange - BOF members £5, non-members and family groups £7, Juniors & Students £2
Maps are ordered on Monday 16th Oct so later entries are subject to maps still being available.
Late entries from Mon 16th Oct through to 11am on Sat 21st Oct (assuming maps are still available) - £1 extra
Timing chip hire £1 (essential if you do not own one). Lost timing chips charged at £65.

Facilities

Portable toilets.

No drinks or food available, please bring your own

Further Information

Junior League
More detailed information about the Junior League that runs in conjunction with the Saturday Series can be found here.

Officials

Organiser: Janusz Holender    email organiser      07432 656068
Planner: Janusz Holender
Controller: Mark Thompson TVOC

Helping

TVOC members, PLEASE sign up to help.

Helpers