Helping

TVOC members – PLEASE click on the link below and sign up to help. The sign-up sheet contains the discount code to use when you enter

Helpers

Directions / Parking

The carpark is on New Road between Walters Ash and Lacey Green.

If approaching from the South on the A4010, turn right at Bradenham and head uphill for 1 mile to the T junction, turn left and after 1/2 a mile pass the Gate Guardians of a Spitfire and a Hurricane, then take the 2nd left into the North end of the Carpark.

If approaching from the North on the A4010, after Princes Risborough take the first left up Woodway and pass through Lacey Green. After a further 3/4 of a mile the carpark will be on your right.

Parking is very limited, so please share cars with others attending if you can. If you are bringing a car, you will need to book a parking space and provide your car registration when you enter.

Terrain Description

Typical Chiltern woodland, steep in places, with generally runnable terrain and good path network. The area contains the usual selection of depressions both large and small. There are numerous log stacks which are to be avoided, none of these will be mapped.

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

The Map

Pre-printed waterproof map at a scale of 1:10,000, with 5m contours. Size A4.

Map redraw using LiDAR data, Spring 2023 to ISOM 2017-2 with minor updates for this event, by Mark Thompson.

Courses

Please note the climb when choosing a course.
All course lengths are provisional until courses are finalised.

YOU MUST REPORT TO THE DOWNLOAD TENT BY 2PM LATEST AS CONTROLS WILL BE COLLECTED IN AT 2PM.

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 6km 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.

60 minutes score, find as many controls as you can in the hour alloted. Controls have different values (10-30 points) reflecting the difficulty in finding them. 10 points late per minute, or part back late. Don’t be late back!

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

Note that Bradenham Woods are a challenging area for orienteering – it was used for the British Middle Distance Championships just a few years ago. So do not overestimate your skills – it’s better to err on the side of caution, and come away ready for a bigger challenge next time, than to find yourself frustrated and lost.

Start Times

You must enter online via SiEntries – see link at the top of this page.

Starts will be from 10:15 to 12:45.  The start is about 200m and the finish about 300m  from Assembly. If you have your own SI card (timing chip) you can go straight to the start. If you are hiring an SI card, then go the results tent in Assembly first.

IMPORTANT: Courses close at 2pm. You must report to the results  tent by 2pm latest, even if you retire or have not finished. The controls will be collected from 2pm onwards

How To Enter

THERE WILL BE NO ENTRY AT THE EVENT. You must enter via SiEntries – see link at the top of this page.

Entry to the event will be available up to 11am on the day of the event.
However please enter by Sunday 15th if you can; entries after that date will be subject to map availability and a steep price increase.

We are limited on parking space so book early, and share transport if you can.  Note that all entrants bringing a car will need to say so when they enter, and provide the registration number of the vehicle; drivers arriving without doing so risk being turned away.

You don’t have to be a member of an orienteering club to enter this event. On SiEntries, just show your club name as IND (for Independent)

Small family or other groups are welcome, but please enter only the  Yellow, Orange or Red courses or Score.  Just make a single entry. The lead runner must be a Senior (M/W 21+).

Entry Cost

Early entries up to and including Sunday 15th February
– Light Green, Red and Green courses – BOF members £6, non-members and family groups £8, Juniors & Students £2
– Yellow, Orange and Score- BOF members £5, non-members and family groups £7, Juniors & Students £2
Later entries from Monday 16th February through to 11am Saturday (assuming spaces are still available) – £3 surcharge, £1.50 for juniors
Timing chip hire £1 (essential if you do not own one). Lost timing chips charged at £65.

Facilities

Two portable toilets will be available.

No drinks or food available, please bring your own.

Dogs

TVOC’s policy is that dogs are not permitted on courses.
Dogs are not permitted in Assembly as there is no room.

Further Information

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

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.

Officials

Organiser: Mark Thompson    email organiser
Planner: Mark Thompson
Controller: Peter Riches